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‘To see Bacon’s entire oeuvre is a revelation’
The forthcoming Francis Bacon catalogue raisonné brings together a remarkable 585 paintings
Why collect only women artists?
Valeria Napoleone discusses her unusual collection, and the importance of her relationships with artists
For devotees of drawings: highlights of Salon du Dessin
Salon du Dessin attracts the world’s most committed drawings collectors. What should they look out for this year?
The Singapore museum redrawing the map of Southeast Asian art
The National Gallery Singapore opened to justified acclaim last year. But will its mission be hampered by the country’s constraints on free expression?
The pop art that should never have reached the recording studio
From Joseph Beuys to Dinos Chapman, the artists who have turned to music but should never have hit the studio
What’s in store at the State Hermitage Museum?
The Hermitage has more than 3 million items in its collection, so making its stores accessible is quite a feat
The Met Breuer’s biggest strength is its ability to make you think
Two fresh and distinct inaugural exhibitions could set a new blueprint for the museum
UNESCO gears up for a pizza party
The Neapolitan dough boys have applied for protected status for pizza through UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage scheme
Nikolai Astrup shines outside Norway
The Norwegian painter gets some overdue recognition at the Dulwich Picture Gallery
I hate Frieze. It’s a tent. In a park. That sells art. Not a cultural phenomenon
The Rake’s progress: last week in gossip
The Steve Lazarides effect, at home with Elton John and his collection, and the Museum of Broken Relationships heads to LA
Contemporary wounds at the heart of TEFAF
The curator of ‘Show your Wound’ discusses his thorny choice of subject and changing ideas
Creative Scotland’s journey to the undertaker
Introducing Rakewell, Apollo’s wandering eye on the art world. Look out for regular posts taking a rakish perspective on art…
What’s the point of rebuilding Germany’s palaces?
The construction of Berlin’s Humboldt Forum on the site of the former Stadtschloss raises challenging questions
What to see in Maastricht and beyond
The best events and exhibitions staged to coincide with the fair
Smart art that will make you reconsider your smartphone
Art inspired by science can be hit and miss. But here’s an artist who really gets its beauty and complexity
The Rotterdam museum that collects collectors
The Museum Boijmans van Beuningen is to store private collections – which is just the sort of collaboration the museum has always thrived on
The modern mysteries of Michaël Borremans
The Belgian painter reveres the Old Masters but is ‘ashamed’ by the state of figurative painting today
Acquisitions of the Month: February 2016
LACMA just acquired an entire house – and no ordinary house at that
The ‘grim’ social housing that has proved more robust than what followed it
George Peabody’s vision lives on, and we would do well to heed it today
Can the UK government’s Culture White Paper live up to its own rhetoric?
DCMS’s updated mission statement for ‘Our Culture’ sounds promising, but is short on new commitments