Making a stand – the Russian artists saying no to war
Judging where to draw the line between maintaining a safe silence and tacitly endorsing the war in Ukraine has become a pressing matter
The Masterpiece podcast: episode one
Sophie Barling talks to dealers and artists about the works on show at this year’s Masterpiece London fair
In the studio with… Emma Talbot
The British artist keeps long hours and prefers to work alone, listening to the music of Alice Coltrane and Stevie Wonder or lately, the Italian radio
How Gabriele Finaldi is shaping the future of the National Gallery
As the National Gallery prepares for its upcoming bicentenary, its director Gabriele Finaldi discusses his vision for the future
The photographer who hated office life
Chauncey Hare was compared to Walker Evans and Diane Arbus, but he came to find the art world as repressive as the corporate world he loathed
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Assassination attempts – how Joan Miró set out to destroy painting
The artist produced some of his most innovative and political works at the age of 80 by burning and torturing his canvases and also turning to textiles
James Morrison’s paintings take us on a journey into the unknown
The artist refused to paint people, preferring instead to focus on remote landscapes and natural phenomena
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In the studio with… Nicolas Party
In his Brooklyn studio the Swiss painter and sculptor looks to Rosalba Carriera, Georgia O’Keeffe and an ancient rock formation for inspiration
In the studio with… Lucy McKenzie
The artist with a training in trompe l’oeil painting keeps ring binders with recipes for gilding and how to create a convincing sky
July/August 2022
• The Russian artists making a stand against the war
• An interview with Gabriele Finaldi, director of the National Gallery
• The miniature marvels of Charles Paget Wade
• A Yoruba masterpiece in focus
Plus: London’s art market after Brexit, the Huntington Library comes up to speed, the beauty of banality, and reviews of Maillol’s sculptures, gilded manuscripts and Van Leo’s photographs of Cairo
In the studio with… Dorothy Iannone
The American artist’s studio is split across two rooms – an office and an atelier – in her apartment in Berlin. It is a space ruled by harmony, she says.
How will the art world cope without BTS?
Rakewell despairs at the recent announcement that K-pop sensation BTS are taking a hiatus. Is this really the end?
Theaster Gates’ big idea – the Serpentine Pavilion, reviewed
The American artist’s ‘Black Chapel’ is an imposing addition to the manicured lawns of Kensington Gardens but is it where you’ll find perfection?
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Why did European nobles go all gooey for waxworks?
They’re now little more than popular amusements – but with their discomfiting realism, wax effigies were once considered fit for royalty
In the studio with… Tatiana Trouvé
The atmosphere of the Paris-based artist’s studio depends on the work she is creating – at times it is a sanctuary and at others a battlefield
How do women really wield power?
In attempting to give an account of ‘feminine power’ through the ages, the British Museum raises far more questions than it answers
Bright young things – the rapid rise of contemporary art’s newest stars
The next generation of contemporary artists may be emerging in the primary market galleries but just how secure is their future?
‘Littered with stumbling blocks’ – Cornelia Parker at Tate Britain, reviewed
The British artist’s retrospective might appear visually weighty, but the work pays little attention to the history and politics of the materials used
Child’s play – why artists are looking to childhood for inspiration
Artists have long embraced playful behaviour – not just as a form of creative release, but also as a way of dealing with conflict and taboo
Off the grid – the side of Mondrian you’ve never seen
A completely overlooked painting, left out of the artist’s catalogue raisonné, makes the case for an unexpectedly messier and much more interesting career
In the Black Fantastic
A group exhibition at the Hayward in London exploring the many faces of Afrofuturism
Fragments of Paradise
The palatial Reggio di Caserta in the south of Italy explores the history of its gardens through more than 200 paintings, sculptures and objets d’art
Georgia O’Keeffe: Photographer
The Denver Art Museum reveals another side to the modernist painter through her photographs
Modern Japanese Lacquer: The Best of Japanese Culture
The Rijksmuseum looks at the transformations the traditional art form underwent in the 20th century
‘The meekest person can manipulate’ – a tribute to Paula Rego (1935–2022)
The Portuguese-British painter told stories of parental abandonment, misogyny and exile with a power that put her in a class of her own