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Installation view of ‘BRUT(E)’ at the Monnaie de Paris, 2016. Courtesy Monnaie de Paris; photo: Manolis Baboussis; © Jannis Kounellis

Jannis Kounellis’s unique blend of aesthetics, poetry, and alchemy

The transformative art of the Arte Povera pioneer will continue to beguile and challenge us

20 Feb 2017
The New Hall, Hardwick Hall, designed by Robert Smythson and completed in 1590, seen from the west

‘The most perfect example of the Elizabethan Age’

From its architecture to the treasures it contains, Hardwick Hall is a complete work of art

20 Feb 2017
National Museum of African American History and Culture, Washington, D.C. Alan Karchmer/NMAAHC

Telling the story of the African American experience in Washington

Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture offers a history lesson for all

18 Feb 2017

Stolen Guercino painting resurfaces in Casablanca

Art News Daily : 17 February

17 Feb 2017
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Henry Moore takes to the catwalk

The new Burberry collection has taken inspiration from the work of Henry Moore…

17 Feb 2017
Jannis Kounellis photographed at the Monnaie de Paris, March 2016.

‘Everything needs to be centred on humanity’: Jannis Kounellis, 1936–2017

The artist Jannis Kounellis has died in Rome at the age of 80

17 Feb 2017
Nana Oforiatta-Ayim (founder of ANO) at ANO’s new space in Accra. Photo: Latifah Iddriss, courtesy of ANO

Exploring Ghana’s growing art scene

Public funding for the arts in Ghana is practically non-existent, but a thriving network of artists and arts professionals is emerging

16 Feb 2017

Jeremy Corbyn, coming to a museum near you!

The Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is touting himself as a tour guide at the People’s History Museum in Manchester

16 Feb 2017

Duncan Campbell turns his attention to rural Ireland

The Turner Prize winner’s new film looks at the power of narratives to misrepresent

16 Feb 2017
Lacquered hide shield (dhal), second half of the 18th century, India, probably Mysore, buffalo hide, gold and velvet, diam. 45cm. Peter Finer (£200,000)

The growing market for Indian arms and armour

Exquisite pieces of Indian arms and armour are capturing the interest of international collectors

16 Feb 2017

The Chapman Brothers leave White Cube

Art News Daily : 15 February

15 Feb 2017
Medallion (YouWe) (1937), Gluck. Ömer M. Koç Collection

Gluck’s rebellion against artistic and gender norms

Ninety years after Gluck’s first exhibition at the Fine Art Society, the painter seems as radical as ever

15 Feb 2017
Margate Knot, (detail), (2016), Anna Ray.

Turning women’s work into art

Some of the 20th century’s greatest artists have worked in textiles – and most of them happen to have been women

15 Feb 2017
Yvon Lambert, Paris

The bookish side of Parisian art

In Paris the art world and the book world frequently overlap. Here are some of the most interesting initiatives across the capital

14 Feb 2017
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The Rake’s progress: last week in gossip

Robbie Williams’ verdict on David Hockney; Olafur Eliasson’s archery habit; and Shia Laboeuf’s art gets cancelled

14 Feb 2017
A Marina Abramović performance during ‘Marina Abramović: The Artist is Present’ at MoMA, New York in 2010. Wikimedia Commons

Inside the mind of Marina Abramović

In ‘Walk Through Walls’, Abramović is actively using the memoir form to reveal the persona ‘I try to keep hidden’

14 Feb 2017
The Virgin and Child with Saint Mary Magdalen and the Infant Saint John the Baptist (c. 1535–40) Parmigianino.

Export bar placed on Parmigianino painting in the UK

Art News Daily : 13 February

13 Feb 2017
Rendering of the George Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, which will be located in LA’s Exposition Park

What exactly is a museum of narrative art, George Lucas?

What will the Star Wars-creator’s new museum in LA add to what the city’s collecting institutions already offer?

13 Feb 2017
Fünf Lichtscheiben, Kosmische Vision (1961–81), Günther Uecker. Courtesy Archiv Uecker

Examining the scars of history with Günther Uecker

The German artist Günther Uecker talks to Apollo about the rise of the European post-war avant-garde

11 Feb 2017
Exhausted renegade elephant, Woodland, Washington, June 1979, by Joel Sternfeld. © Joel Sternfeld. Image courtesy Beetles+Huxley and Luhring Augustine

The elephant in the road

Go and see Joel Sternfeld’s strange and beautiful photographs of the USA at Beetles+Huxley while you still can

10 Feb 2017

Bulletproof glass barrier to be erected around Eiffel Tower

Art News Daily : 10 February

10 Feb 2017

A swashbuckling tale of trade and trickery

In 1804, a fleet of English merchant vessels fooled the French navy into retreat. Each captain was presented with an exquisite sword for their troubles

10 Feb 2017