The porcelain marvels produced in the 18th century combine opulence with naturalism to heart-stopping effect
Plus: the Manhattan District Attorney returns 133 antiquities to Pakistan | and Brooke Lampley, global chairman and head of global fine art at Sotheby’s, is moving to Gagosian
The artist‘s eerie, staged photographs of small-town America are on display in a show that traces the development of his distinctive style
The Smithsonian celebrates a group of 20th-century women whose innovative work helped bring textile art out of the shadows
Artists in the Low Countries were particularly interested in documenting the Little Ice Age of the 17th century, as this show at the Getty demonstrates
Paintings, drawings and lesser-known textiles by the Bloomsbury Group’s leading artist go on display at the Courtauld
As 24 May marks the anniversary of the openings of two iconic bridges, we look at how these engineering marvels have been captured in art around the world
The New York native keeps up with current affairs, listens to Radio Garden and works every day – that is, when she’s not entertaining Leonardo DiCaprio
Plus: Vatican Museums employees bring legal action over working conditions, and the film-maker Mohammad Rasoulof has been smuggled out of Iran
In this survey of the artist’s six-decade career at the Serpentine, drawings take centre stage
The artist’s 10-channel film about the life and legacy of the abolitionist Frederick Douglass has been recently acquired by MoMA
Spanish painting took a more realistic turn in the late 19th century, as this exhibition at the Prado demonstrates
After the First World War, German artists took an unflinching look at the realities of everyday life in the Weimar Republic
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the invention of the Rubik’s Cube, we look at four toys and games spanning centuries and continents that offer different perspectives on how to have fun
A luscious portrait by Johann Richard Seel and a magnificent bronze statue by Giambologna are among the most important works to have entered public collections last month
Plus: two Just Stop Oil protestors in their eighties attempt to break the glass protecting the Magna Carta, and 3,000-year-old gold jewellery has been stolen from Ely Museum
Horses were central to the painter’s art, as this show at the Musée de la Vie Romantique demonstrates
A chance to see some 150 words by trailblazing artists ranging from Artemisia Gentileschi to Gwen John
Three hundred years of cultural exchange are the focus of this show at Harvard Art Museums
An immersive installation by Steve McQueen takes over a 30,000-square-foot gallery at Dia Beacon to coincide with the institution’s 50-year anniversary
To mark the anniversary of the birth of Salvador Dalí, who played all sorts of temporal tricks in his paintings, we look at four artworks that address the forward march of time
The artist finds solace in Annie Ernaux and a booming Tibetan sound bowl while working on his playful sculptures in the Austrian countryside
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that Italy can reclaim an ancient Greek statue currently in the…
The artist’s show in Amsterdam revolves around a textile-based installation inspired by her artist friends and her Romanian heritage
December 2024
Emma Crichton-Miller
Apollo
Christina Makris
Christina Riggs
Rakewell
This episode explores an ancient funeral stele, Marie Antoinette’s breast bowl, and how digital technologies are helping to preserve Egyptian heritage sites
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