On my radar: Dave Eggers’s cultural highlights
The American author on whale watching, Kehinde Wiley’s hypnotic paintings and an indispensable Canadian singer-songwriter
‘I felt like an FBI agent’: the author who infiltrated the art world
Cork Dork author Bianca Bosker has turned her gaze toward art with her new book, trying to immerse herself in a world that wanted nothing to do with her
Tim Hilton obituary
Journalist, biographer of John Ruskin and brilliant art critic who wrote for the Guardian and Independent on Sunday
Family of Discworld illustrator seek wealthy patron to conserve legacy of ‘one of the great artists of our time’
Relatives of Josh Kirby, who also produced artwork for Star Wars and many well-known authors, hope to keep the sci-fi and horror artist’s collection together for future generations
Charleston aims to bring Bloomsbury group works back to ‘rightful home’
Charity that runs house in East Sussex launches bid to fill gaps in collection with ‘treasures’ held in private hands
Were the monks on drugs? How The Book of Kells went fully psychedelic
Spirited to Ireland to save it from the Vikings, this wild illumination of the New Testament, full of gilded curls and coils, is one of the most ecstatic artworks ever – and now it’s gone gloriously immersive
Earthly Delights by Jonathan Jones review – Renaissance mania
The Guardian’s art critic casts a meticulous and joyful eye over western art’s big bang
The zeitgeist is changing. A strange, romantic backlash to the tech era looms
Empiricism, algorithms and smartphones are out – astrology, art and a life lived fiercely offline are in
The best European culture of 2023
Critics, writers and broadcasters pick their home country’s cultural highlight of 2023, which they hope will find international success in 2024
Dr Terror deals the Death card: how tarot was turned into an occult obsession
It was a nice innocent game played by Renaissance courtiers, often featuring strong women. Why were these artistically dazzling cards given a black magic makeover that endures to this day?
A moment that changed me: I stopped speaking at 19 – and found my artistic voice
I was mute for two years because I couldn’t convey my emotions. It helped me discover a new way to express myself
Groundbreaking graphic novel on Gaza rushed back into print 20 years on
When Joe Sacco created Palestine no one knew what ‘comics journalism’ was. Now his pioneering book has eager new readers
From Kurt to Elvis, JFK and more, what movies did stars see just before they died?
For Franz Kafka, it was The Kid. For Stanley Kubrick, it was the trailer to Eyes Wide Shut. But what about Cobain, Presley and Kennedy? Artist Stanley Schtinter talks us through his revelatory new project
On my radar: Chris Bush’s cultural highlights
The award-winning playwright on one of pop’s most extraordinary voices, role-playing drag queens and the scathing wit of her favourite foodie website
Trippy eagles, vagina wounds, dragon intimacy: how medieval art got weird
A Twitter account of the oddest illustrations from the middle ages has now become a book. Behind these naive drawings, author Olivia M Swarthout says, lie serious truths