Narrating the past, collecting for the future
For Inti Ligabue collecting tribal and oceanic art is a way of telling stories about the cultures the objects come from
A nosey parker’s paradise in London
Pore over Matisse’s prized possessions and get a glimpse into Lawrence Alma-Tadema’s home at these fascinating exhibitions
The widening market for Oceanic art
Once championed by the Surrealists, Oceanic art is now achieving top prices at auction and attracting an increasingly diverse collector base
Painting for pleasure: an interview with Carolee Schneemann
Carolee Schneemann talks about capturing the moment – and explains why ‘performance art’ is a demeaning term
A sci-fi spectacular at the Barbican
This is an exhibition targeted at the senses more than the brain, more Star Wars than Stalker
The rich artistic world of Giovanni da Rimini
Very few panel paintings by the Italian Trecento artist survive. Currently, all of them are at the National Gallery in London
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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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Inside India’s first Partition Museum
Millions were displaced and hundreds of thousands killed in the Partition of India. Seventy years on, a new museum addresses the tragedy
Ways of seeing with Arthur Jafa
The acclaimed filmmaker insists we notice skin colour, and acknowledge the politics of its presence and presentations
Royal portraits and realpolitik at the Society of Antiquaries
Don’t miss this rare chance to see a collection of medieval and Tudor portraits, relics, documents, and physical fragments
Over Venice? Here are the best biennials to visit this autumn
There are plenty of events opening in the coming months, from Bamako’s photography festival to the sprawling, ‘borderless’ BienalSur
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‘My life has always been about painting’
Frank Bowling has been experimenting with paint for six decades – but it still surprises him
Alma-Tadema deserves to be loved again
The artist has fallen so far out of critical fashion that his merits are often completely overlooked
Don’t expect England’s great cathedrals to look after themselves
The ancient cathedrals of England need financial help to stave off ruin
Drawings that change our view of Gainsborough
The reattribution of 25 drawings will transform how we think about a great British painter
Moscow International Biennale
Various venues
Russian and international artists explore how the internet acts like an ecosystem, in a broad programme curated by Yuko Hasegawa
19 Sep 2017 - 18 Jan 2018
Screen City Biennial
Various venues, Stavanger
The third edition of Norway’s moving image biennial features everything from augmented reality to light art
12 - 31 Oct 2017
Istanbul Biennial
Various venues
For the biennial’s 15th edition, artist duo Elmgreen & Dragset ask what it takes to be ‘a good neighbour’
16 Sep - 12 Nov 2017
Rencontres de Bamako
Various venues
The 11th edition of Bamako’s photography biennial features 40 artists from across Africa and its diaspora
2 Dec 2017 - 31 Jan 2018
40 Under 40 Asia Pacific
The most inspirational young people in the Asia Pacific art world
A tribute to Martin Roth (1955–2017)
The former director of the Victoria & Albert Museum has died at the age of 62