culture

From Blackpool to Porto, a season of exhibitions that rewards careful looking — luminous paintings, recovered histories, and a few works never seen before.

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A salon gathering leading designers, makers, and practitioners — offering a rare accoutrement of ideas, objects, and cultural perspective.

It has been a busy year for museum renovations in New York. This autumn, two more enhanced institutions will be unveiled in the city.

The time of the year when museums and galleries pull out all the stops. Here, a long-list of exhibitions that represent the best of the best, featuring David Bowie, Betty Parsons and Lee Lozano, among others.

A new publication from Phaidon offers an in-depth visual study of the ubiquity and diversity of chairs. The book serves as a rigorous encyclopaedia of important designs and an exploration of how we live with, and through, objects.

Writer-director Durga Chew-Bose speaks to Patter about 5 curious facts from the filming of Bonjour Tristesse.

Abstract painting, sculptural miniatures, woven works and garden design. 8 shows to stop by in the warm months ahead.

A directory of recently opened art shows to see this May, June and July.