Semiha Berksoy: Singing in Full Colour
Turkey’s first female opera singer was also a painter who had close ties with Germany, and is now the subject of a survey in Berlin
My Teddy Bear
The king of cuddly toys gets the red-carpet treatment at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris – but life hasn’t always been a picnic for our faux-furry friends
Parmigianino: The Vision of Saint Jerome
After a ten-year conservation project, Parmigianino’s youthful masterpiece is ready to take part in the National Gallery’s bicentenary celebrations
In the studio with… Stanley Donwood
Best known for his designs for Radiohead’s album covers, the artist enjoys the sea air but laments the fug of wood varnish in his Brighton studio
Magritte painting sells for $121m – highest sum ever for a Surrealist work
Plus: UNESCO places 34 sites in Lebanon under ‘enhanced protection’; Berlin to cut its arts budget by €130m; and an armed heist at the Musée Cognacq-Jay
Julie Mehretu: A Transcore of the Radical Imaginatory
The first exhibition in Australia dedicated to the abstract artist shows work from the 1990s to now
Keeping Time: Clocks by Boulle
Ornate timepieces designed by the Sun King’s favourite craftsman go on show at the Wallace Collection
Rachel Ruysch: Nature Into Art
The Dutch artist populated her floral still lifes with beetles, butterflies, classical sculptures and other unexpected details
Rufino Tamayo: Innovation and Experimentation
The Mexican artist drew on Surrealist and cubist influences as well as on the ancient and contemporary art of his home country
Acquisitions of the month: October 2024
A massive bequest of Old Masters and a huge painting of a procession of giants are among the most important works to have entered museum collections recently
Frank Auerbach has died at the age of 93
Plus: Italian police uncover a pan-European network of art forgers; and the British Museum receives a gift of Chinese ceramics worth £1bn
The 80s: Photographing Britain
The decade is captured in all its turbulence in this searching show at Tate Britain
Grand Dessert
Pudding has always been a sweet distraction, but as this exhibition in The Hague reveals, a little sugar brings a darker side to dessert
Franz Kafka
The Czech writer’s work, life and cultural afterlife are the focus of this show at the Morgan Library & Museum
Tirzah Garwood: Beyond Ravilious
A chance to get acquainted with the work of this long-neglected artist at Dulwich Picture Gallery
Sotheby’s announces first auction in Saudi Arabia – and completes Breuer Building deal
Plus: Art Basel reported to be in talks to run Abu Dhabi Art; Ashmolean acquires rare work by Fra Angelico; and Daniel Spoerri (1930–2024)
Solid Gold
A glittering show at the Brooklyn Museum explores the many roles and forms of the precious metal – and explores the darker side of its production
The Art of French Wallpaper Design
In 18th- and 19th-century France, wallpapering was a sticky business – but the results really made an impression, as this show in Rhode Island makes clear
Liliane Lijn: Arise Alive
Sculptures, paintings, collages and videos by the intrepid American artist demonstrate her lifelong interest in light, motion and myth
Gabriele Münter: The Great Expressionist Painter
This exhibition in Madrid dedicated to a pioneer of the Blue Rider movement presents her experiments in form, light and colour
Four things to see: Paradise lost
On the 350th anniversary of the death of John Milton, we examine four artworks that explore themes of desire, temptation, rebellion and loss
In the studio with… Ai-Da
The AI-powered humanoid robot talks Apollo through her studio routine, which involves listening to Chopin and pondering the strangeness of her own existence
Tens of thousands flee Baalbek after Israel issues evacuation order including World Heritage site
Plus: the UK budget announced, with mixed news for the arts; and archaeologists discover ancient Mayan city in Mexico
Käthe Kollwitz – Mensch
The idealistic German artist channelled her considerable political energies into art both before and after the First World War
‘He wasn’t edgy. He was honest’ – on the genius of David Lynch