At Antwerp’s most important museum, Old Masters and modern art now share top billing
After 11 years of being closed, the Royal Museum of Fine Arts in Antwerp has reopened with an ingenious extension that means Old Masters and modern art now share the limelight
Scandinavia’s oldest biennial is a thoroughly monstrous affair
In its determination to keep things as local as possible the Lofoten International Art Festival doesn’t shy away from the dark corners of the region’s history
Unmasked emotion – the photographer who saw beneath the surface
Working across photojournalism, fashion photography and portraiture, Sabine Weiss captured her subjects with curiosity and emotion
Marina Abramovic goes missing in Oxford
The performance artist is absent from her latest show, instead getting visitors to do the work through wellness-style meditations. Is it worth the effort?
In the studio with… Setsuko
The Japanese artist can’t imagine a more serene place than her studio in Paris, in a building she shares with more than 100 Tibetan artisans
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At this year’s Istanbul Biennial, the city is the real star
This long-delayed edition of the event puts Istanbul front and centre and encourages visitors to rediscover and reinvent its public spaces
Duncan Grant’s private erotica finally gets a public outing
There’s nothing remotely shameful about the artist’s exuberant and explicit sketches of cavorting satyrs and manly men
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In the studio with… Shezad Dawood
The London-based artist increasingly works with VR technology – but his studio still smells of textiles, which remind him of his childhood
In the studio with… Gilbert & George
The duo’s east London studio is, they say, the world’s cleanest, so that they can be as dirty as they want in their art
October 2022
• Bernice Bing’s West Coast cool
• Antwerp’s greatest museum reopens at last
• Who is UNESCO really for?
• Introducing the Apollo 40 Under 40 Asia Pacific
Plus: the remarkable career of Marianne Werefkin; the making of John Singer Sargent’s notorious Madame X; the occult modernism of Rudolf Steiner; and reviews of the artists who saw in stereo, a history of tomb raiding in Egypt and the memoir of Ibrahim El-Salahi
In the studio with… Adam Pendleton
The New York-based artist enjoys strolling to his studio at the weekends to work in a quiet, concentrated atmosphere
There’s nothing nonsensical about the lonely landscapes of Edward Lear
The Victorian poet and painter mapped out his moods in meticulous detail, sometimes even minute by minute
Bank account – the story of London’s lost riverside palaces
The Strand is now one of the capital’s busiest thoroughfares, but it was once home to a string of magnificent mansions
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In search of the real Carolee Schneemann
The late performance artist celebrated the messiness of bodies in her work – so it’s a shame her survey at the Barbican all feels a bit clean
In the studio with… Teresita Fernández
The New York-based artist cherishes her ongoing conversations with Cecilia Vicuña but is otherwise selective about who visits her sacred studio space
In the studio with… Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme
Conversation is paramount for this artistic duo – though they’ve yet to really talk about the mystery box of records in their New York studio
Harmless fun – the crafty cartoons of Heath Robinson
More than a century later, the English cartoonist’s ingenious drawings can still tickle the imaginations of modern audiences
Are artists who are parents getting a raw deal?
Artists have long turned to their children as subjects for their art but with each generation, such work is met with new objections
What the art world really thinks about Documenta 15
Six museum directors, curators and gallerists give their take on the controversies surrounding this year’s exhibition in Kassel
Will Alexander Pope’s underground grotto finally come to light?
The poet’s bejewelled lair on the banks of the Thames was his pride and joy – and its restoration shines new light into the shadowy depths of his mind
Alexandria: Past Futures
Bozar in Brussels explores the lasting legacy of the Egyptian city which was once at the heart of the ancient world
Incomplete: Destroyed, Divided, Complemented
The Kunstbibliothek in Berlin considers how our perceptions of fragmented artworks and artefacts have changed over time
Sargent and Spain
The NGA in Washington, D.C., retraces Sargent’s footsteps on his many voyages to Spain
Lucian Freud: New Perspectives
The National Gallery pays tribute to the artist’s dogged dedication to the genre of portraiture
With the James Webb Telescope, star-gazing has become even more sublime
As data from NASA’s telescope is translated into images we can understand, the wonders it reveals are still out of this world