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Acquisitions of the month: November 2017
This month’s acquisitions include a hoard of Soviet nonconformist art, a significant example of brutalist architecture, and a Danish masterpiece
Why Ottoman style is in vogue in Erdogan’s Turkey
Ottomanism is in and modernism is out – as the state of three mosques shows
A revamped Leeds Art Gallery cements the city’s cultural life
Extensive refurbishment has allowed the museum to rethink how its historic building and collection are presented
Vienna’s new window on the world
The city’s ethnographic museum has been reimagined to explain how its exceptional collections migrated to the city
Power dressing – a formidable collection of samurai armour in Dallas
Gabriel and Ann Barbier-Mueller have amassed one of the most important collections of its kind in the world
How the British fell for Chinese art
The redisplay of Chinese art at the British Museum demands that we look back at a rich collecting tradition
The Asian Art in London Art Awards 2017: The Winners
Apollo presents the winners of this year’s Asian Art in London Art Awards
Acquisitions of the month: October 2017
A hoard of Viking-era treasures has gone to the National Museums Scotland, while the Towner Art Gallery has secured an impressive contemporary installation
‘Until recently, no institution in Tokyo was dedicated to Hokusai’
After 20 years of planning, the Sumida Hokusai Museum has finally opened its doors
A singular artist makes a rare solo appearance
Frith Powell has been exploring the possibilities of painting for half a century – but has rarely exhibited
Who owns the heritage of traditional medicine?
The Wellcome Collection examines the history of ‘alternative’ medicine in the Indian subcontinent
Charles Lang Freer’s gift to the American people
The Freer Gallery of Art has reopened its doors after a major refurbishment – and its founder deserves to be better known
Cézanne’s radical portraiture
The painter’s approach to portraiture seems even more refreshing in the era of selfies
How Tove Jansson reimagined Wonderland
The creator of the Moomins thought deeply about friendship in her Alice illustrations
Digging down into mining art in County Durham
A new art gallery in Bishop Auckland celebrates the mining art of northern England
Acquisitions of the month: September 2017
The Chrysler Museum celebrated its biggest gift in decades last month, while the Met acquired an extremely unusual coffin
The best of the Frieze week satellite events
From the 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair, to artists’ films at the BFI London Film Festival, there’s plenty to see outside of Regent’s Park
Wrestling with ancient Rome
Plus: Jack Whitten, Lisson Gallery’s 50th birthday, and Willem de Kooning’s late paintings
The weird world of Alfred Kubin
Plus: Giorgio de Chirico’s writings, Enrico David’s sculptures, and reflections on W.G. Sebald
Mashed-up encyclopaedias and dismantled watches
Plus: exhibitions of William Turnbull, Gino De Dominicis, and Tim Head
Sinister statues and shadowy portraits
Plus: Brice Marden’s painstaking exploration of paint and an Italian protégé of Duchamp makes his debut in London
The Cerruti Collection – from closed volume to open book
The private collection of Francesco Federico Cerruti will prove a revelation when it goes on show in Turin
Fallen women and philanthropic reformers
Charitable efforts to end prostitution in 18th-century London took many forms, and left behind some remarkable objects
How to look at Mexican Old Masters
The painters of New Spain have been misunderstood for centuries, but their work seems to be entering the mainstream at last
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