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Highlights: ‘Somewhat Abstract’ at Nottingham Contemporary

Bridget Riley and Francis Bacon feature in this exhibition of work from the Arts Council Collection

10 Apr 2014

Affected Taste: William Kent at the V&A

How do you like your Georgians? William Kent’s designs come with a liberal coating of gilt

25 Mar 2014

Muse Reviews: 23 March

A round-up of the week’s reviews: murals, ruins, maps and charts, and contemporary responses to historic art…

23 Mar 2014

Rob and Nick Carter at The Fine Art Society: TEFAF 2014

Rob and Nick Carter’s harnessing of digital media encourages us to look at art more closely

21 Mar 2014

Highlights from ‘The Treasure of Naples’

Beautiful jewels, gold and silver statues, and devotional objects from the city of Naples

17 Mar 2014

Muse Reviews: 16 March

A round-up of the week’s reviews: Beautiful bronzes, Cézanne and the Modern, abstract drawings, Bill Viola, and Asian art

16 Mar 2014

Introducing TEFAF’s new Chairman

We spoke with Willem van Roijen about his new role, and his hopes for the fair

14 Mar 2014

A Hard Line: Sculptor Richard Deacon curates ‘Abstract Drawing’

Deacon stretches the concept of drawing well beyond the flat page

11 Mar 2014

Gallery: ‘Cézanne and the Modern’

Masterpieces from the collection of Henry and Rose Pearlman

10 Mar 2014

Keywords and Constellations at Tate Liverpool

‘Keywords’ is a great idea for an exhibition, but it’s easy to lose some of the threads in the display

5 Mar 2014

Cézanne and the Modern

Masterpieces of European Art from the Pearlman Collection Henry and Rose Pearlman’s early modern holdings include Renoir, Van Gogh, Manet…

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
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Keywords: Art, Culture and Society in 1980s Britain

A selection of works on show in ‘Keywords: Art, Culture and Society in 1980s Britain’, which opens today at Tate Liverpool

28 Feb 2014

Highlights: Stained Glass

Apollo picks some of the best examples of stained glass windows from around the world

24 Feb 2014

Art and Optimism in 1950s Britain

A selection of works on show in ‘Art and Optimism in 1950s Britain’, which opens today at MIMA

21 Feb 2014

Weather-beaten: storms in art

After last week’s bad weather, Apollo picks a selection of stormy landscapes

19 Feb 2014

Discoveries: Exhibition Review

‘Discoveries’ contains several lovely moments, but never really comes together to contribute more than the sum of its parts

11 Feb 2014

Ringing with Commendations: Joseph Wright

The Holburne has brought together a superb show that exceeds any limitations of scale or scope

9 Feb 2014

The Week’s Muse: 8 February

A selection of this week’s musings: fakes, the Fourth Plinth and some famous faces

8 Feb 2014

A Royal Passion: Queen Victoria and Photography

A selection of photographs from the Getty Center’s latest exhibition

3 Feb 2014

Curiosity Shots

Curiouser and curiouser… unusual items from the University of Cambridge Museums

27 Jan 2014

Nur: Light in Art and Science

This major travelling exhibition looks at the significance of light in Islamic art and science. The display spans more than…

Focus-Abengoa Foundation, Seville
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Acquisitions of the month: November 2024

A panel by Fra Angelico and a video work acquired using cryptocurrency are among the most significant artworks to enter public collections recently

20 Dec 2024

Contemporary art gets a permanent home in Malta

A 17th-century fort is now full of 21st-century art, and although the project has been a troubled one, the results are worth the wait

19 Dec 2024

How to be buried in style in ancient China

What can a bronze Han dynasty horse tell us about status anxiety and the afterlife? Ching-Ling Wang of the Rijksmuseum talks of grave matters

18 Dec 2024