Art News Daily : 5 April
Neither Zac Goldsmith nor Sadiq Khan seem to know a thing about the capital’s museums
John Craxton is known today for his sparkling paintings of Greece. But he first found inspiration in the colder, darker landscapes of rural England
Huang Yong Ping on blurring the lines between Chinese and Western traditions
Introducing Rakewell, Apollo’s wandering eye on the art world. Look out for regular posts taking a rakish perspective on art…
The elegant Bernard Boutet, medieval chess pieces and a vibrant, miniaturist Madonna feature in our preview of April’s art market
Dada ‘anti-art’ works are deliberately contradictory. They’re also notoriously unpredictable when they come to market
Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman claims that Brazilian protesters have plagiarised his inflatable rubber duck.
Dorset had a profound impact on a group of Slade painters, as an exhibition at Bristol’s Royal West of England Academy makes very clear
Elizabeth Price’s new video is an audacious act of extrapolation, that asks deep questions about our impulse to preserve, restore, and destroy
Avril Djesta reports from London, where Tate Modern is to close its doors to become a regional pop-up museum
The UK was slow to appreciate Zaha Hadid’s uncompromising attitude to architecture, but she was one of the most important British architects of the past 100 years
Syrian government forces have recaptured Palmyra from IS militants. What happens next is crucial
An academic paper claims you can tell an artist’s vanity by the size of their signature. Well, maybe.
Key talking points and selfie-stops from this year’s fair, which was as much of a cultural melting pot as ever
The self-taught Nek Chand created an extraordinary rock garden in Chandigarh and its survival is something of a miracle.
Christopher Brown and Bendor Grosvenor debate the pros and cons of the current UK export licensing system
The death of Cairo’s self-styled ‘friend of researchers’ feels like another great loss at an already difficult time
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