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How three foreign women transformed the British monarchy
An enlightening new exhibition explores the legacy of three Hanoverian princesses, who married into the British royal family and completely redefined its culture
Scotland is waking up to the importance of women Surrealists
The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art has put together a modest but eye-opening display of works created and inspired by female Surrealists
The lust for luxury goods
The trade in silk, porcelain, and lacquer from East Asia was even more complicated than we thought
Afrofuturism takes on a new meaning in Israel
With migrant workers and refugees from Africa settling in Israel, contemporary African art in Tel Aviv takes on a new urgency
‘The most perfect example of the Elizabethan Age’
From its architecture to the treasures it contains, Hardwick Hall is a complete work of art
Telling the story of the African American experience in Washington
Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture offers a history lesson for all
Duncan Campbell turns his attention to rural Ireland
The Turner Prize winner’s new film looks at the power of narratives to misrepresent
Gluck’s rebellion against artistic and gender norms
Ninety years after Gluck’s first exhibition at the Fine Art Society, the painter seems as radical as ever
Turning women’s work into art
Some of the 20th century’s greatest artists have worked in textiles – and most of them happen to have been women
Inside the mind of Marina Abramović
In ‘Walk Through Walls’, Abramović is actively using the memoir form to reveal the persona ‘I try to keep hidden’
The shifting styles of Victor Pasmore
Pasmore’s work surely constitutes one of the most varied and experimental bodies of work produced by any 20th-century British artist
Siobhan McDonald’s chance encounters with a changing world
The artist’s exhibition at the Centre Culturel Irlandais in Paris explores big themes of climate change, landscape and loss
The turbulent life of Mary, Queen of Scots
She’s an icon of Scottish nationhood and martyrdom, but Mary’s life at court was a complicated one of competing cultural, social and political influences
The melancholy grandeur of a 3D-printed mountain
Anya Gallaccio is building her own version of Wyoming’s Devil’s Tower in London, using a 3D printer. What does the work say about the relationship between man and nature?
Jitish Kallat’s long meditation on life and death in the city
The Indian artist’s global success has not been fully appreciated at home – until now
Pierre Gouthière – the man with the Midas touch
This scholarly show at the Frick Collection is also a feast for the senses
The radical side of 20th-century Sussex
Modern art in Sussex was about more than just rolling hills and gentle abstraction
We need more TV shows like the BBC’s ‘Art of France’
Andrew Graham-Dixon’s new show ranges from Islamic influence on French architecture to narcissistic nationalism – and we haven’t even got to Napoleon yet
How Michael Andrews breathed life into painting
Abstraction and representation blend effortlessly and mysteriously in Michael Andrews’ paintings, which are on view at Gagosian in London
A picture of past diplomacy in Istanbul’s Pera Museum
Charting the Ottoman Empire’s international relations through art, this exhibition reminds us that Turkey was once a thriving region for statesmen and artists alike
Up close and personal with illuminated manuscripts
This is a gem of a book, full of scholarly insight
The importance of South Africa’s craft traditions
This survey of the history of South African art needs to pay more attention to the country’s craft traditions
Found in translation
Are there too many languages and can translation ever really bridge our gaps in understanding?
Getting to grips with the nature of art at Mona
Turns out that the museum of sex and death has much more on its mind
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