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Serious business at Parcours des Mondes
The first ever exhibition of Tsogo land pieces and a hairpin made from Zulu ivory are among the highlights at Parcours des Mondes
Artangel’s ambitious new project at Reading Prison is inspired by Oscar Wilde
This is the first time the prison has been opened to the public – and it’s an ambitious feat
Kara Walker’s best dance moves and other musical moments…
It’s been a month of pop/art collaborations, including Frank Ocean’s foray into art publishing, and Madonna’s tempting invitation to Art Basel Miami
The Rake’s progress: last week in gossip
Marina Abramovic is apologetic, a very loose definition of ’Persian’, and Berlin’s pedestrians scandalise Ai Weiwei
Save our museums!
Public collections need eloquent and passionate defenders if they are to thrive in today’s tough climate
The very best of Chinese imperial art comes to San Francisco
It’s been 20 years since Taipei’s National Palace Museum loaned works to the US – now’s the chance to see their Chinese treasures
Marina Abramović clarifies ‘inflammatory’ remarks about Indigenous Australians
Art News Daily : 17 August
Escape the Fringe! A guide to the best of the Edinburgh Art Festival
Art can easily get forgotten in the mayhem of the city’s summer programmes, but it’s worth a detour to these exhibitions
The Rake’s progress: last week in gossip
Grayson Perry, restaurant critic, plus the rest of this week’s art world gossip
‘Draw and don’t waste time’. Lessons from Michelangelo and the Old Masters
Art students these days are more likely to keep a blog than a sketchbook. The British Museum’s touring exhibition of historic drawings seeks to change that
Onwards and upwards: the mighty Detroit
If anything mirrors Detroit’s rise over the years, it’s the wonderful Detroit Institute of Art
Today’s episode of Donald Trump is brought to you by the letter T
Trump isn’t having much luck with his initial: first a logo that looked too dirty for Donald, now a T monument that has burnt down suspiciously
Quite mad and a little indecent’ – the complete works of Aubrey Beardsley
The first catalogue raisonné of Aubrey Beardsley’s works is a triumph – and a treat to pore through
The Rake’s progress: last week in gossip
The artists providing airline security, an Olympic art blooper and looking for the Mona Lisa at the National Gallery
What do auction house private sales mean for collectors and the art market?
What lies behind the growth of the auction house private sale, and what are its ramifications for collectors and the wider art market?
Hillary Clinton is a big sculpture fan. But how will she stomach this street art?
Clinton trumps her rival when it comes to backing the arts, but she may not be so keen on her recent appearance in a Melbourne mural
Utopian dreams: Imagining what utopia might mean today
A year-long collaborative project at Somerset House celebrates the 500th anniversary of Thomas More’s famous work
Michel Houellebecq’s new exhibition is extremely terrible and utterly compelling
The writer has deployed the deadpan satirical streak that runs through his novels to defy the rules of contemporary art
Artists opening galleries is not just a recent trend
Damien Hirst’s recently opened Newport Street Gallery joins a long list of galleries founded by artists
The grand old man of the Gutai group: an interview with Takesada Matsutani
Takesada Matsutani is one of the surviving members of the avant-garde Gutai group. He explains how its influence is everywhere in his work
‘I like the idea of getting lost.’ Damián Ortega in Edinburgh
The Mexican artist discusses his work, his experimental education and the importance of tools, as his solo exhibition opens at Fruitmarket Gallery
Why do corporations collect art – and what should they do with it?
Forming a corporate art collection is easy, but keeping it together is hard – and selling it is even harder.
The darling buds of Theresa May
The new prime minister’s rehang of 10 Downing Street will apparently see artworks replaced with quotations from her first speech in office
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