Ferdinand Hodler’s symbolic hold on the Swiss imagination
Geneva’s museums are using the centenary of the artist’s death as a chance to rethink how they display their collections
The best of Masterpiece 2018
Manet, Modigliani and Marina Abramović are among the highlights of this year’s Masterpiece London
The remarkable story of a Nazi-looted Dutch Golden Age painting
‘The Oyster Meal’ by Jacob Ochtervelt comes to auction in July after being returned to the heirs of the original owner
This year’s Serpentine Pavilion is a more serious affair than usual
Frida Escobedo has created a surprisingly sombre structure for this year’s temporary pavilion
Approaching the divine at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco
An exhibition at the Asian Art Museum asks visitors to consider what it means to represent divinity in human form
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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
‘Mounting an exhibition about Leonardo da Vinci is an act of hubris’
In the run-up to the 500th anniversary of the artist’s birth, getting other museums to lend you their Leonardo is no mean feat
Why modernism was not the only way of being modern
A new study of art and design in the interwar years makes the case for a distinctly baroque take on modernity
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
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‘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
‘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
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Chantal Joffe on painting, pastel and parenthood
An interview with the British artist, renowned for expressive portraits of family, friends and fellow artists
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
Christian Boltanski expands his repertoire
The French artist explains why organising a retrospective is like rustling up a meal
Tracey Emin airs her feelings at St Pancras station
Boundaries between the personal and the political are broken down in Emin’s new public artwork
Michael Jackson: On the Wall
National Portrait Gallery, London
How the pop star’s image has inspired contemporary artists from Warhol to Grayson Perry
28 Jun - 21 Oct 2018
KWAB. Dutch Design in the Age of Rembrandt
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
The fluid forms of Dutch auricular silverware are presented alongside Golden Age paintings and furniture
30 Jun - 16 Sep 2018
Monet/Boudin
Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid
Two generations of French plein air painting, revealed through the work of its most famous practitioners
26 Jun - 30 Sep 2018
Joana Vasconcelos: I’m Your Mirror
Guggenheim Bilbao
The Portuguese artist uses everyday materials to reflect pressing issues in contemporary society
26 Jun - 11 Nov 2018
40 Under 40 Asia Pacific
The most inspirational young people in the Asia Pacific art world
How the scientific study of paintings has become accessible to everyone
A revolution in chemical-imaging techniques is bringing us closer to the original visions of artists such as Van Gogh