The wild imagination of Maurice Sendak
The true gift of the author of ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ was to see the world like a child and blur the line between dreams and reality
On Kawara, serial dater
Best known for the thousands of works in his ‘Date Paintings’ series, the Japanese artist has never been more of an enigma, as a pair of shows in London and Paris reveal
Edgar Miller was Chicago’s answer to William Morris, so why did he fall off the map?
The graphic designer and decorative artist mastered any number of crafts and his work deserves to be much better known
Lucy McKenzie gets to grips with reality
In a major new exhibition, the artist has created a world in miniature, full of panoramic views, trompe l’oeil murals and imitations of everyday life
Pots of gold – the soaring market for Chinese ceramics
Chinese art from the 14th century onwards has long ruled the art market, but prices for work from earlier periods are catching up fast
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Slovak National Gallery’s department heads resign – with 177 staff threatening to follow
Plus: Rotterdam becomes first Dutch city to return colonial objects to Indonesia; and City of London votes to close Smithfield and Billingsgate markets for good
Heralding Mouton Rothschild’s entry into the modern age
As the chateau unveils its latest wine label, Gérarde Garouste is inspired by a key figure in its recent past
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In the studio with… Chrissie Hynde
The rockstar-turned-artist revels in her solitude and shuts the door to everyone except her dog when she’s in the studio – which is also her flat
In the studio with… Stanley Donwood
Best known for his designs for Radiohead’s album covers, the artist enjoys the sea air but laments the fug of wood varnish in his Brighton studio
December 2024
• The floral paintings of Rachel Ruysch
• What do museums think about climate protests?
• Turin’s Egyptian Museum at 200
• The winners of the Apollo Awards 2024
Also: An interview with Jeff Wall, the wild imagination of Maurice Sendak, spies and socialists at the Isokon building, and the ever-closer ties between luxury brands and the art world; reviews of Jacopo Bassano in Helsinki, art along the Silk Roads, the colourful interiors of Pierre Bonnard, and the art of predicting the future. Plus: John Banville on the sensuality of a late Rubens
In Turin, the world’s oldest Egyptian museum turns 200
Museums devoted solely to Egyptian antiquities are rare and Turin’s also tells the story of Italy’s long and complex relationship with the land of the pharaohs
The museums with naked ambitions
A series of naturist nights at a museum in Marseille is a salutary reminder that the term ‘art buff’ can have more than one meaning
Mark Bradford keeps on testing the limits of painting
In a show at the Hamburger Bahnhof in Berlin, the American artist keeps pushing at the boundaries of abstract art
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Plate expectations – a brief history of artist-designed crockery
Picasso, Lichtenstein, Emin and others have all designed plates, but treating them only as art objects ruins the fun
The Maori artist remapping New Zealand’s landscape
Cora-Allan revives traditional techniques and materials in her thoughtful meditations on the myths and history of her home country
When London had a much richer interior life
A new book by Steven Brindle lovingly catalogues the lavish interiors that could once be found in London’s grandest houses but are now lost
Tirzah Garwood in her own words
As a large exhibition of her work opens in London, this modern British artist’s autobiography makes for a colourful companion piece
How Oxford became a pale shade of its former self
The replacement of Boswell’s department store with a luxury hotel is part of a beautification process that has gathered pace in recent years
The dreams of the Surrealists have become the stuff of our reality
The ideas and images of the artists who unleashed their unconscious on the world a century ago are now part of the fabric of everyday life
The cosmic art of Liliane Lijn
The artist has pursued her interest in light, motion and myth across drawing, sculpture and performance for six decades, but it’s her openness to new ideas that really defines her work
The Mughal emperors who forged a new artistic tradition
At its peak, the Mughal empire brought together scholars and artists of different languages and faiths to create art fit for kings
Multiple Realities: Experimental Art in the Eastern Bloc, 1960s–1980s
This show at the Vancouver Art Gallery captures the inventiveness of Eastern European artists during the Cold War
Evil Flowers
Many artists have taken a page out of Charles Baudelaire’s book – specifically his poetry collection ‘Les fleurs du mal’, which has inspired countless artworks
Painted with Silk: The Art of Early American Embroidery
American women have sewn countless impressive works over the centuries, while weaving the cultural norms of the time into the fabric
Dario Robleto: The Signal
The artist walks the line between art and science – and reconciles the cosmic with the intimate – in this ambitious show at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art