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Burning desires – Céline Sciamma’s ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’, reviewed
The French director’s film about an 18th-century painter and her muse is a visual feast
The Armory Show and beyond – around the galleries in New York
Highlights of the upcoming modern and contemporary fairs and gallery shows in the Big Apple
African-American artists from the South put on a show of defiance
A survey of black artists from the American South reveals how oppression and inequality couldn’t crush their creativity
Personality cult – Alfred Jarry makes an impression at the Morgan Library
The creator of King Ubu and inventor of pataphysics was deeply attached to the art of the book
Spread of coronavirus causes museums across northern Italy to close
Art news daily: 24 February
Cooling towers are a powerful presence in the landscape – and deserve to be saved
It’s time to appreciate the gracefulness of power stations before more of them disappear
‘The arrival of a large cultural centre in Landerneau was a real coup’
The presence of the Fonds Hélène & Édouard Leclerc has raised the cultural profile of the small town in Brittany
Have art prizes had their day?
The decision to split the Turner Prize caused quite a stir – do such gestures undermine art prizes or open up new ways of judging contemporary art?
‘I’ve earned my reputation out of other people’s downfall’ – an interview with Don McCullin
The legendary photographer talks about his images of war abroad and poverty at home – and what now draws him to landscapes
Star Turner – The Fighting Temeraire, from biscuit tin to banknote
With the new £20 note in circulation, there are now two billion more copies of the much-reproduced painting in existence
Sotheby’s is at the centre of a stitch-up – but it’s all for a good cause
The auction house is hosting an exhibition and online auction for a charity that trains prisoners in craft work
New art centre dedicated to Alexander Calder to open in Philadelphia
Art news daily: 21 February
‘The full measure of the great artist so many suspected had always been there was becoming visible’
Joshua Chuang remembers working with Santu Mofokeng on a series of books presenting the South African photographer’s life’s work
Director of Forensic Architecture barred from travelling to United States
Art news daily: 20 February
The ancient heritage at risk from Trump’s border wall
With ‘controlled blasting’ underway in a national monument area in Arizona, cultural sites and their attendant artefacts may be lost forever
‘These remarkable examples of Mughal technology spoke to an India freed from British rule’
An 18th-century observatory in Delhi has inspired many architects in the post-Independence era
Money matters – the art of German hyperinflation
The emergency money issued by many German towns during the First World War featured a range of designs – including witches, devils and donkeys
Nature boy – how John Nash brought new life to British landscape painting
A new biography reasserts the significance of the self-described ‘artist plantsman’ among his modern British peers
Open access image libraries – a handy list
A round-up of museums and archives that have released high resolution images into the public domain
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