Jon Pountney’s photographs of the South Wales Valleys are no lament for a lost industrial past, but a vivid record of an area that keeps adapting to and even defying a changing reality
At Loewe’s Fall/Winter 2026 show, a soft-toy menagerie by the German artist Cosima von Bonin added a playful touch
In Jewish tradition, Torah scrolls are often embellished with ornaments. Rarely are they as elaborate as this jewel-encrusted crown, a highlight of the V&A’s reopened Gilbert Galleries
Sales at Sotheby’s and Christie’s rebounded impressively, even as the situation in the Middle East worsened
From sensitive portraits by Peter Hujar to Old Master paintings depicting beauty and ugliness, there’s so much to see within a day’s trip from the Maastricht fair
Two unrelated cases in the 1990s show how hard it was to recover stolen artefacts – and even to know that they had gone missing in the first place
The Romanian sculptor expressed his creativity and identity through food just as much as art
Edward Hicks made 62 versions of the same scene of worldly harmony – but they were tinged with personal tragedy too
Since its founding in 1919, Buccellati has drawn on ancient techniques to create its sparkling pieces
For the Surrealist, alcohol provided both an escape from reality and a commercial opportunity
Dorich House, the home and studio of the sculptor Dora Gordine, is a reminder of when Britain played host to the avant-garde
The painter was one of the most successful portraitists in Europe and should be regarded as the father of the English school of painting. So why has his reputation suffered over the years?
Over the centuries, the Princely House of Liechtenstein has amassed one of the world’s largest and most impressive private art collections. Now it’s being deployed to shine a light on the business of art itself
Forty years after publication, Janet and Allan Ahlberg’s classic picture book delivers as much joy and humour as ever
Thirty finalists from 19 countries were selected from more than 5,000 submissions – and the winner will be announced on 12 May
Court painters couldn’t bestow eternal life on their royal patrons, but they certainly knew how to make art that lasted
On its first birthday, Trondheim’s newest museum hits its stride with a very respectable Louise Bourgeois exhibition
A masterpiece of medieval German sculpture and a portrait by Joshua Reynolds are among the most important works to have entered public collections recently
From the Comédie Française to the National Gallery, the documentarian’s portraits reveal the painstaking work that goes into creative expression
The world’s most popular museums are bursting at the seams. As visitor numbers stop being the sole metric of success, is quality becoming more important than quantity?
The sixth edition of the event is full of compelling work, but its practical shortcomings need to be addressed – the artists deserve better
Since 1956, the New York institution has fostered cross-cultural understanding, equipped with a collection of masterpieces assembled by its founder, John D. Rockefeller III
In his ‘Lamentation over the Dead Christ’, the painter’s attention to detail heightens the contrast between life and death
Alexis Soyer was in his time the most celebrated chef in London – and paintings by his wife, Emma, are ripe for rediscovery
