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The Rake’s progress: last week in gossip
Italian scientists claim art is a stress buster, while the staff of a London gallery have been told to put their feet up. Rakewell has his doubts…
When did the Sublime become an extended environmental guilt-trip?
The word has become a catchall term for environmentally-conscious art. It’s more specific than that
Nicole Eisenman: Al-Ugh-Ories
This show will mark the first New York museum survey exhibition of Eisenman’s work and will provide an in-depth look…
London needs a spring clean, or perhaps a period of stagnation…
The galleries haven’t changed that much, but the city itself has, and not for the better
Robert Ryman and the many shades of white
An exhibition of Ryman’s eerie paintings in New York rewards repeated viewings
Andy Warhol, Richard Avedon and five Marilyn Monroes
For a handy reminder of why Warhol was so radical, head to Gagosian Gallery’s ‘Avedon Warhol’ exhibition in London
Palmyra’s legacy is everywhere – and ISIS could never have erased it
The city’s ancient ruins inspired buildings around the world, many of which are now heritage sites themselves
George Gilbert Scott – not such a ‘dead dog’ after all
John Betjeman called him ‘dull’ and William Morris dismissed his work, but Scott’s reputation is bouncing back
The Rake’s progress: last week in gossip
David Shrigley’s foam hands, Olafur Eliasson’s shaky economics and a chance to buy Andy Warhol’s studio
Pencils, irons and used underwear: the world’s wackiest museums
Whatever your thing, says Rakewell, there’s a museum for you out there somewhere
Never mind the buttocks
An exhibition in Florence finally gives Carlo Portelli the attention he deserves
Drastic reform is the only way to save England’s churches
Good news, then, that the Chancellor is forming a task force to look into the issue
What is Dada? (And how much is it worth?)
Dada ‘anti-art’ works are deliberately contradictory. They’re also notoriously unpredictable when they come to market
Art16
In London, Art16 takes over Olympia from 20–22 May, under the new direction of Nathan Clements-Gillespie. Now in its fourth…
The legendary bookseller of Cairo
The death of Cairo’s self-styled ‘friend of researchers’ feels like another great loss at an already difficult time
‘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
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
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?
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If you want to be mayor, you really ought to know more about London’s museums
Goldsmith and Khan clearly aren’t museum buffs – and that could be a real problem