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The shifting styles of Victor Pasmore
Pasmore’s work surely constitutes one of the most varied and experimental bodies of work produced by any 20th-century British artist
The melancholy grandeur of a 3D-printed mountain
Anya Gallaccio is building her own version of Wyoming’s Devil’s Tower in London, using a 3D printer. What does the work say about the relationship between man and nature?
David Hockney – too much in the Sun?
David Hockney’s redesign of the Sun masthead split opinions in the art world
Nine art events to get to in February
The exhibition highlights and museum openings not to miss this month
The pull of Hockney’s pool paintings
David Hockney found his great inspiration in the backyards of California – creating a look that influenced generations of artists
The radical side of 20th-century Sussex
Modern art in Sussex was about more than just rolling hills and gentle abstraction
European countries are working together to tackle cultural property crime
The success of Europol’s Operation Pandora, which recovered thousands of stolen artefacts, demonstrates the importance of international cooperation
Will Manchester’s cultural boom benefit the whole of the North?
Manchester has received the lion’s share of recent arts funding in northern England, to the irritation of other leading cities. Can its success benefit everyone?
Remembering John Hurt and the Colony Room
The late John Hurt was a fixture on the bohemian Soho scene of Francis Bacon and the Colony Room
We need more TV shows like the BBC’s ‘Art of France’
Andrew Graham-Dixon’s new show ranges from Islamic influence on French architecture to narcissistic nationalism – and we haven’t even got to Napoleon yet
How Michael Andrews breathed life into painting
Abstraction and representation blend effortlessly and mysteriously in Michael Andrews’ paintings, which are on view at Gagosian in London
The battle to save America’s arts endowment from Trump’s cuts
Fears are growing that Donald Trump’s administration means to abolish the National Endowment for the Arts. What would it mean for US culture if they did?
Are artists’ estates too protective of artists’ reputations?
How far should estates seek to control public perceptions of an artist’s life and work?
Why scan a crocodile?
The refurbished Egyptian galleries at the Dutch National Museum of Antiquities have thrown up a few surprises – including 50 mummified baby crocodiles
‘A Baroque tamed to suit a northern taste’
The chateau of Vaux-le-Vicomte is rare among historic houses in France – for both the quality of its conservation and as a privately run property
Why US museums and the antiquities trade should work together
Are pragmatic reforms needed to revive an important field of collecting for US museums?
Regional museums are opportunities, not burdens – but only if we think creatively
Funding is difficult, but local councils must wake up to the potential of the art and museums in their care, and fight to secure their future
Could hipsters save the antique furniture trade?
Antique furniture has been unpopular for years – but tastes are changing
How to stop the creative industries running out of steam
The Cultural Learning Alliance has released a report which makes a reasoned case for adding the arts to the STEM subjects. Will the government take note?
John Baldessari’s jumble sale style, and the wonders of Tooting Broadway
You can stumble across good art in the strangest places…
John Berger: a pathfinder who was alive to the present
It was Berger’s ability to listen that made him such an important storyteller
How should museums respond to art smuggling scandals?
Despite all best efforts, museums can and do unwittingly acquire stolen artefacts. What happens when new information throws an item’s provenance into doubt?
Why acts of god hardly ever harm gothic cathedrals
Gothic cathedrals were designed to withstand enormous wind pressures, so Soissons has been exceptionally unlucky
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