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Ai Weiwei’s returned passport is a coup for the RA
What will the freedom to travel mean for his art?
London Diary
Thrilling and thoughtful work by an Angolan collective puts shows by Marc Quinn and Joseph Cornell in the shade
The Accademia in Venice is falling to pieces
I cannot remember seeing a museum building in such an appalling state
Muse Reviews
Announcing the Prix Pictet shortlist; Adam Buck at the Ashmolean museum; Impressionism comes to Philadelphia
Book Competition
Your chance to win ‘Delacroix and His Forgotten World: The Origins of Romantic Painting’, by Margaret MacNamidhe
Trashing contemporary art
Ever thought a piece of contemporary art was rubbish? You’re not alone
Duane Hanson
The Serpentine presents the work of late American sculptor Duane Hanson in his first survey show in London since 1997.…
Public Relations: Adam Buck’s Regency portrait miniatures
The height of his popularity was also the beginning of the end
Baltic diary: Art, nature and national identity
Artists explore how society is shaped by the natural environment in the Baltic region
The Many Faces of Audrey Hepburn
The National Portrait Gallery celebrates the woman who Cecil Beaton called ‘a new icon of femininity’
Agnes Martin’s journey towards white
Martin’s progress towards white paintings reflects Rothko’s meditative march towards black
What are the challenges facing young artists today?
Creative freedom, but limited resources: starting out in the art world can be a blessing and a curse
Painted Tapestries
Reuniting Two Decorative Paintings by Édouard Vuillard Édouard Vuillard is best known for his easel paintings of intimate scenes of…
London Diary
Alexander McQueen’s exquisite tailoring; the Serpentine’s slightly shabby pavilion; Andy Warhol’s money-worship; and Kallos gallery’s exceptional ancient art
Pablo Bronstein on Chatsworth, the Grand Tour and his love of delft
‘There’s an element of me that’s contrarian’
New scheme to get work by female artists into museums
Valeria Napoleone and the Contemporary Art Society are taking a proactive approach to a protracted issue
Wanderlust: Joseph Cornell finally arrives in Europe
Even finding some of the artist’s fragile works was a challenge
My Masterpiece Selection: Amanda Levete
From Lloyd Wright’s Guggenheim to ceramics at the V&A: the architect selects her favourite masterpieces
My Masterpiece Selection: Gary Tinterow
‘I have selected some objects that both resonate with me and also with one another’
‘It was a challenge, but I have grown from it’ – Shirin Neshat on her latest work
‘I never feel accomplished’
Highlights of Masterpiece London
Where to find the most exceptional works at this year’s fair
Andrea del Sarto
The Renaissance Workshop in Action For Andrea Del Sarto, the sketch was the genesis of the artistic process, whether through…
The Taste of Victory: British artists and Waterloo
Painters struggled deal with the bloody reality of the battlefield
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Developers won’t bring the arts to Vauxhall
Developers’ attempts to introduce art to an area can often be wretched. Will Vauxhall avoid this fate?