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‘I’ve seen other knitted roast chickens, and I’d like to put my own stamp on one’: No one can resist the charms of Kate Jenkins's culinary creationsEmma Love talks to the Brighton-based textile artist ahead of her new immersive exhibition in London.
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Not just a likeness, but a presence: How to commission the perfect portraitCarla Passino meets the artists capturing the very essence of a person.
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You don't need to climb one of the world's most dangerous mountains to conquer it — just look at these paintings insteadIn this five-minute guide we explore impressive artwork of K2.
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The life and times of the artist behind one of the most reproduced works of artKatsushika Hokusai thought that nothing he had painted before the age of 70 was worthy of attention and, if only he could live to 110, his every stroke would become alive.
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Historic haul of Lord Nelson's letters will head to auctionLetters from Emma Hamilton and correspondence from St Vincent, the Nile and Trafalgar are among the sale.
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Ronnie Wood has many muses, but his favourite is Jimi HendrixA new set of portraits by the iconic rockstar, of another iconic rockstar, is ready to view at the Handel Hendrix House.
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From harem to hammam: How the Turks transformed BritainUnder the influence of the Turks, whether Ottoman or not, England acquired magnificent rugs, better baths, the smallpox vaccine and a profusion of pub names, as Lucien de Guise reveals
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Should we be paying to go to museums and galleries? The cost of free entry is more complex than you'd thinkThis week's Athena tackles whether galleries and museums should be free to visit, and what the implications of paying for entry might mean for them.
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In search of the authentic French Riviera that captured the imagination of F. Scott Fitzgerald, Jean Cocteau and Henri MatisseA new exhibition that tells the story of how the Côte d'Azur dazzled modern art's great innovators is now open. Rupert Clague and Nick Trend attempt to follow in their footsteps.
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'There was blood, graphic nudity, even a portrait of a murderer': A five-minute guide to the 1990's greatest and grittiest momentsAhead of a new Tate Britain exhibition celebrating the last decade of the 20th century, Carla Passino chooses five of her own favourite moments.
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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.
