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How Bubbles the Chimp picked up the paintbrush
The chimp that was once Michael Jackson’s pet monkey has taken up painting in its retirement
‘Your integrity towards your art is what matters’
Raqib Shaw discusses working in silence, the perks of porcupine quills, and how his native Kashmir inspired his love of detail
Domestic space made strange
The Israel Museum’s inquiry into the idea of home is full of surreal surprises
Smells like art
Many artists have experimented with smell. Now, Somerset House is putting scent at the centre of an exhibition
Acquisitions of the month: June 2017
A huge collection of Diane Arbus photographs heads for Ontario, and the Getty finally gets its Parmigianino
Celebrating summer at Apollo
Leading figures from the art and museum worlds gathered for Apollo’s annual party on Monday night
How Hokusai swept to fame
Hokusai never retired. In fact, he made his finest work in his old age, as this exhibition at the British Museum reminds us
‘My life has always been about painting’
Frank Bowling has been experimenting with paint for six decades – but it still surprises him
A token of love from a besotted prince
A portrait jewel commissioned by the future George IV for his secret wife, Maria Fitzherbert, is up for auction
At last, some welcome relief for regional museums
Arts Council England had some good news for museums this week, but it can’t be the sector’s knight in shining armour
Turner’s golden landscape and other auction highlights
Venetian vedute, Tuscan cassone panels, and a masterpiece of British painting all feature in London’s upcoming Old Master sales
Small but perfectly formed
Examples of Dutch micro-carving on show at the Rijksmuseum are full of astounding detail
Irving Penn’s radical formalism
The Met emphasises the quantity and variety of Penn’s photographs, but what really stands out is the unity of his vision
The luxury of feathers
An exhibition at the Getty will examine artistic exchange in the ancient Americas – and a time when feathers were more valuable than gold
Do the prices at auction muddy our interpretation of art?
In May, a painting by Basquiat sold at auction for $110.5m. But when does money overtake other judgements?
The quiet appeal of artists’ gardens
Raqib Shaw, Monet, Georgia O’Keeffe, the Bloomsbury set… Why do so many artists become obsessed with their garden getaways?
Where do Israel’s antiquities belong?
The Israel Antiquities Authority’s move from the Rockefeller Museum in East Jerusalem to a purpose-built campus in the West has revived disputes about preserving the country’s cultural heritage
Public sculpture in the UK is about to become more visible
Art UK, which last year launched a digital catalogue of every oil painting in public ownership, has embarked on an equivalent project for sculpture
Don’t expect England’s great cathedrals to look after themselves
The ancient cathedrals of England need financial help to stave off ruin
The Charterhouse is a time capsule in the centre of London
As part of a former monastic complex, the Charterhouse is a living reminder of London’s medieval past
What has Kassel’s Documenta learned from Athens?
The Kassel leg of Documenta 14 has just opened, but will it fare batter than its much-criticised Athens counterpart?
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