All you ever wanted to know about the artist, from a deep dive into his chaotic studio to accounts of his exploits in seedy Soho—selected by the art historian Michael Peppiatt

Despite a £1.57bn pot, an algorithm-based grant-making process and complex criteria have left some major institutions empty-handed

The British artist rekindles her love affair with the work of her favourite artist at the Royal Academy—and it is Emin whose voice emerges strongest

Devaney, previously at the RA for 22 years, will oversee artist’s catalogue raisonné among other projects

From the saga over a controversially delayed Philip Guston show to an under appreciated female Old Master whose big moment never came

It was tempting to simply put “everything and everyone” in the bad-year column. But even this most challenging of years was not entirely terrible

Artist—who is now blind in one eye and lives in a sheltered care home—is launching a space in Bridport, England, to sell his own works

Many UK institutions are hoping members will continue to support them despite limited benefits and recurring closures

Petition launched calling for Southbank Centre staff to be reinstated in light of Chancellor’s announcement while Royal Academy confirms coronavirus funding snub

With exhibitions at the Royal Academy and Xavier Hufkens, as well as her return to Margate, the artist is doing more in convalescence than most people manage in full health

Plus, the curator Legacy Russell talks about her new book Glitch Feminism

Some academicians argue that instead of cutting almost half of the institution's jobs, it should consider selling the Taddei Tondo—worth several hundred million pounds

The London exhibition has many highlights, but viewing this long-planned show is unlike anyone could have envisaged before the coronavirus pandemic

Cuts have been announced as the institution aims to make savings of £8m a year and awaits news on government grant

The exhibition Francis Bacon: Man and Beast at the Royal Academy of Arts in London next year will include the artist's final work—a painting of a bull

The London institution has reopened after four months of coronavirus lockdown but under very different circumstances

The performance artist has been in lockdown in Austria and spoke to us exclusively about making work in isolation and following Matisse’s example as a response to the crisis

As the London institution announces its revised exhibition schedule, we reveal the international knock-on effect triggered by the changes

Closed museums are losing millions in income, ushering in job cuts, appeals for emergency relief and lasting changes in strategy

From hilarious tweets from Tim of the National Cowboy Museum to trivia and doodle challenges from the Royal Academy of Arts

Londoners stuck to the tried-and-tested and New Yorkers showed their patriotic sides, while Parisians were drawn in by golden treasures

Princeton show charts the artist’s enduring pursuit of geological compositions

The first major UK show will include 80 works by the little-known Belgian artist who has always "escaped easy categorisation"

Travelling Kunstpalast exhibition will feature the only known ceiling paintings created by a woman in the 18th century

From Ruth Asawa's delicate structures to a revelatory show of Picasso's paper works

Most of the works, created with felt tip pen on newsprint, have been lost, but two have been specially restored for London show

From Artemisia to Abramović, Old Masters to Olmecs, and Richter to Roman antiquities—here are next year's must-see shows