Vienna’s Albertina roars into the future
The Austrian museum dedicated to works on paper is celebrating its anniversary by looking back to its founders – and hatching big plans for the future
The Austrian museum dedicated to works on paper is celebrating its anniversary by looking back to its founders – and hatching big plans for the future
The David Geffen Galleries are a bold answer to the problem of the ‘universal’ museum, with an emphasis on looking at the works rather than reading about them
To mark 60 years since the death of Jean Arp, we look at four works that capture the irreverent, inventive spirit of Dada
Lord’s is the most evocative place in English cricket – but can the art on the walls help haul it into the 21st century?
The Argentine-born pioneer of kinetic art has died at the age of 97. In 2020 he talked to Gabrielle Schwarz about his experiments in form and colour and a life devoted to trying new things
The National Gallery of Singapore’s show about desire in South East Asian art has managed to satisfy the censors while not shying away from the subject
A seductive exhibition in Basel explores the variety of sexual identities, and how artists have depicted them over the centuries
The American painter won worldwide renown for his lush landscapes, but perhaps his greatest work of art was the mansion he had built in the Hudson Valley
Kevin Salatino and Mel Becker Solomon of the Art Institute of Chicago anatomise one of the Abstract Expressionist’s pastel drawings of women
The National Museum of Contemporary in Athens has had a long and troubled gestation. But under its director, Katerina Gregos, it has become one of Europe’s most exciting museums
BRUSK, a new space for temporary exhibitions in Bruges, is connecting locals with the city’s rich cultural and mercantile past while keeping up with contemporary art
Ana María Bresciani of the Munchmuseet explains how Edvard Munch turned the canteen of an Oslo chocolate factory into a de facto gallery of modern art
When the work goes on display at the British Museum in September, visitors will have 40 minutes to look at it
A rare snuffbox made by Louis XV’s goldsmith and a floral still life by Bernardo Strozzi are among this month’s highlights
Will Wiles applauds the witty cartoons of Alan Dunn, a keen observer of architectural modishness
The market for furniture by mid-century designers is as sturdy as a Jean Prouvé table or a hippo-cum-drinks cabinet by the Lalannes
A poll designed to determine Britain’s favourite butterfly reminds Rakewell that lepidoptera are nature’s paintings – and artists have long been drawn to them
The artist’s love of gold and other metallic pigments shines through in his paintings, from his interest in Japanese lacquers to the very titles of his work
To mark 90 years since Amy Johnson flew from London to Cape Town and back in eight days, we look at four artworks that chart life in the skies
In Steven Soderbergh’s latest film, The Christophers, Ian McKellen’s once-celebrated artist hasn’t put brush to canvas for decades. Creating his cluttered, crusted-over studio was a gift of a project for production designer Antonia Lowe