Kahlo’s corset, dippy the dinosaur and the blasted garments of Hiroshima – Edinburgh Art festival
From riveting masterpieces to energetic works by emerging artists, there’s real depth to this showcase, all tempting visitors to explore one of Europe’s most remarkable cities
June 2022
National Museum of Slovenia cancels art exhibition over alleged fakes
Show claiming to feature works by Van Gogh, Matisse and Picasso abruptly cancelled as police launch investigation
May 2022
‘Absolutely enthralling’: why Matisse’s Red Studio still packs a punch
From a little-known painting to the artist’s most celebrated, the ‘creative courage’ of a game-changing piece of art is being celebrated in a new exhibition
November 2021
Speaking back to Matisse: Art Gallery of NSW dazzles with comprehensive, complicated show
The blockbuster survey features the most Matisse cut-outs ever shown in Australia – but it’s downstairs at the sister exhibition where the real conversation happens
September 2021
A moment that changed me
A moment that changed me: when I failed my O-level in my favourite subject
The results for my art exam came in and I felt talentless, a dunce. For decades I was too scared to pick up a paintbrush, until a powerful woman entered my dreams
November 2020
The bigger picture: should British museums sell to stay afloat?
As galleries auction off treasures to retain staff and plug cash gaps left by Covid, the art world is divided on ethics of disposal
April 2020
TV tonight
TV tonight: from colourism to cut-outs, the story of Henri Matisse
The great-granddaughter of the modernist painter tells his story in this new documentary. Plus: Eliud Kipchoge on his record-shattering marathon. Here’s what to watch this evening
February 2020
A sunny trip through art history in Perpignan and Collioure
This sheltered spot in south-west France attracted artists from Matisse to Picasso. We tour the ancient city, and nearby Vermillion Coast, that inspired them
December 2019
Matisse and Picasso: the art world's greatest rivalry – in pictures
Simeran Maxwell chooses 10 of her favourite pieces to tell the story of a rivalry that pushed each artist to even greater heights
September 2019
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Bathers, Bauhaus and a bounding bunny – the week in art
Hares rise in the Midlands, laughing gas intoxicates London and Matisse’s graphics flood Bath
March 2019
The Bay at Nice review – David Hare's battle of duty and desire
Penelope Wilton gives a fine turn as an understated heroine in this revival of Hare’s play about a one-time pupil of Matisse
June 2018
Matisse drawing of Mary Hutchinson may fetch £3m at auction
Hutchinson’s husband paid 8,000 francs for the work and it remained in the family estate
May 2018
Rockefeller auction: Picasso painting sells for $115m as part of $646m haul
The collection up for auction, put together by the oil dynasty scion, features art from Pablo Picasso, Claude Monet and Georgia O’Keeffe
April 2018
Back in favour: Japanese master who outshone Picasso in 1920s Paris
Léonard Foujita was the toast of the art world but vanished from view in the 1930s. A new show returns him to the public gaze
February 2018
The Collection of Peggy and David Rockefeller review – yours for half a billion
Sets by Picasso, costumes by Matisse: artists who designed for dance – in pictures
January 2018
The measure
From hair clamps to Héctor Bellerín: this week’s fashion trends
The Guardian view on contemporary art in schools: a joyful idea reborn
September 2017
Anatomy of an artwork
Henri Matisse’s The Moorish Screen: art like a good armchair
This early work is from his prolific Nice period, when he eschewed a more abstract style for one where the eroticism erupts in pattern as much as in flesh
August 2017
Matisse in the Studio review – a few of his favourite things
Matisse’s work is peopled by his beloved possessions, which in turn begin to look like Matisses in this beautifully cluttered journey into the artist’s mind
