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From Pokémon to Iron Man: Why 21st-century collectors are looking beyond artCarla Passino looks at how collecting habits have changed.
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Contemporary Korean art is still very much a product of its pastReinterpreting outside influences in their own key, Korea’s artists and craftsmen mastered celadon porcelain, developed a metal moveable type and embraced ‘true-view’ landscape painting, as a British Museum exhibition reveals.
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'As dangerous as possible — the best way to be’: Political satirist Ralph Steadman on cartoons and working with Hunter S. ThompsonRalph Steadman is among the most celebrated illustrators that this island has ever produced, says James Fisher — who meets the artist ahead of a retrospective of his work.
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Will a tourist tax serve those who pay it?The Overnight Visitor Levy will provide welcome financial relief for councils that enforce it, but is the juice worth the squeeze?
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When is a pipe not a pipe? When it is the painted paradox of René MagritteA new London exhibition explores how the artist's influence extended far beyond his own lifetime.
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David Shrigley: ‘Very strange, figurative, slushy, squishy paintings — I love that aesthetic'Lotte Brundle meets the visual artist at his studio in Brighton.
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Lights, camera, don't move! The new wave of English still-life paintersIn the final feature of a five-part series of the new school of English painting, Charlotte Mullins meets the artists standing still.
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The Bayeux Tapestry is an exhibition to rememberDisplaying the story of the Norman Conquest was always going to be a Herculean task, but it's one that the British Museum has executed well.
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To restore a painting, science must meet art and the past must meet the presentHarry Pearson talks to the conservators that bring pictures back to life
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What would Turner think? Meet Britain’s new landscape paintersIn the fourth feature of a five-part series of the new school of English painting, Charlotte Mullins meets the landscape artists.
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A new exhibition in the Hampshire forest is setting tongues wagging — and wooing young collectorsArina Izmestieva's gallery, Funny Weather, has launched an outdoor exhibition that celebrates the materials found in our national landscapes.
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The new school of English painters following in the footsteps of Sir Joshua ReynoldsIn the third feature of a five-part series of the new school of English painting, Charlotte Mullins meets the history boys.
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Frogs, foxes and fire-breathing dragons: Meet the barking, quacking and roaring menagerie of the Bayeux TapestryThe many animals within the Bayeux Tapestry are more than just decoration, reveals Deborah Nicholls-Lee.
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Dovecotes, deer, vineyards and lots of castles.... apart from that, what did the Normans ever do for us?A great deal, says Jason Goodwin, who takes a closer look at the ways the conquerors fundamentally changed the character of England and, by extension, the world.
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England is an important world centre for figurative painters who were born overseasIn the second feature of a five-part series of the new school of English painting, Charlotte Mullins meets the ones figuring it out.
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What we can learn from the Bayeux tapestry's lost endingAs the Bayeux Tapestry goes on display at the British Museum, this week's leader explores what it means to us today, and what else you can go and see if you didn't bag a ticket.
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The most sought-after paintings by English artists working today are those that verge on abstractionIn the first feature of a five-part series of the new school of English painting, Charlotte Mullins meets the abstract dreamers.
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Glass half full: The beautifully fragile artform that has taken the world by stormCorinne Julius shines the spotlight on a little-known art form at which this country excels.
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Athena: The best stage for contemporary art is inside our historic houses and gardensClaydon House in Buckinghamshire is hosting a new exhibition by White Cube gallery.
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'Yes, it was awful, but there was also so much love': Francis Bacon and George Dyer at the Edinburgh FringeA new play looks at the vibrant, chaotic and passionate relationship between two lovers. Carla Passino talks to its creator Alistair Hall.
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The RA's Summer Exhibition is a lightning rod for artistic argumentsThe most famous exhibition in the world has been a magnet for controversy ever since its inception.
