He was closely involved in noble houses’ restitution claims after German reunification

Emirati who created constructivist drawings and performance pieces in the desert was “probably the greatest artist from the UAE”<br>

The photographer did not believe photography could change the world—but it could reveal its changes

The philanthropist couple, who escaped the Nazis in Poland, enriched Montreal’s Museum of Fine Arts

Many of the works owned by Gerald Grosvenor, who has died aged 64, have been loaned over the years to a small museum near the family seat in Chester <br>

Although the Soviet leader once called his work “degenerate”, the artist was asked to design his tombstone

The late Iranian artist considered “still pictures” the perfect, poetic counterpart to moving images

The independent-minded philanthropist whose life was touched by tragedy

Known for his surreal sculptures and performances, he was the first contemporary artist to exhibit work at the Louvre

The Nonconformist artist also accommodated the Soviet regime

Co-founder of kinetic and optical art collective Grav worked with neon for the past six decades

He resembled such plutocratic founders of museums as J. Paul Getty in hating overspending. He distrusted dealers: auctions revealed the true price

He was awarded the prestigious Golden Lion for lifetime achievement at the Venice Biennale in 2007

Adrian Ellis remembers the late architect he first met during the Cardiff Opera House debacle

Iraqi-born designer was the first woman to win the prestigious Pritzker Architecture Prize

She was the first woman to hold the Slade professorship of fine art at Cambridge University and taught at the Courtauld Institute of Art

Mild-mannered but ambitious, he was known for uniting Russia’s increasingly divided art world

Italian writer and philosopher, best known for the thriller The Name of the Rose, also wrote about aesthetics

The son of Alabama sharecroppers, he created sculptures, drawings and paintings from salvaged materials

33-year-old's works were on show at Maison européenne de la Photographie shortly before she was killed

The superstar art lover backed the British critic's first forays into book publishing

British musician, artist and actor inspired a generation of artists including Tracey Emin and Dexter Dalwood

He saved his greatest contempt for those in the art world he considered less than honest