Dreaming spires – the restless imagination of Imre Makovecz
The Hungarian architect with a penchant for the fantastical left behind a series of highly provocative buildings
The Hungarian architect with a penchant for the fantastical left behind a series of highly provocative buildings
Books and manuscripts, 18th-century furniture and Old Master drawings are driving a thriving art market in France
Fleeing persecution in France, thousands of Protestant silversmiths set up shop around Europe – and London attracted many of the most skilful
There are plenty of new discoveries to be made at the Paris fair focused on fine draughtsmanship
Highlights at this year’s edition include a gold-ground painting, a French landscape by Turner and a woodblock print by one of Japan’s Living National Treasures
Artists may distrust intermediaries but it would be more difficult for anyone to get noticed in the art world without them
The notion that art should serve a personal or social good is more prevalent than ever – but is usefulness really the point of creativity?
The French artist was largely ignored by his peers, but his uncanny painting of a snake is a masterpiece
This dynamic young wine producer was quick to become a corking success – and is making sure artists from the region are in on the fun
The renovated Fondation Bemberg in Toulouse is a fitting home for its founder’s eclectic art collection
The philanthropist’s pursuits range from collecting Asian art to restoring ruined buildings
At the age of 65, the artist went to Rome a painter and returned to the United States a sculptor. It wasn’t the first time the city had changed him
As the Metropolitan Museum of Art enters a new era, its past decisions are still sending ripples into the present, so what does the future hold?
Koen Bulckens of the Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp explains what makes the painter’s portrait of ‘the weeping prophet’ such an emotional tour de force
The painter’s desire for food and drink can be traced throughout a collection of obsessive shopping lists dotted with drawings
In the 18th century, Europe was swept by a trend for art that revealed the inner lives of its subjects – and the Swiss painter encapsulated the ideas of the age
Behind the artist’s enjoyably exuberant artworks is a serious concern with rewiring language and remaking bodies
Aaron Betsky’s account of the wildest visions architecture has to offer is full of buildings that haunt the structures of the real world
Jackie Wullschläger’s biography invites us to take another look at a painter whose canvases make a direct appeal to the eye
The conservation of two jewel-like panels by Francesco Pesellino is an opportunity to discover a little-known artist who was highly regarded by the Medici
A centenary celebration of the Edinburgh-born artist puts his collaborative side in the spotlight
The South Korean artist has perfected an aesthetic of harmony and balance that rewards patient looking