'The building as it was is gone for good’ – remembering the Glasgow School of Art
The devastating fire at the Glasgow School of Art means that incredibly difficult decisions lie ahead
Edmund de Waal looks back at his early porcelains
An interview with the British ceramicist, who reflects on a formative relationship with a collector of his art
‘The colours I use are the colours of California’ – an interview with Etel Adnan
The Lebanese–American painter and poet talks about her love of the Golden State and the difference between her painting and writing
How Cedric Morris fused his twin passions for plants and painting
The British artist was as devoted to cultivating flowers as he was to painting them, as this colourful exhibition reveals
Book competition
Your chance to win ‘Visitors to Versailles: From Louis XIV to the French Revolution’ (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Colour and chaos in the work of Albert Oehlen
The self-declared ‘post-non-figurative’ painter proves himself a master colourist in this survey at the Palazzo Grassi
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June 2018
• In praise of the Wallace Collection
• An interview with Etel Adnan
• Chippendale at 300
• A new era for Irish arts funding
Plus: Masterpiece and Art Basel previews, Cedric Morris’s paintings, and the ethics of live animals in art
Remembering Irving Sandler, the ‘sweeper-up after artists’
The critic, who has died at the age of 92, will be remembered as someone who wanted to be in the thick of it
The man who turned curating into an art form
Why the experimental exhibitions of Harald Szeemann still have something to teach today’s curators
The disappearing acts of Ana Mendieta
A focused exhibition of the Cuban-American artist’s films explores humanity’s complex relationship with the natural world
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How artists’ foundations can reduce the risks of high-stakes lawsuits
Lawsuits can drive foundations to stop rendering opinions about the authenticity of artworks. But as a recent case shows, authenticators can take steps to protect themselves
Twilight on the South Downs with Edward Stott
The Sussex landscape was an enduring source of inspiration for Stott, which makes Eastbourne an ideal site for a major survey of his work
How the city of Kyiv is reckoning with its Soviet past
This year’s Kyiv Art Week celebrated a creative renaissance in the Ukrainian capital, but difficult questions about the city’s architectural heritage remain
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The contradictory career of Decimus Burton
The architect was once best known for his neoclassical buildings, but his reputation now rests on the glasshouses at Kew Gardens
Museum leadership in a time of crisis
Why we need agile cultural leadership to meet the challenges of a volatile world
The paintings that turned Persian art on its head in the 19th century
The arts in Qajar Iran acknowledged previous traditions while reflecting a rapidly changing world
Winslow Homer and the Camera
Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick
Paintings and photographs displayed together reveal the influences of the new visual technology
23 Jun - 28 Oct 2018
Matisse and Picasso, the comedy of the model
Musée Matisse, Nice
The two artists’ relationships with their sitters sheds light on their mutual rivalry
23 Jun - 29 Sep 2018
Christo and Jeanne-Claude: Barrels and The Mastaba 1958–2018
Serpentine Galleries, London
A retrospective look at the career of the artist couple coincides with a new public installation on the Serpentine lake
19 Jun - 9 Sep 2018
The Giacometti Institute
Giacometti Institute, Paris
The world’s first museum dedicated to the Swiss artist opens, with a permanent reconstruction of his studio on display
21 Jun 2018
40 Under 40 Asia Pacific
The most inspirational young people in the Asia Pacific art world
Are museums too preoccupied by visitor numbers?
League tables of museum visitor numbers may generate a lot of media coverage – but do they distract institutions from other priorities?