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Pastel Perfect: a rare chance to see Jean-Étienne Liotard’s portraits in Britain
This travelling exhibition is a treat for lovers of 18th-century art
The Metropolitan Museum wants to transform our view of Ancient Egypt
Middle Kingdom show ‘upends the view that Egyptian art is all the same’
Scholarly flair at the Städel Museum
The Frankfurt museum ends its bicentenary year with an impressive pairing of works from its permanent collections with ‘eminent guests’ from around the world
Lawrence Weiner adds a note of anxiety at Blenheim Palace
Can contemporary art operate critically within such surroundings?
Ashmolean proves Venetian art was about more than just colour
Vasari was wrong: the Venetians could draw after all
The Old Nouveaux Riches: Dutch Golden Age Paintings in Boston
An exhibition of Dutch Golden Age paintings presents a newly wealthy society on the make
Wacky performance from Miró’s grandson
What would Miró make of his grandson’s brand of Surrealism?
Archibald Motley’s pictures at the Whitney Museum are a revelation
Motley is the latest US modernist to be ‘rediscovered’ recently
Goya disrupts his own show at the National Gallery
It will surely be a critical and popular success, but there’s something unashamedly conservative about the staging of this show
Kara Walker’s wild fantasies address the difficult reality of racism today
This hellish and farcical show at Victoria Miro is not to be missed
Damien Hirst seeks redemption
The bad boy of Britart opens his new gallery with a show devoted to abstract painter John Hoyland. Is he trying to atone for his artistic sins?
Sickert at the Seaside: how Dieppe shaped the artist’s work
Camden Town, Venice…and Dieppe. Pallant House explores a forgotten influence on Walter Sickert’s art
The Turner Prize is better off in Glasgow than London
Tramway’s a great place for it. Plus, two out of four of the exhibits are less navel-gazing than last year
Powerful Storytelling: ‘The Face of Britain by Simon Schama’ on BBC2 Reviewed
Schama’s delivery saves the first episode from homely tackiness
Jeff Koons takes on the Old Masters in Florence
Koons is nothing if not fearless to invite comparison with the greatest Renaissance artists.
A Prado on the Prairie: ‘Treasures from the House of Alba’ in Dallas
There’s something for everyone in this spectacular show
Yorkshire’s Celebration Of Anthony Caro
Hepworth Wakefield and the Yorkshire Sculpture Park have joined forces for a major exhibition
London Diary
Thank god for September. The art year has kicked off like a mule with a grievance
Resurrecting the Fallen Feather Gods of Polynesia
‘Missionaries and Idols in Polynesia’ at SOAS reviewed
Artists address the Armenian genocide at the Istanbul Biennial
Curator Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev sees art as a way of ‘shaping the souls of people’ for the better
The Best of the Istanbul Biennial
Five highlights from Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev’s programme, which dwells on its location’s history
Turner Prize art tours Scotland on a bus
Who cares whether it’s parochial? The Travelling Gallery exhibition is a fun and engaging idea
Welcome to Dismaland. Banksy surveils the state of Britain today
‘LOOK INTO THE CAMERA’ barked the security guard, unsmiling
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