• An interview with Rasheed Araeen • The art of the Post Office • Do we still need UNESCO? • A new look for Kettle’s Yard
PLUS: The Louvre Abu Dhabi, the revamped Hayward Gallery, the Gurlitt hoard on display, R.B. Kitaj’s memoir, and more
Japanese art at the MFA Boston | Christian Marclay | collecting haute couture
Liliane Lijn | Picasso | Mughal painting | Impressionism
Jan Švankmajer | Pompeii | Cat ladies
Museum of West African Art | Jeremy Frey | Ed Ruscha
At its peak, the Mughal empire brought together scholars and artists of different languages and faiths to create art fit for kings
The replacement of Boswell’s department store with a luxury hotel is part of a beautification process that has gathered pace in recent years
The ideas and images of the artists who unleashed their unconscious on the world a century ago are now part of the fabric of everyday life
The artist has pursued her interest in light, motion and myth across drawing, sculpture and performance for six decades, but it’s her openness to new ideas that really defines her work