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London Diary

Cartier-Bresson, Bomberg’s circle and Damien Hirst’s homage to Hoyland: don’t let Frieze week distract you from these London shows

12 Oct 2015

Bouke de Vries

A nuclear bomb seems to have been dropped in this installation by artist Bouke de Vries. The eight-metre table, with…

Gemeentemuseum den Haag
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St Peter’s Seminary in Cardross – better off ruined?

‘This undoubted failure has become a compelling monument’

10 Oct 2015

Obsolescence

Through 2015/16, the School of Fine Art at the RCA will invite collaborating curators and curatorial agencies to present projects…

RCA Dyson Building, London
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Kapoor’s moral right to keep hateful graffiti in place: a legal perspective

A look at the legal issues underpinning the story of Anish Kapoor’s vandalised ‘Dirty Corner’

7 Oct 2015

Don’t want your public sculpture to get copied? Then make better public sculpture

Rachel Whiteread’s ‘House’ would never work as a Chinese knock-off

6 Oct 2015

American Epics

Thomas Hart Benton and Hollywood The first major exhibition on Thomas Hart Benton in more than 25 years, American Epics:…

Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City
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Time is Ripe for a David Jones Revival

His literary and profoundly religious approach to art put Jones out of step with modernism. Can two new exhibitions revive his reputation?

3 Oct 2015

Sickert at the Seaside: how Dieppe shaped the artist’s work

Camden Town, Venice…and Dieppe. Pallant House explores a forgotten influence on Walter Sickert’s art

1 Oct 2015

Simon Schama’s Face of Britain

Historian Simon Schama has joined with the National Portrait Gallery curators to take a fresh look at the Collection and…

National Portrait Gallery, London
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Jeff Koons takes on the Old Masters in Florence

Koons is nothing if not fearless to invite comparison with the greatest Renaissance artists.

29 Sep 2015

London Diary

Be won over by Ai Weiwei, blown away by Bridget Riley, and get lost in the National Theatre’s concrete corridors this week

29 Sep 2015

Gathering Goyas at the National Gallery

‘Don’t ask me how we did it!’

28 Sep 2015

Could the antiquities trade do more to combat looting?

As the destruction of archaeological sites in Syria and Iraq continues, what can dealers of legal antiquities do to end the trade in illegally obtained artefacts, and the looting it encourages?

28 Sep 2015

Ambitious plans for Gainsborough’s birthplace

Can a small museum in a Suffolk market town become a major centre for the study of the artist’s work?

24 Sep 2015

Agnes Martin and the power of tranquility

Agnes Martin’s serene paintings give pause for thought

23 Sep 2015

‘Watching this chaos unfurl’: Interview with Joanna Kirk

‘There is an element in my work that is a bit like bringing up small children’

22 Sep 2015

Force of Nature: Interview with Giuseppe Penone

‘If an artistic language is very complex, it can’t be used to communicate.’

19 Sep 2015

Yorkshire’s Celebration Of Anthony Caro

Hepworth Wakefield and the Yorkshire Sculpture Park have joined forces for a major exhibition

18 Sep 2015

Autumn Art Highlights: London

Look forward to frantic Frieze Week festivities and quality museum shows in the UK capital

16 Sep 2015

Communications and Collaboration: debating the future of museums in Istanbul

‘The days of museums hoarding information are over.’

16 Sep 2015

Ai Weiwei: A Chinese Artist Abroad

The Chinese dissident artist has made it to the UK. Is it time now to let his art do the talking?

16 Sep 2015

Treasures from Palmyra preserved in the world’s museums

As ISIS destroys the site, these items are more important than ever

14 Sep 2015

London Diary

Thank god for September. The art year has kicked off like a mule with a grievance

14 Sep 2015