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Ten art events to get to in June
This month’s top exhibitions, from Wyndham Lewis at IWM North to Cézanne’s portraits in Paris
Mythical beasts in Mesopotamia
What do sculpted animals in Mesopotamian art tell us about the relationship between gods and men?
A radical new look at the greatest of Elizabethan artists
Two portraits newly attributed to Nicholas Hilliard will transform our understanding of the artist
The failing architect who dreamt up modern America
Frank Lloyd Wright is widely considered America’s greatest architect – but his career was dominated by failure
The art of putting Soviet propaganda on porcelain plates
After the Russian Revolution, the State Porcelain Factory produced a powerful new art form for a new era
A history of Algeria in seven stops
A major archaeological discovery has put Algeria’s history in the spotlight. What can its existing world heritage sites tell us about the country’s past?
Hatra’s embattled history, from the Romans to ISIS
It’s been besieged, abandoned, and used as a training ground for terrorists – but the ancient city of Hatra still stands in the Iraqi desert
Emery Walker’s house is an Arts and Crafts utopia
This remarkable house in Hammersmith is a vivid museum of late Victorian cultural life
A tribute to A.R. Penck
The artist’s relentless and bloody-minded pursuit of freedom, in art as in life, was a lesson to us all
The genius of Camille Claudel
With the opening of a dedicated museum, the artist’s achievements can finally be seen outside her relationship with Rodin
‘Phyllida Barlow’s work has a spine-tingling force’
Entering the British Pavilion at Venice will feel like an Alice in Wonderland experience
The literary lineage of Philip Guston
Philip Guston’s engagement with literature cemented his place in the history of art
Acquisitions of the month: April 2017
The finest new additions to public art collections, from the final portrait of the 1st Duke of Wellington, to a rare Modigliani sculpture
What’s coming up at the Venice Biennale?
Witches, trolls, and a version of Pinocchio are among the characters you can expect to see at this year’s event
Eleven art events to get to in May
The month’s top exhibitions, from Giacometti at Tate Modern to the 57th Venice Biennale
Eric Gill’s fall from grace
Revelations about the artist’s personal life have encouraged a reassessment of his work
A new way of looking at Raphael’s drawings
The artist used drawing as a way of brainstorming how his art related to the world
Ovid’s Metamorphoses is the ultimate sourcebook for artists
Ovid’s epic mythological poem has fired the imaginations of artists since the Renaissance
Does contemporary art have a home in Copenhagen?
Several of the city’s avant-garde spaces are suburban. Now it looks like a major central gallery will move out, too
Is youth culture a thing of the past?
London may soon have a museum of youth culture. Does this mean it’s over?
The fake feud between Picasso and Matisse
Shortly after Matisse’s death, Clive Bell called time on the artist’s rivalry with Picasso – and rightly so
The man in charge of modernising the Uffizi
Reforming Italy’s most famous museum is a huge and sensitive task for new director Eike Schmidt
How Kansas City got its magnificent museum
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art built its collection from scratch in the 1930s, and is still going strong today
Acquisitions of the month: March 2017
The finest new additions to public art collections, from rare Fabergé animals in London to Canadian masterpieces in Ottawa
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