Collectors are snapping up elegant huanghuali chairs and beds of the Ming and Qing dynasties at record prices
The mystically inspired polymath was never a professional architect, but his haunting buildings are among modernism’s most curious structures
An exhibition examining ‘doubles’ in modern art at National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. ends up a little out of focus
A figure that appears in Poussin’s 'The Baptism of Christ' may reveal the artist’s (secret) influence
Maria Golia’s history of tomb-raiding in ancient Egypt makes for an entertaining read but there are graver matters to consider
There is a growing nervousness about the effect a predicted global downturn might have on the art market’s post-pandemic bounce-back
In his memoir, the artist reflects on how his life and approach to making art have been shaped by the events in his home country of Sudan
Slow painters, who only finish a few works each year, may be less visible in the art world, but their work is no less valuable
As UNESCO marks the 50th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention this November, questions of what – and who – the convention is meant to protect are still up in the air
It’s no secret that Van Dyck inspired generations of artists, but a new book paints a more nuanced picture of the painter’s reception
In ‘English Garden Eccentrics’, Todd Longstaffe-Gowan introduces us to a gallery of historical horticulturists, all determined to create their own private paradises
Auguste Escoffier’s childhood home in a tiny French village is now a museum that tells the tale of a playful dining visionary
The painter’s sketch for his portrait of Madame X allows us to see his subject quite differently – and fills a long-standing gap at the Frick Collection
From mustard adverts to Art Nouveau-inspired posters, a show of early works by the horse painter and vehement anti-modernist is full of surprises
The painter’s biography has long tended to loom over his works, but Stephen Patience tries to turn his attention to the actual art
From the United States to the Soviet Union, women artists of the post-war era found creative freedom in fibre art – and their works are beginning to loom large in the market
The proprietors of Castello di Ama commission artworks as an offering of thanks to the land and its spirit, which infuses their winemaking
The Asian Art Museum is reviving interest in a painter who was at the heart of San Francisco’s arts scene in her lifetime, but all too quickly forgotten after her death
After 11 years of being closed, the Royal Museum of Fine Arts in Antwerp has reopened with an ingenious extension that means Old Masters and modern art now share the limelight
With its first excursion to the French capital, Art Basel has stolen FIAC’s slot in the autumn calendar, and perhaps its thunder
Marianne Werefkin has long been overshadowed by her male peers, but the Royal Academy’s show devoted to modernist women may restore her to her rightful place
Banqueting House is one of the most extraordinary buildings in London – and it’s a huge shame it’s so inaccessible
Andrew Russeth finds that Jeju Island offers everything from a teddy bear museum to masterpieces of modern Korean art
The neglect of the Garden of Tropical Agronomy points to a wider ambivalence about what to do with the city’s colonial sites
