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The drawings that capture Ireland’s crumbling castles
John Nankivell has specialised in recording decaying historic buildings, but his work also provides some reasons for hope
How Liberty looked to the past to imagine the future of fashion
More than a century’s worth of Liberty fabrics and designs make for an enjoyable survey of the brand’s history
Gutenberg’s printed Bible is a landmark in European culture
A facsimile edition of the Gutenberg Bible represents a huge scholarly achievement
The many different faces of drag
How artists such as Ana Mendieta and Ulay have used drag to explore ideas about identity
Strange splendours at Ranger’s House
The diamond magnate and collector Julius Wernher was drawn to what he described as the ‘splendidly ugly’
In praise of the Louvre’s unparalleled collection of pastels
There’s nothing insipid about the museum’s outstanding holdings in the medium
Jiří Kolář’s collages cut up reality to devastating effect
The Czech artist’s unsettling work includes a vivid record of the crushing of the Prague Spring
What Roderic O’Conor learned from Van Gogh
The Irish painter takes his place among the Post-Impressionists in the first major survey of his work in many years
The Royal Collection puts its South Asian art on show
Art from the Indian subcontinent, from Mughal manuscripts to a peacock-shaped inkstand, makes a splash
How Campari built its brand
An exhibition tracing the advertising history of the Italian liqueur reflects the changing tastes of the 20th century
Andrea Fraser follows the money
In her new book, the artist uncovers uncomfortable truths about art, money and politics in the US
Lily Cole’s new film breathes life into the past at the Foundling Museum
Fiction and history, past and present are interwoven in this tale of two women whose children are taken into care
The work of Rebecca Belmore demands to be heard
The experiences of Indigenous peoples past and present are brought into view in this provocative yet sensitive exhibition
Colour, controversy and religion in the art of Emil Nolde
From biblical scenes to garden paintings, the paintings of this German Expressionist reveal a complicated soul
Yuko Mohri unwinds at Camden Arts Centre
The artist’s new sound installation involving solenoids, sensors and tropical fish is surprisingly decorative
The strangely familiar world of Pia Camil
The artist’s immersive exhibition at Nottingham Contemporary makes us question our public personas
How polychrome sculpture revolutionised art in 19th-century France
Coloured sculpture was a controversial art form that raised wider questions about realism and the role of art
The mastermind behind the modern art market
A collection of short memoirs about the late Sotheby’s chairman Peter Wilson portrays an enigmatic and highly influential figure
David Bomberg finally gets his due
The English painter’s work found early success, but has since been unduly neglected
Ecstasy and ethnography in Geneva
An exhibition at the MEG urges us to see African religious objects afresh by placing them in contemporary sacred contexts
Rethinking the utopian vision of the Bauhaus
The Bauhaus’s radical designs were meant for the masses, but they were far from affordable
A great 16th-century Qur’an gets the attention it deserves
A meticulous study of the Chester Beatty Ruzbihan Qur’an does justice to the ingenuity of its calligrapher
The Wellcome sinks its teeth into the history of dentistry
A fascinating display takes us from the patron saint of toothaches to public health campaigns in the 1940s
The enigmatic visions of Odilon Redon
A new exhibition suggests that Redon’s pictures owe as much to literature and music as they do to the visual arts
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