The Icelandic writer joins Margaret Atwood and David Mitchell in creating a work to be locked away in Norway until 2114, as part of Katie Paterson’s art installation
Revered as a worker of miracles, reviled as a violent offender, Caravaggio became one of the most influential painters in Europe. Now a major new exhibition will give his followers the recognition they too deserve
It was Conrad’s gateway to the heart of darkness, HG Wells envisaged Martians on its misty shores. Now artists from around the world are exploring the mysteries of the Thames Estuary
A new series of shows in the UK reveal how Kentridge uses drawings, film, sculpture, tapestry and performance to probe the history of art and South Africa’s past