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How will Paris cope without the Pompidou Centre for five years?
To mark 50 years since the death of the poet Anne Sexton, we look at four artworks that demonstrate how female poets have long been a source of inspiration for artists
Raising a glass to Campari’s photographic archive
On World Tourism Day, it seems a perfect time to revisit the ways in which artists have depicted or engaged with global travel over the last two centuries
The Mughal emperors who forged a new artistic tradition
Four millennia of craftsmanship are celebrated in this show at the Rijksmuseum, which brings together 75 impressive objects – many of which are making their European debut
The cosmic art of Liliane Lijn
More than 300 objects from the first millennium AD demonstrate the importance of cultural and material exchange across Asia, Africa and Europe
Michelangelo Pistoletto’s Arte Povera masterpiece is a case of rags and endless riches
There are no fairy-tale endings in the powerful narrative paintings and sculptures on show at the Kunstmuseum Basel
The dealer who launched Picasso
The rapid rise to fame of a baby pygmy hippopotamus in Thailand has raised concerns about her well-being – and about who will own her image rights
The curious creatures of Lynn Chadwick
As the collection of Renaissance silver Selim Zilkha formed with his wife Mary comes to auction, his children Michael and Nadia recall their father’s dazzling hobby
The Warburg Institute makes its mysteries more public
The veteran sherry-makers at Bodegas Tradición in Cádiz may have perfected their craft, but the winery’s collection of paintings by great Spanish artists is no less impressive
At the world’s northernmost medieval cathedral, religious art takes an agnostic turn
The mystery surrounding the meaning of an allegorical painting by Dosso Dossi may be precisely its point, explains the curator Pierre Curie
The dangerous beauty of Waterhouse’s nymphs
The American artist brings word art to the Fitzwilliam in a sprawling retrospective that makes creative use of the museum’s permanent collection
‘This bird’s a doofus’ – the unlikely charms of a featherbrained friend
When Jonathan Lethem picked up an innocuous old painting of a cormorant for $50, he didn’t know it would become a companion for life
Will the Glasgow School of Art ever be rebuilt?
Six years after the devastating fire, Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s masterpiece is no closer to being restored. What can possibly explain the delay?
Piecing together ancient Rome, one fragment at a time
At the new museum of the Forma Urbis, slabs of the famous map of the city now lie literally beneath visitors’ feet
Behind the mask – the meaning of masquerade in West Africa
Kevin Dumouchelle of the National Museum of African Art explains what a fearsome 19th-century ceremonial mask meant to its makers in Côte d’Ivoire
Acquisitions of the month: August 2024
A Madonna of the Cherries by Quentin Metsys and a very rare sketchbook by Caspar David Friedrich are among the most important works to have entered public collections in the last month
The surreal films of Jan Švankmajer
When it comes to conjuring the uncanny atmosphere and impossible logic of dreams, the Czech film-maker has few equals
Bringing Pompeii back to life
Recent conservation efforts have led to new discoveries of stunning interiors and wall paintings that also tell us more about everyday life in the city
The Italian museum memorialising an unsolved tragedy
Christian Boltanski’s installation at the Museo per la Memoria di Ustica is a stark tribute to the victims of a plane crash of 1980
Making lunch for Lucian Freud
A regular haunt of artists, dealers and curators, Sally Clarke’s restaurant in Kensington has been a beacon of unfussy excellence for 40 years
Message on a bottle – the Australian vineyard giving a boost to local art
This dynamic young wine producer was quick to become a corking success – and is making sure artists from the region are in on the fun
The favourite fabric of the French elite
The printed, patterned cloth called toile de Jouy was at its height of its popularity in the 18th century, but still delights today
The French Renaissance palace putting Brueghel and Braque side by side
The renovated Fondation Bemberg in Toulouse is a fitting home for its founder’s eclectic art collection
The intoxicating adverts of Armando Testa
The Italian artist had no shortage of spirited designs for corporate brewers and distillers keen to convey the essence of their products
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