Calder and Abstraction: From Avant-Garde to Iconic. Giving the art ample space to breathe.

Alongside Duchamp, Miró and Mondrian, the American artist Alexander Calder is considered a pioneer of modernist sculpture and one of the most important artists of the twentieth century. His most iconic works, coined mobiles by Marcel Duchamp, are kinetic sculptures in which flat pieces of painted metal connected by wire move delicately in the air, … Read more

Kazimir Malevich: the man who liberated painting

Malevich’s Black Square was an emptying out of all the value associated with art. Ahead of a new Tate Modern show, Frances Spalding explores the work of a revolutionary painter

Museum of the Year 2014: what makes a winner?

Artist Tracey Emin, historian David Starkey, designer Margaret Howell and others champion their favourite exhibition space

LVMH to transmit French savoir-faire through L’Institut des Metiers d’Excellence

LVMH Creates “L’Institut des Metiers d’Excellence” Luxury giant LVMH announced the creation of “L’Institut des Métiers d’Excellence” (IME), a program of professional training that will allow the LVMH Group to ensure the transmission of its savoir-faire while enhancing the different métiers in the fields of craftsmanship and creation among young generations. Starting in September, the … Read more

Radical geometry: South America’s surprising art

All eyes are on Brazil’s World Cup but a new Royal Academy exhibition showcases a different kind of South American artistry, and makes a stunning case for the continent’s geometric art

Inhotim, Brazil’s giant open-air art gallery

Set amid 500,000 acres of botanical gardens near Belo Horizonte, where England play their final World Cup game, a visit to the remarkable Inhotim will cheer up dejected footie fans