15 October marks the day, 100 years ago, when André Breton published his groundbreaking 'Surrealist Manifesto', jumpstarting an artistic movement that shook up the world into the present day.
Alexandra Loske, author of 'The Artist’s Palette', discusses one of her favourite palettes and what it reveals about the artist.
In this extract from ‘How Painting Happens’, celebrated writer and art critic Martin Gayford draws a parallel between the practice of painting, past and present, and explores the question: how do painters set about to make a painting?
Kelly Grovier, author of 'How Banksy Saved Art History', speaks to us about his interest in Banksy’s work through the lens of art history, and the artist’s impact and legacy.
Thames & Hudson pledges to donate £10 from every copy sold to National Art Museum of Ukraine.
Professor Jiehong Jiang talks about contemporary art in the context of the unprecedented cultural, political and urban transformations in post-Mao China.
Dr Ben Ware on how we can interpret Francis Bacon’s art philosophically.
We sat down with Lee Cheshire, author of 'Key Moments in Art' to find out what makes good accessible art writing.
In this video David Hockney and Martin Gayford, co-authors of 'A History of Pictures', talk about art history from Caravaggio to Pinocchio.
There's more to this movement than melted clocks and bowler hats. We sat down with 'Surrealism' author Amy Dempsey to discuss one of the most popular art movements of the 20th century.