Samuel Reilly is a freelance writer in Edinburgh and a PhD candidate at the University of St Andrews.
A new history of collage around the world is at its best when revaluing the work of women, writes Samuel Reilly
For its 27th edition, the fair is setting up shop in the galleries of London’s auction houses and welcoming a number of new exhibitors
The Museum of West African Art points to a new path for creating an institution from scratch and more imaginative ways of dealing with the colonial past
Born 100 years ago this month, the critic exerted an outsize influence on artists and tastemakers alike – and he still has much to teach us
William Burrell came to own 23 paintings by the artist, but an exhibition in Glasgow shows that his contemporaries were just as appreciative
The ancient Scottish relic makes for a captivating moment of theatre, but the rest of the displays are just as artfully done
In the Turner Prize-winner’s first major show in Scotland in two decades, his sculptures are best viewed at something of a remove
As an exhibition at the Hunterian in Glasgow shows, the miniature sculptures of the Nigerian artist Justus Akeredolu are a major achievement
Notre Dame is to reopen, the Frick Collection is returning to Fifth Avenue and Scotland celebrates a pair of new or improved institutions
The marking of two seminal movements and a year-long celebration of Caspar David Friedrich combine scholarly heft with popular appeal
At a time when art fairs around the world are scaling back, the New York mainstay is still thinking big
From the ashes of Masterpiece rises an ambitious and even more selective successor
The famously irascible composer’s collection is up for sale at Artcurial in Paris this month – and it’s full of unexpected delights
Sotheby’s and Christie’s are both hoping to capitalise on the artist’s luxury status next week
There’s strong competition in the Big Apple this month, with a martial portrait by Rubens and a late landscape by Henri Rousseau among the contenders
The artist who has long campaigned for the recognition of Native American artists is changing how we look at the art of the United States
After scaling down during the pandemic, the fair is welcoming new international exhibitors while maintaining links closer to home
The Wolf family’s extraordinary collection of American art and crafts is up for sale later this month
At the intimate, dealer-led event known as Art en Vieille-Ville, everything from Old Masters to surreal photographs is on offer
An enthralling painting by M.F. Husain and the collection of retired dealers J.J. Lally & Co both played a star turn this week
A new record was set for the Russian painter this week while Van Gogh’s portrait of a farmworker fetched twice its estimate
While the artist’s life can pose difficulties, the Musée Picasso in Paris is finding ways to open up his work for a new generation
The Parisian art fair returns to its spring slot, plus our pick of gallery shows coming up
The collection of the influential fashion journalist with a penchant for voluminous caftans is up for sale at Christie’s in February
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
Cutting and pasting through the ages
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Master of art – the towering legacy of David Sylvester
Born 100 years ago this month, the critic exerted an outsize influence on artists and tastemakers alike – and he still has much to teach us