Do museums need to crack down on selfies? – The Art Newspaper
“Ban selfie-takers from museums—these people don’t deserve to see great art,” read a headline on The Telegraph’s website…
A rare jewellery box identified in Vermeer paintings sheds new light on the artist’s connections – The Art Newspaper
An object depicted in a Johannes Vermeer painting has been found to represent a rare Indian jewellery casket,…
The Past and Future of Boucher’s Four Seasons
When François Boucher created a series of paintings known as The Four Seasons in 1755, agriculture in France…
From imps and goblins to the glitchy digital world: Flora Yukhnovich on her ‘cacophony’ of inspirations – The Art Newspaper
Flora Yukhnovich’s signature large-scale, gestural paintings shot the British artist to fame in the past decade. Riding a…
Observer’s Best Art Books of 2025
Our favorite new art books span museum insider accounts, histories of protest and fresh takes on how images…
Vermeer and the Lost Art of Love Letters
Listen up, kids, this is how it worked: When an admirer decided to write to you, they’d take…