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The week in art news – Turner Prize shortlist announced
Plus: Jessica Bell Brown named head of contemporary art at Baltimore Museum of Art and Kim McAleese appointed director of Edinburgh Art Festival
The long shadow of the long sword
After recent revelations about the inspirations behind ‘The Northman’, Rakewell regards its director Robert Eggers as a man of refined sensibilities
The Finnish painter who longed for freedom
Akseli Gallen-Kallela is best-known for his pretty lakeside views, but he also yearned for political independence and spiritual fulfilment
The week in art news – Getty Trust appoints Katherine Fleming as president
Plus: Charles Darwin’s stolen notebooks returned to Cambridge University | Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego reopens | Finland seizes art shipments from Russia worth €42m
Power play — ‘“Daddy”: A Melodrama’ at the Almeida, reviewed
Jeremy O. Harris’ latest play unravels the twisted power dynamics between a wealthy white art collector and an emerging Black artist on a Hockney-inspired stage
Philip Hewat-Jaboor was a champion of the decorative arts and generous mentor to many
Wolf Burchard pays tribute to the expertise and open-mindedness of the chairman of Masterpiece who was a pillar of the world of decorative arts
How the Jewish aristocracy reinvented the European country house
In the late 19th century, Jewish families across Europe created homes that are monuments to the complexity of cosmopolitanism and integration
The most important art collector on TV
Rakewell marvels at HBO’s surprisingly true-to-life portrayal of the obsessive art collector in pursuit of a Jean Royère pepper shaker
In the studio with… Raqib Shaw
The painter of bejewelled, fantastical scenes has created his very own urban paradise filled with birdsong and the delicate fragrances of seasonal blooms
Why are so many public statues so disappointing?
The most successful public statues are more than mere three-dimensional versions of photographs plonked on plinths
Spying an opportunity – how Francis Bacon made it to Moscow
James Birch recounts the improbable story of how, with help from the KGB, he put on a show of Bacon’s work in the Soviet Union
Woman of the moment – how Cecilia Alemani is shaking up the Venice Biennale
The Biennale’s artistic director is taking viewers on a surreal journey this year – with women artists at the heart of things
The violence and creativity of André Breton’s Surrealism
Underlying the Surrealist leader’s preoccupation with dreams and the unconscious was a very practical desire to change the world. Who’s to say he didn’t succeed?
Gilt complex – ‘Gold in America’ at Yale University Art Gallery, reviewed
The gold objects in this show may glitter, but some of their previous owners are cast in a far from flattering light
The thoroughly modern scenes of Florine Stettheimer
The painter who was at the heart of the New York avant-garde captured the many excitements of the modern age
The Venetian painter whose still lifes look good enough to eat
Cagnaccio di San Pietro grew up in a Venetian fishing village – so it’s no surprise seafood stars in his still lifes
Is the art world’s talk of going green just a load of hot air?
Museums and galleries are keener than ever to display their environmental credentials – but words and deeds don’t always seem to match up
Has art writing made us forget how to think visually?
Lengthy exhibition texts, catalogues and essays are everywhere nowadays – but do they help us to see the art for what it really is?
Why the art market is finally taking note of British Surrealism
It isn’t easy to define a made-in-Britain equivalent to the Paris Surrealists, but collectors are increasingly drawn to the uncanny side of British modernism
Bastion House – the passing of a London landmark
140 London Wall is an imperious piece of 1970s architecture – so why is it being replaced by a generic office block, at great environmental cost?
Sterling efforts – what to make of the London art market’s resurgence?
Recent auction results suggest a return to pre-pandemic levels – but with turmoil engulfing Europe, this raises some difficult questions
The fine art of winemaking
Making wine is an exacting activity that has much in common with the artistic process
Around the galleries – a tour of Geneva’s Old Town, plus other highlights
The convivial event offers visitors the chance to roam the medieval streets of the Swiss capital in search of art ancient and modern
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