The legend of Canoe Lake
Tom Thomson’s sketching trips in the wilderness changed the course of Canadian art, but also claimed his life
Don’t miss Dobson’s drawings at Daniel Katz gallery
The rough-and-tumble humanity of the modern British sculptor’s sketches is refreshing to see
ISIS destroys Temple of Nabu in Iraq
New footage released this week shows the militants detonating explosives at the site, and concludes with a threat to ‘demolish’ the pyramids at Giza
Dorset, in a Mediterranean light
John Craxton is known today for his sparkling paintings of Greece. But he first found inspiration in the colder, darker landscapes of rural England
Contemporary wounds at the heart of TEFAF
The curator of ‘Show your Wound’ discusses his thorny choice of subject and changing ideas
The modern mysteries of Michaël Borremans
The Belgian painter reveres the Old Masters but is ‘ashamed’ by the state of figurative painting today
Tate Modern keeps it in the family with new director
The gallery has bucked the trend by appointing an internal candidate to its top job
12 Days: Highlights of 2016
Maggie Gray looks forward to British modernists at Tate Britain and Dulwich Picture Gallery, antiquities at the Metropolitan Museum and the Fitzwilliam, and the Queen’s House at 400
Peter Lanyon’s reputation is finally taking off
His gliding pictures at the Courtauld Gallery show an artist in his element
‘We have one heritage.’ Syria’s chief of antiquities calls on Europe for help
‘The dangers surrounding the Syrian archaeological heritage are growing beyond our capabilities’
Sickert at the Seaside: how Dieppe shaped the artist’s work
Camden Town, Venice…and Dieppe. Pallant House explores a forgotten influence on Walter Sickert’s art
Autumn Art Highlights: London
Look forward to frantic Frieze Week festivities and quality museum shows in the UK capital
Antiquities minister calls on Egyptians to buy back the Sekhemka statue
Mamdouh Eldamaty has spoken out about the controversial sale of an ancient Egyptian statue in the UK
Public helps Tate identify mystery landmarks in John Piper photographs
Recognise any of these?
An Art History Lesson from Bridget Riley at the De La Warr Pavilion
‘I was looking at Cézanne along Matisse’s lines’
London can’t make up its mind about its Brutalist past
The city’s post-war concrete blocks have always divided opinion. But is the new stuff any better?
Are the National Gallery strikes just the beginning?
However this issue is resolved, it won’t be the last such confrontation
Picasso painting seized from super-yacht in Corsica
The incident raises difficult questions about private collectors and national interests
Since when did art galleries become playgrounds?
Slides, video games and bedtime stories…London’s galleries don’t want to grow up
Art Outlook
Art news: Ai Weiwei shows in Beijing; Gwangju Biennial and New Museum Triennial curators announced; stolen Rodin sculpture found; MFA Boston in racism row
Art Outlook
French culture minister sacks Nicolas Bourriaud; Italy seeks 20 new museum directors; Whitworth wins Museum of the Year award; condom art controversy in Milwaukee
Art Outlook
Isis destruction in Palmyra; Russborough treasures withdrawn from auction; Court orders Danh Vo to produce new work; Queen Elizabeth deeply unimpressed by painting
Art Outlook
Europe remembers Waterloo; Outsider artist Nek Chand dies; Art Basel opens its doors; and Anish Kapoor’s ‘vagina’ sculpture is vandalised at Versailles
Wallace Collection appoints Xavier Bray as new director
It will take both ambition and creative thinking to lead the museum: thankfully, Bray’s record so far suggests he has plenty of both