A new book recounts one woman’s struggle to find looted art – and then convince a major museum to give it backFresh proof that the Nazis set up fake auctions and phoney paperwork to disguise their looting of art and valuable possessions has been uncove…
Twenty photographs of the week
Wildfires in Colorado, the death of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, floods in Brazil and hardship in Afghanistan: the most striking images from around the world this week Continue reading…
Twenty photographs of the week
The aftermath of a volcano on La Palma, winter solstice, floods in Malaysia and unrest in DRC: the most striking images from around the world this week Continue reading…
Trees, seeds and urban bees: Age of Extinction’s year in pictures
Our photographers brought the natural world to the fore, with pictures of wildlife and the efforts to conserve them across the globe Continue reading…
Outcry as Hong Kong University memorial to Tiananmen Square victims is removed
Site of the Pillar of Shame at the city’s oldest university is under guard after workmen dismantled statueHong Kong’s oldest university has removed a statue mourning those killed in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square in 1989 and posted guards at the site where…
Best of Guardian Australia photography 2021 – in pictures
A selection of this year’s best photography from Guardian Australia’s photographic team and freelance photographers across the country Continue reading…
Bamboo airports and psychedelic oil refineries: Richard Rogers’ thrilling legacy
The visionary architect behind some of the world’s favourite landmarks – and some of its most expensive housing – has died aged 88. Our critic assesses his impactHe may have hung up his pencil in 2020, but Richard Rogers was never the retiring type. Th…
Eternal innovator: Richard Rogers’ 10 best buildings – in pictures
From a glass home with movable walls to an airport so stunning you’ll want to be delayed, Richard Rogers, who has died aged 88, turned architecture inside-out. We pick his finest creations Continue reading…
Escape from the cage of whiteness – Kehinde Wiley: The Prelude review
National Gallery, LondonBarack Obama’s portraitist took black Londoners to Norway and filmed their frozen adventures. Shown alongside his diverse reworkings of great paintings, the result is an exhibition full of resonanceKehinde Wiley, the official po…
‘I’m overwhelmed’ – Balkrishna Doshi, India’s most celebrated living architect, wins top UK honour
The defining architect of post-independence India, who worked with the likes of Le Corbusier and Louis Kahn, has been awarded RIBA’s royal gold medal for his ‘delightfully purposeful’ buildingsThe 2022 RIBA royal gold medal, the UK’s highest honour for…