How the Vollard Suite draws us into the dark mind of Picasso
Picasso’s phantasmagorical etchings from the 1930s, which go on display at the British Museum next week, delve into the deepest, darkest corners of the artist’s psyche
Art and design
Louboutin exhibition focuses on life and sole of shoe designer to the stars
Design Museum in London pays homage to Christian Louboutin, the go-to shoemaker for society’s well-heeled
Should art be austere in a recession?
Willem Kalf’s still life of a luxurious 17th-century feast reminds us that you can’t impose austerity on the imagination