How Peter Mitchell brought a dash of colour to Britain
The British photographer’s images of a country on the cusp of great change combine insider knowledge with the urge to make the familiar alien
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
The British colourist who passed down the lessons of Matisse
Matthew Smith’s striking use of colour, learnt from the Post-Impressionists, left a mark on the British artists who succeeded him
Marina Abramovic goes missing in Oxford
The performance artist is absent from her latest show, instead getting visitors to do the work through wellness-style meditations. Is it worth the effort?
The calligraphic lines of Ibrahim El-Salahi
The Sudanese artist’s singular vision is equally inspired by African and European culture
When the Nazis pilloried modern art