A show about the many variations and chequered history of the fabric even lets visitors see what’s worn under the kilt
The Menil Collection in Houston looks at the groundbreaking work of a curator who brought a new generation of American artists into museums
Three hundred years after the composer moved into his London townhouse, what does the art collection he amassed there tell us about his music?
The painter who never stopped seeing her subjects as individuals described her works as ‘pictures of people’ rather than ‘portraits’
Pedestrianisation means that one of London's finest churches is now the centre of attention again
The fair returns to Manhattan with a strong focus on designers, women artists, new discoveries and forgotten stories
From votive offerings to anatomical models, wax is the perfect material for blurring the boundaries between art and life
When Simon Pettet moved into Dennis Severs’ House in Spitalfields he began to channel the 18th century in the 1980s
The Art Gallery of New South Wales’s extension is too populist and commercially minded for some – but it is full of possibilities
Diane Smyth considers the state of private and public photography collections in the UK
Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo’s sculpture garden in Piedmont is also home to the family rosé
After decades of globalisation, the centre of gravity is shifting back to the Big Apple
Drawings, prints and collages were important to the artist’s process – and the market now values them accordingly
The artist who has long campaigned for the recognition of Native American artists is changing how we look at the art of the United States
A new report shows that most practitioners are still working for love rather than fair pay
The American artist’s melancholy approach is part of a much punchier tradition says Elisa Germán, co-curator of a show at Harvard Art Museums
After scaling down during the pandemic, the fair is welcoming new international exhibitors while maintaining links closer to home
The Plateforme 10 project has brought the city’s fine arts, design and photo museums together on the site of a former train yard
British folk rituals have often required the wearing of outlandish outfits, some of which have remained unchanged for centuries
The arts centre’s new restaurant is not exactly a feast for the eyes, but the food more than makes up for it
At the Kronenhalle in Zurich, the writer was most likely to ask for Fendant de Sion, a wine that deserves to be much better known abroad
After a spell in the doldrums, prices for magnificent carpets from across the continent are starting to soar again
The Swedish artist is now fêted as a pioneer of abstract art, but her spiritual inclinations are what really resonate today
