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‘He made visible the invisible forces that govern the universe’ – a tribute to Giovanni Anselmo (1934–2023)
A leading member of the Arte Povera movement, the artist stood out among his peers for his wit, imagination and interest in elemental forces
The passion projects of Dorothy Iannone
Work by the artist who painted herself as a sex goddess sits uneasily within the category of feminist art – and is all the better for being discomforting
From manuscripts to memes, and back again
Olivia Swarthout has turned her hit social media accounts about medieval marginalia into a book. After recent digital disruptions, paper seems like an increasingly safe bet
Cosmetic surgery – a Stuart beauty is restored to her natural state
The retouching of Diana Cecil’s portrait has drawn comparisons with the enhancements of Kylie Jenner – but it says more about changing beauty standards
True art is nothing to be embarrassed about
There’s more to art than subject matter – and it’s almost impossible to find anything shameful about a style
The artists who want to enter the monster zone
Creativity often flouts conventions, so it’s no wonder more women want to become thoroughly monstrous
Command performance – what a lost Artemisia tells us about an English queen
The Royal Collection has found a work from the artist’s London years reveals as much about its patron as about the painter
The history of artists’ signatures is a secret history of art
For painters from Jan van Eyck to Philip Guston, the act of signing a finished work is much more than a simple assertion of authorship
Making art behind bars can be its own form of release
Effective rehabilitation requires offenders to imagine themselves differently – and finding a creative outlet can certainly help with that
Demolishing post-war buildings shouldn’t be the default
Despite the creative possibilities and environmental benefits of refurbishment, developers are all too eager to start over
Who should fix the crisis at the British Museum?
The theft of 2,000 items is a scandal that points to wider failures of leadership and oversight. So can the museum right what has gone wrong by itself?
Will art bring life back to the office?
By brightening up corporate spaces, employers are trying to tempt remote workers back to business as usual
The laws regarding Native American remains leave too much up to museums
In the absence of clearer rules, institutions should obey the spirit and not just the letter of the law – and be more careful with material they may have to return
When Giacometti lit up literary London
The sculptor’s chandelier, now export-stopped by the UK government, once hung in the offices of Cyril Connolly’s Horizon magazine
Compton Verney’s new painted ladies are more about vice than virtue
A portrait saved for the nation has been praised for representing racial equality in 17th-century Britain, but it’s mainly a warning to women everywhere
When outsider art entered the mainstream
A string of recent exhibitions have done much to raise the profile of so-called outsider artists
Why is the United States rejoining UNESCO?
When the country renews its membership in July, it will pay back dues of more than $500m – but it does so on its own terms
The Supreme Court has saved the Andy Warhol Foundation from itself
The foundation should never have pursued the copyright case against Lynn Goldsmith and it should be grateful it lost
Don’t blame the culture wars for Tate Britain’s disappointing rehang
The much-debated new displays suffer from weak artworks, tokenism and terrible lighting
Do craft objects need a purpose?
Edward Behrens on the finalists for this year’s Loewe Foundation Craft Prize
Hug a Henry Moore!
The Sainsbury Centre’s new director is taking a more touchy-feely approach to displaying the permanent collection
Is the UK finally getting serious about Eurovision?
For too long, Britain’s lack of regard for the song contest has been rewarded by poor results. It’s time to make more of an effort.
The crowning glories of Westminster Abbey
With all eyes on the coronation, it’s worth remembering that the scene of the ceremony remains a work in progress
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The V&A is a much better home for this medieval sculpture than the Met
A 12th-century walrus ivory will head to the Met unless a UK institution can find £2m by February – but the sculpture really should stay where it is