Do the prices at auction muddy our interpretation of art?
In May, a painting by Basquiat sold at auction for $110.5m. But when does money overtake other judgements?
The luxury of feathers
An exhibition at the Getty will examine artistic exchange in the ancient Americas – and a time when feathers were more valuable than gold
Where do Israel’s antiquities belong?
The Israel Antiquities Authority’s move from the Rockefeller Museum in East Jerusalem to a purpose-built campus in the West has revived disputes about preserving the country’s cultural heritage
A new look for a 19th-century museum in Nantes
The Musée d’arts de Nantes reveals its new extension and rehangs its collection, making seamless connections between past and present
In search of the Rose+Croix artists
The Guggenheim explores French mystical symbolism – and looks beyond the famous figure of Joséphin Péladan
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July/August 2017
· An interview with Carolee Schneemann
· D.H. Lawrence among the Etruscans
· Antiquities debates in Israel
· A potted history of studio ceramics
PLUS: tribal art, French symbolism, Raqib Shaw and much more
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Find the time to look longer and harder at art
Art demands close attention. The new ‘Slow Art Workshops’ provide unique opportunities to study and even handle objects of great beauty
The best of Masterpiece 2017
There’s something for all tastes at this year’s art fair, from ancient statuary to bright abstract paintings
Milton Avery’s unique American modernism
An exhibition of the artist’s works at Victoria Miro – the first in London in over a decade – is a lesson in painterly deftness
Now is the time to buy English porcelain…
English porcelain may not attract the same high prices of the past, but it could still be a lucrative opportunity for new collectors
Public sculpture in the UK is about to become more visible
Art UK, which last year launched a digital catalogue of every oil painting in public ownership, has embarked on an equivalent project for sculpture
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What the Minotaur can tell us about Picasso
An exhibition documenting Picasso’s obsession with minotaurs and matadors is a curatorial triumph
Native American art hasn’t changed, but museums have
The Metropolitan Museum is finally showing Native art in its American galleries. This is important, but only as a reflection on museums themselves
The real threat to Northern Ireland’s museums
Funding cuts are a danger, but it’s the more insidious changes to the structure and attitude of public sector that we should really worry about
Digital replicas are not soulless – they help us engage with art
Rather than seeing replicas as knock-offs, we should think of them like maps or models
Opening: Exhibition Road Quarter
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
The V&A celebrates the opening of its much-anticipated extension with the REVEAL Festival
30 Jun - 7 Jul 2017
Käthe Kollwitz and her Friends
Käthe Kollwitz Museum, Berlin
In honour of the artist’s 150th birthday, this special exhibition highlights the key relationships that shaped Kollwitz’s life
26 Jun - 15 Oct 2017
Howard Hodgkin: Painting India
Hepworth Wakefield, Yorkshire
The first exhibition dedicated to the painter’s relationship with India, a source of inspiration in his work for more than five decades
1 Jul - 8 Oct 2017
Lucas Van Leyden – Master of Printmaking
Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich
See 100 prints by one of the most important Renaissance engravers taken from the museum’s own holdings
29 Jun - 24 Sep 2017
40 Under 40 Asia Pacific
The most inspirational young people in the Asia Pacific art world
The quiet appeal of artists’ gardens
Raqib Shaw, Monet, Georgia O’Keeffe, the Bloomsbury set… Why do so many artists become obsessed with their garden getaways?