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Are artists’ estates too protective of artists’ reputations?
How far should estates seek to control public perceptions of an artist’s life and work?
How should museums respond to art smuggling scandals?
Despite all best efforts, museums can and do unwittingly acquire stolen artefacts. What happens when new information throws an item’s provenance into doubt?
‘We have always been an avant-garde museum’
How do you maintain a museum’s experimental spirit, while putting the permanent collection centre-stage?
The light and shade of Charles III of Spain
Three shows in Madrid bring out the contradictions of Charles III, an enlightened ruler who could not resist the trappings of monarchy
There’s much more to St Louis than the memory of the World’s Fair
The city’s museums are flourishing, with top exhibitions – including a major Medardo Rosso show
The flower painter who was fed up with his masterpieces
Henri Fantin-Latour’s finest works are the flower paintings that he made in bulk – but he didn’t think so
Eight art events to get to this month
The exhibition highlights and museum openings not to miss in January
Acquisitions of the month: December 2016
The finest new additions to public art collections, from a rare ancient carved gem, to William Orpen’s beautifully illustrated hand-written letters
The crafty imperialist
John Lockwood Kipling (father of the more famous Rudyard) was an important champion of traditional Indian arts and crafts
The dark art of Jonas Burgert heads for Bologna
Jonas Burgert’s paintings are dark as hell, and absolutely compelling. His major exhibition in Bologna promises to be a highlight this year
Flemish portraits, science fiction, and an avant-garde centenary
Antwerp’s Old Master treasures are on tour, while the Barbican is staging a sprawling but ambitious science fiction exhibition
Jean Paul Barbier-Mueller (1930–2016)
Jean Paul Barbier-Mueller, the leading tribal art collector and international museum patron, has died at the age of 86
Dutch prints, De Stijl, and David Hockney
Hercules Segers heads for the USA, Giacometti goes to Doha, David Hockney turns 80 in style, and more
The National Gallery of Ireland is finally to reopen
It’s been a long wait indeed, but the gallery’s refurbishment is nearing completion, and there’s a good line-up of temporary exhibitions, too
The American Dream and the October Revolution
American art at the British Museum; Chris Ofili’s first tapestry; Shakespeare’s Malvolio transformed, and more
The legendary John Latham in London
One of the most interesting – and challenging – shows next year will be the Serpentine’s double-look at John Latham
Old Master drawings, Tiffany mosaics, and the best Indian art
From the highly anticipated Pacific Standard Time to New York’s famous art fairs, there’s plenty to see across the USA in 2017
Black British art, Merce Cunningham’s collaborations, and Lygia Pape in the USA
A number of UK shows are celebrating black British art, and large-scale exhibitions of Merce Cunningham and Lygia Pape are planned in the US
10 things we didn’t expect in 2016
It’s been a memorable year in the art world for all sorts of reasons…
Yayoi Kusama heads to Singapore, while Southeast Asian art travels the globe
There are some excellent exhibitions of Southeast Asian art in the pipeline. Here are the best, alongside other global art highlights
War in the sunshine, abstraction in India, and art in a prison
The art of aerial warfare is explored at the Estorick Collection; Claude Cahun and Gillian Wearing make a formidable pair at the NPG; and Edmund Clark heads to prison for art
Guercino, Giovanni da Rimini and Murillo
There are some excellent in-focus exhibitions opening around the world in 2017, including a chance to see Guercino’s frescoes up-close, and a revealing look at the school of Rimini
Ten major art anniversaries to look out for in 2017
It’s been 100 years since the deaths of Rodin and Degas; 500 years since Martin Luther’s 95 Theses; and 2,000 years since the death of Ovid…
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