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‘The first ROSC exhibition was, by all accounts, a seismic event’
Looking back on Ireland’s ROSC art exhibitions, which ran from 1967–88
A radical new look at the greatest of Elizabethan artists
Two portraits newly attributed to Nicholas Hilliard will transform our understanding of the artist
Is this a golden age for older artists?
Innovation and potential are not merely the preserve of the younger generation – as these artists are proving
The contemporary art market regains its swagger
Plus: major lots announced for the London modern art sales
The failing architect who dreamt up modern America
Frank Lloyd Wright is widely considered America’s greatest architect – but his career was dominated by failure
The artists’ posters and posteriors aimed at Theresa May
Posters scoffing at Theresa May’s favourite slogan have appeared across London
Italian museum reforms at risk after court ruling
Our daily round-up of news from the art world Court ruling undermines Italy’s museum reforms | Italian culture minister Dario…
Do artists’ lives get in the way of their work?
An exhibition of Eric Gill’s art in Ditchling raises questions about how far we can separate art from life. Should biography shape our understanding of an artist’s work?
Book competition
Your chance to win ‘Enlightened Princesses: Caroline, Augusta, Charlotte, and the Shaping of the Modern World’ by Joanna Marschner with David Bindman and Lisa L. Ford (eds.)
Are artists taking the fun out of funfairs?
A fairground designed by Claudia Comte is set to be installed outside Art Basel
The art of putting Soviet propaganda on porcelain plates
After the Russian Revolution, the State Porcelain Factory produced a powerful new art form for a new era
A history of Algeria in seven stops
A major archaeological discovery has put Algeria’s history in the spotlight. What can its existing world heritage sites tell us about the country’s past?
The Apollo podcast: Charles Saumarez Smith
Thomas Marks talks to the Secretary and Chief Executive of the Royal Academy about his new book on East London
Terry Adkins and the art of sound
The artist’s haunting sound sculptures and paintings address the absent figures who inspired them
Hatra’s embattled history, from the Romans to ISIS
It’s been besieged, abandoned, and used as a training ground for terrorists – but the ancient city of Hatra still stands in the Iraqi desert
The Rake’s progress: last week in gossip
Auerbach’s lighter side; Eddie Izzard’s fear of fine art; and more tittle-tattle from around the art world
The Avignon Clock is as good as any sculpture
This spectacular French clock, designed by the best craftsman of the day, is the star of a show at the Wallace Collection
The productive failures of Vito Acconci
Remembering the pioneering performance artist Vito Acconci, who died in April aged 77
‘Everything I know comes from painting’
The possibilities of paint are inexhaustible, says the German artist Markus Lüpertz
Is LA’s art scene growing too quickly?
In the last few years LA’s art scene has grown immeasurably. But as rents rise and experimental spaces get priced out, is LA’s arrival on the international art stage worth it?