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The making of the new Royal Academy – an insider’s view
The RA’s Secretary and Chief Executive traces the history of the institution’s redevelopment
John Ruskin’s visions of Venice
Drawings and daguerreotypes on view at the Ducal Palace reveal the variety of Ruskin’s engagement with Venice
‘Few painters in Renaissance Italy used gold to such dazzling effect’
Four reliquaries by Fra Angelico have been reunited for the first time since the 19th century
The calligraphic lines of Ibrahim El-Salahi
The Sudanese artist’s singular vision is equally inspired by African and European culture
How Mary Cassatt created a school of her own
The American Impressionist’s singular body of work is as hard to classify as ever
Glasgow International plays tricks on the city
Scotland’s most ambitious biennial sets out to disorient – and largely succeeds
James Joyce via the medium of contemporary dance
The Irish writer’s surprising dance-world connections, from a duet in a silent film to Michael Flatley’s Riverdance
What’s in store at Frieze and 1-54 in New York this week
A tribute to the late gallerist Hudson sets the tone for Frieze New York, and what not to miss at 1-54
Christian Boltanski expands his repertoire
The French artist explains why organising a retrospective is like rustling up a meal
David Bowie – from station to (metro) station to museum restaurant
From Buckinghamshire to Brooklyn, David Bowie is being commemorated in surprising ways across the globe
Picturing poverty in the 19th century
In her final book Linda Nochlin makes a case for painting that looks poverty in the eye
Pyjama arty? Artist accuses Old Navy of pilfering her pooch designs
The LA-based artist Lili Chin has accused Old Navy of stealing her work for a line of pyjamas
The making of modern America
Masterpieces of American modernism cross the pond for the very first time
Gabriele Münter
Looking beyond German Expressionism to survey Münter’s 60-year career, from photography to glasswork
‘It feels like the sculptures have landed on the roof’
Huma Bhabha discusses sci-fi, politics and her Roof Garden Commission for the Metropolitan Museum of Art
A tribute to Gillian Ayres (1930–2018)
Ayres has died at the age of 88 after a long, vibrant career as one of Britain’s leading abstract painters
The Rake’s progress: last week in gossip
Rose Wylie’s high heels, Thaddaeus Ropac shares a beer with Joseph Beuys, and a design collaboration for Kanye West
Ancient civilisations get a modern makeover at the Penn Museum
The museum’s collection of more than a million artefacts is being redisplayed in a major refurbishment
Letter from São Paulo
Charles Saumarez Smith reflects on the art market in Brazil as the 14th edition of SP-Arte takes place
The Brazilian paintings that made a splash in wartime Britain
The recreation of an exhibition of Brazilian modernism during the Second World War is a remarkable feat
The Rake’s progress: last week in gossip
The tiny head of Yuri Gagarin, Richard Rogers gets hit with an umbrella, and the rest of last week’s arty tittle-tattle
How contemporary initiatives are reviving historic sites in Rajasthan
A sculpture park in a hill fort and a mansion showing Indian crafts are just two signs of the region’s cultural renaissance
Epistolary exchanges with Edward Bawden
Peyton Skipwith remembers two decades of friendship and correspondence with the British artist
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