Ahead of Art Basel Hong Kong, our selection of must-see exhibitions
As an exhibition of works selected by the Spanish author opens in London, he discusses realism, ambiguity and why he doesn’t want to be a ‘curator’
‘I spend my life as a writer trying (failing) to approximate Oswald’s verbal economy of means’
With President Xi and the China International Import Expo in town, taking stock of ‘progress’ seemed both a timely and complicated endeavour
Art and culture have a role in describing the unevenness of the world: where do we go from here?
This year’s edition acts as a house of mirrors reflecting the promises of globalization and the ‘intensification and erosion of nationalism’
At TG, Nottingham, a selection of photographs from the late 1990s raises questions about self-portrayal in a time before Instagram
‘Mentorship? I don’t think I even knew what the word meant!’
Born in Kandy, Minnette de Silva was the first Asian female architect to be registered with RIBA
‘What is being exhibited at Manifesta, above all, is Palermo itself’
The Dubai-based artist discusses making work that mobilizes peoples, objects and symbols
As the Scottish sculpture park celebrates its tenth anniversary, Amy Sherlock talks to its founder Nicky Wilson
The innovatively designed home of Fondation d’entreprise Galeries Lafayette, remodelled by Rem Koolhaas, emphasizes the museum as flexible form
Bétonsalon & Fondation d'enterprise Ricard, Paris, France
Can an alternative arts network, unmediated by the West's commercial capitals and burgeoning arts economies of China and India, be built?
With the sad news of the passing of Betty Woodman, revisiting her interview where she talked about ceramic histories and modern painting
Marlborough Fine Art, London, UK
Founders of the Book Society in Seoul, Helen Ku and Lim Kyung Yong, talk about the origins of their bookshop and publishing house
Our complex relationship to the world's oceans
The remarkable story of Hercules Florence and his pharmacy labels
