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A fresh look at Frida Kahlo
By placing the artist’s possessions next to her portraits, the V&A seeks to reveal the woman behind the icon
Book competition
Your chance to win ‘The Militant Muse: Love, War and the Women of Surrealism’ by Whitney Chadwick (Thames & Hudson)
Guelph Treasure case to be heard by a US federal court
Our daily round-up of news from the art world Guelph Treasure case to be heard by a US federal court…
The Apollo podcast: William Kentridge
Thomas Marks talks to William Kentridge about his new performance project, The Head & the Load
‘The space has an otherworldly quality’ – Stuart McKnight on Westminster Abbey
A conversation with Stuart McKnight of MUMA, the architects responsible for the new galleries in the triforium at Westminster Abbey
Tomma Abts’ intriguing paintings contain infinite worlds
In the largest survey of her work so far, the artist explores the tensions between control and chaos
The Rake’s progress: last week in gossip
Flag wags, Madonna at the National Portrait Gallery, and why Gareth Southgate’s waistcoat might be heading to the Museum of London
The monstrous bodies of Lee Bul
A survey of the Korean artist’s work reveals a fascination with the fragile boundary between beauty and horror
Stones, scrolls and the mysteries of the universe – an interview with Michelle Stuart
The American artist looks back on half of a century of working in and with the landscape
Simeon Solomon gets his time in the spotlight
In his lifetime Solomon was shunned for defying social norms. But now the talented Victorian artist is getting his due
Elizabeth Price’s gestures of protest
The artist’s new video piece, installed at the Morley Gallery, draws attention to the current crisis in UK higher education
The modern mysticism of Paul Feiler
An exhibition in Hastings makes clear the abrupt shift in the St Ives artist’s style of painting
The great modern potter who made an art form of buttons
A comprehensive look at the career of Lucie Rie places the spotlight on her handcrafted buttons
The fantastical designs of the Dutch Golden Age
An exhibition at the Rijksmuseum explores the inventive language of the 17th-century auricular style
Acquisitions of the month: June 2018
A major giveaway from the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation and a Queen Victoria bust are among this month’s top acquisitions
The Rake’s progress: last week in gossip
Ed Vaizey does the floss dance, Germaine Greer takes aim at art in schools and Vincent van Gogh gets his own beer
Bacon and Giacometti remain as elusive as ever at the Fondation Beyeler
The Fondation Beyeler ingeniously pairs Bacon and Giacometti in a way that highlights the individuality of both artists
‘Real Detroiters are tired of their city being a symbol’
How the city’s long-term residents are fostering a thriving arts scene