Faded Master Of Experimentation
A new exhibition tries to resurrect the reputation of Sir Joshua Reynolds
Politics, Ideas and the Arts
Carol Robertson
The British abstract artist Carol Robertson has been making paintings based on geometric forms for many years but consistently returns to the circle.
Eccentrics Hiding in the Crowds
When the big shows are overrun by the holiday hordes, seize the moment to savour minority tastes
Cabinet of Too Few Curiosities
The ambition of the British Museum’s Germany: Memories of a Nation ultimately exceeds its reach
Drawing Board: Sarah Butterfield
A look at the artist's first international solo exhibition
Wealth of Rubbish
Why do so many rich capitalists have a penchant for collecting anti-capitalist art?
Drawing Board: Egon Schiele
Was the artist an exploitative pornographer or one of the greatest artists of the 20th century?
Provincial Unease
Giovanni Battista Moroni was a sharp-eyed portraitist who painted working people as well as the rich
The World Through Rembrandt’s Window
As a National Gallery exhibition shows, the artist refused to be broken by bereavement and bankruptcy
Bourgeois Baiting
Sigmar Polke's preoccupation with process meant he never captured the public's imagination
Is art therapeutic?
Alain de Botton tries to personalise the museum experience — but instead trivialises great historical ideas
Digital Civilisation?
Two summer exhibitions present differing visions of civilisation