Ave atque vale – all hail the genius of Albert Uderzo’s Asterix
The late artist’s creations are magically expressive, the perfect accompaniment to Goscinny’s witty text. Getafix quick!
Light fantastic – a short history of neon
From Raymond Chandler to Tracey Emin, writers and artists alike have long been seduced by the melancholy brilliance of neon
Art to die for? – Velvet Buzzsaw reviewed
Demonic forces make their presence felt in this horror film set in the art world
The failing architect who dreamt up modern America
Frank Lloyd Wright is widely considered America’s greatest architect – but his career was dominated by failure
Zaha Hadid’s death leaves British architecture immeasurably poorer
The UK was slow to appreciate Zaha Hadid’s uncompromising attitude to architecture, but she was one of the most important British architects of the past 100 years
Is it still possible to stop the Garden Bridge?
Another week, another controversy. Can opponents of the Garden Bridge project still make their voices heard?
The mysteries of M.C. Escher at the Dulwich Picture Gallery
The familiarity of Maurits Cornelis Escher’s work doesn’t make it any easier to interpret, says Will Wiles
What does it mean to regard video games as works of art?
A long-running debate has been revived by a court ruling that the realism of ‘Call of Duty’ makes it a work of art