Frank Auerbach has died at the age of 93
The painter, best known for his impasto renderings of London and atmospheric portraits, died yesterday morning in his home in north London
Sotheby’s announces first auction in Saudi Arabia – and completes Breuer Building deal
Plus: Art Basel reported to be in talks to run Abu Dhabi Art; Ashmolean acquires rare work by Fra Angelico; and Daniel Spoerri (1930–2024)
Solid Gold
A glittering show at the Brooklyn Museum explores the many roles and forms of the precious metal – and explores the darker side of its production
The Art of French Wallpaper Design
In 18th- and 19th-century France, wallpapering was a sticky business – but the results really made an impression, as this show in Rhode Island makes clear
Liliane Lijn: Arise Alive
Sculptures, paintings, collages and videos by the intrepid American artist demonstrate her lifelong interest in light, motion and myth
Gabriele Münter: The Great Expressionist Painter
This exhibition in Madrid dedicated to a pioneer of the Blue Rider movement presents her experiments in form, light and colour
Four things to see: Paradise lost
On the 350th anniversary of the death of John Milton, we examine four artworks that explore themes of desire, temptation, rebellion and loss
In the studio with… Ai-Da
The AI-powered humanoid robot talks Apollo through her studio routine, which involves listening to Chopin and pondering the strangeness of her own existence
Tens of thousands flee Baalbek after Israel issues evacuation order including World Heritage site
Plus: the UK budget announced, with mixed news for the arts; and archaeologists discover ancient Mayan city in Mexico
Käthe Kollwitz – Mensch
The idealistic German artist channelled her considerable political energies into art both before and after the First World War
Bolts of Color: Printed Textiles after WWII
The ease of making screenprints after the Second World War stirred the imaginations of artists as varied as Lucio Fontana and Althea McNish
Michelangelo, Leonardo, Raphael: Florence, c. 1504
The Royal Academy of Arts offers viewers the chance to compare the three Renaissance rivals and contemporaries
Ancient Thrace and the Classical World: Treasures from Bulgaria, Romania, and Greece
The Thracians were rarely regional top dogs but, as a show at the Getty Villa proves, their artistry was unparallelled
Four things to see: Diwali
As Diwali continues in full swing, it’s the perfect time to explore four objects that capture several elements of the festival and its mythology
How to be buried in style in ancient China
Ching-Ling Wang of the Rijkmuseum explains what we do and don’t know about a bronze Han-dynasty horse and its rider made as a burial offering
Art that makes the heart beat faster
At the Art Gallery of Ontario, visitors fitted with heart monitors have found Otto Dix stimulating and Gerhard Richter soothing. The rest of art history remains to be rated…
Frieze’s parent company considering selling art fairs and magazine
Plus: the Whitney Museum of American Art is making admission free for under-26s after a donation from Julie Mehretu; and Gary Indiana has died at the age of 74
After the End of the World: Pictures from Panafrica
Documentary photographs from apartheid-era South Africa sit alongside pictures inspired by Candomblé traditions in this wide-ranging show in Chicago
Katharina Sieverding
Political art, text-based works and flamboyant self-portraits by the German photographer go on show in Düsseldorf
Rudolf Wacker: Magic and Abysses of Reality
The horrors of the First World War and its troubled aftermath loom large in the Austrian artist’s inventive, disconcerting paintings
Ana Lupas: Intimate Space – Open Gaze
The most extensive survey to date of the artist’s career touches on Romanian craft traditions as well as the country’s turbulent history
Four things to see: Peace
To coincide with United Nations Day, we look at four artworks and objects designed to promote harmony or tranquillity
At Maison Ruinart, contemporary art holds court
The first champagne house ever to be established, Maison Ruinart has a new, art-filled home – one that maintains a harmonious relationship between heritage and modernity
Acquisitions of the month: September 2024
A 17th-century portrait of a bookseller from Lombardy and a breviary from the library of Charles V are among this month’s highlights
Are the art market’s problems being blown out of proportion?