Stop flogging statues, and give museums a slice of the art market pie
An Egyptian statue from Northampton museum has been sold for £16m. There has to be a better solution to the funding crisis
Culture
Miró spirit flies free again from Mallorca vaults
Eleven unseen works in exhibition of contrasts bring new insights into Spanish master of fluidity
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
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