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What would Pericles want for the Parthenon marbles?
After a week in which a British prime minister has realised, seemingly for the first time, that Greece would quite like the Parthenon marbles back, it’s worth taking a longer view
Gilt complex – ‘Gold in America’ at Yale University Art Gallery, reviewed
The gold objects in this show may glitter, but some of their previous owners are cast in a far from flattering light
Fine Arts Paris and beyond – what’s in store in the French capital this month
The fair underscores its links with the museum world in its third edition. Plus highlights from Paris Photo and Also Known as Africa
‘Millicent Fawcett and Gillian Wearing are a winning combination’
The design for Millicent Fawcett’s statue breaks the mould, but Parliament Square is a problematic site
Lauren Cornell
Chief Curator, Hessel Museum and Director of the Graduate Program, CCS Bard, New York, USA
Flora & Frida: the New York Botanical Garden celebrates Frida Kahlo
She was a colourful character…
Muse Reviews
Grayson Perry takes the stage at Turner Contemporary; the Latona Fountain flashes into life at Versailles; and we take a sneak peek at some treasures of ‘Gold and Ivory’
Review: ‘Zero Atmosphere’ at Cortesi Gallery, London
Is London’s attention shifting away from Italian art?
Muse Reviews
Homages to plaster casts and Portland stone; Chris Burden’s wonderful final work; plus, ‘has David Hockney been at the ketamine?’
Muse Reviews
The hidden David Parr House in Cambridge; the Waddesdon Bequest; and the verdict from Venice
Muse Reviews
Our pick of the Venice Biennale; highlights from the Pompidou pop-up in Málaga; and the Jewish Museum’s celebration of TV
Revolution of the Eye
This exhibition considers how modern art and graphic design influenced the look and content of early US television. The show…
How Poussin found God
The ability to paint a good orgy, as Poussin certainly could, never made a religious painter irreligious
Muse Reviews: 5 April
Christian Rosa’s ‘slacker abstraction’; Goya’s witches and old women; and John Skoog’s tribute to Hollywood’s golden age
Muse Reviews: 22 March
George Vasey recommends Raoul de Keyser’s work in Edinburgh; Vanessa Remington introduces the art of the garden at the Queen’s Gallery; and ‘Classicicity’ explores ancient and modern art in tandem
Georgia O’Keeffe: See What I See
Crystal Bridges unveils a newly acquired painting by Georgia O’Keeffe in this special focus exhibition. Jimson Weed/ White Flower No.…
Muse Reviews: 15 March
American cantaloupes at the Louvre; Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera in Detroit; Feminism and Niki de Saint Phalle
When was the avant-garde?
The term ‘avant-garde’ has shifted meaning from its military roots to the byword for artistic innovation. How should we apply it to art history?
Muse Reviews: 8 March
John Gerrard’s bleak vision of technological evolution; photography and human rights; and the forgotten master of still life, Henri de Fromantiou
Lisbon Looks East
The Museu do Oriente in Lisbon looks at Portugal’s recent links with the East as well as its longer history in the region