Art

On the first thing we see, the pleasure of recognition, and the decision to keep going.

Nicole M. Mayer reports from Design Miami Paris at the Hôtel de Maisons, where lighting by Christian Pellizzari, Gaetano Pesce and Rogan Gregory shows how bronze, glass, fabric-like resin and animal fibres shape light.

Mina Hanson reviews Johnny Depp's first major UK exhibition of original artworks at Halcyon Gallery on New Bond Street, London, from Bucket and Yesterday's Flowers to The Bunnyman and the downstairs studio.

To build an art reading list, start with one question you genuinely want answered, then choose four kinds of book to answer it: a readable survey, a primary source written at the time, a critical essay that argues with the survey, and a monograph on a single artist. Keep the list short, borrow before you…

To start an art collection on a budget, decide on a narrow focus, set a yearly limit that also covers framing and care, and begin with works on paper, original prints, photographs and small pieces by living artists. Look a great deal before you buy, ask sellers precise questions about medium and edition, keep a…

Violeta Sofia's floral still lifes, held up by her own hands, at Winston Taylor in London until 15 December, by appointment.

The Royal Academy's Richard Dadd exhibition, Beyond Bedlam, closes on 25 October. Most visitors arrive knowing two facts about Dadd: he painted fairies, and he killed his father. The show gives both t

The Birmingham-based Kurdish-Iraqi artist on autism, ADHD and masking, and on Mimi, the purple cat who changes colour to fit in.

Paris Fashion Week closed on 6 October 2026 after nine days of womenswear spring–summer 2027: 101 houses on the official calendar of the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode, with 68 runway sh

At Hundred Heroines in Nailsworth, the Stardust exhibition sets Jillian Edelstein's celebrity portraits beside the women photographers history forgot.

Annabel McCourt has been selected from more than 70 applicants to make Resonant Tides (After the Strike), a permanent sculpture for Hull's Fruit Market based on the Rank Organisation gong.

Cover: the Moscow Manege, the week's principal venue — photo: Shakko, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Frieze London and Frieze Masters return to The Regent's Park from 14 to 18 October 2026, with 14 October an invitation-only preview and nearly 300 galleries between the two fairs. The London Society h

By Maria Bregman, writer, literary and art critic and curator. She has written for Cosmopolitan, Glamour, ELLE and Esquire, curated solo exhibitions of Zurab Tsereteli, presented on CultFM, organised

Frieze Sculpture opened on 16 September 2026 and runs to 1 November in the English Gardens of The Regent's Park. Entry is free, the gates are the park gates, and the exhibition stays open for seven we