Against boredom: a tribute to John Richardson
John Richardson was lavish, louche and learned – and one of the great characters of New York
The Apollo 40 under 40 podcast: Russell Tovey
The actor talks to Gabrielle Schwarz about his ‘addiction’ to collecting art – from Tintin to Tracey Emin
‘Sydney was perfect for Edmund, and Edmund perfect for Sydney’ – a tribute to Edmund Capon
Remembering the pioneering director of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, who led the museum from 1978 to 2011
The sitting targets of Lucian Freud
In his unsparing portraits, Freud pursued his mission to describe things exactly as they are
The best of TEFAF Maastricht 2019 – part two
Italian Futurism, handmade furniture and a fertility figurine – more works not to miss in Maastricht this year
A Maastricht mystery – the Master of Elsloo at the Bonnefantenmuseum
Lars Hendrikman talks about curating an exhibition of sculptures attributed to the unknown woodcarver
The best of TEFAF Maastricht 2019 – part three
Renaissance saints, Louis XVI vases and a silver gilt shield – the final instalment of what not to miss in Maastricht this year
Rediscovering a lost view of London
When Prévost painted his panorama from the tower of St Margaret’s Church, he captured a city on the cusp of change
The European armoury that inspired Henry Moore
It was on visits to the Wallace Collection that the sculptor first became fascinated with the form of the helmet
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March 2019
• The Prado at 200
• An interview with Kerry James Marshall
• Baltimore’s world-class museums
• Portrait miniatures by Nicholas Hilliard and Isaac Oliver
Plus: previews of TEFAF Maastricht and Salon du Dessin, the Rijksmuseum’s Year of Rembrandt, and the Museum of Jurassic Technology in Los Angeles
How Pierre Bonnard became carried away by colour
The more you look, the more mysterious the bright landscapes and paintings of his wife in the bath seem
A chameleon who never lost his feeling for clay – Lucio Fontana at the Met
The Italian artist was a breathtakingly gifted ceramicist who flirted with too many other mediums
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What not to miss at Asia Week New York 2019
From ancient Buddhist sculpture to mid 20th-century painting, the city is full of exceptional Asian art
The rise of the monumental statue in modern-day India
The world’s tallest statue now stands in Gujarat and even taller statues are planned in other states. What does this say about India today?
‘It is for art historians to decide who painted this picture’
This Judith and Holofernes may or may not be by Caravaggio – but the strategy for its sale is refreshingly straightforward
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The good, the bad and the ugly – neoclassical architecture in modern times
It was the favoured architectural style of Stalin and the Nazis. What forms does classical revivalism take today?
‘You have to choose hope’ – an interview with Judy Chicago
The trailblazing artist talks about feminism, optimism, and the importance of doing your own thing
The pyramids at Giza looked very different when they were first built
The Egyptian pyramids were originally covered in smooth white limestone – as a casing stone now in Scotland shows
How political is political art?
Many artists take themes such as migration, climate change, and human rights as their subjects, but what are they actually doing with them?
The Body Electric
Walker Art Center, Minneapolis
Artists from the 1960s to the present explore the impact of living in a digital age
30 Mar - 21 Jul 2019
Maurice Marinot: Glass, 1911–34
Le Stanze del Vetro, Venice
Originally a Fauvist painter, Marinot went on to become one of the most influential modern glassworkers
25 Mar - 28 Jul 2019
Homer
Louvre-Lens
The stories of the legendary Greek poet are woven into the fabric of art history
27 Mar - 22 Jul 2019
Van Gogh and Britain
Tate Britain, London
Van Gogh’s early sojourn in London left a lasting impression on his art
27 Mar - 11 Aug 2019
Museums need to move with the times – that’s why deaccessioning isn’t always bad news
In their missions to stay modern, institutions are sometimes right to reevaluate their holdings