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How Rodin channelled the spirit of dance into his drawings and sculptures
A perfectly realised exhibition at the Courtauld Gallery in London explores Rodin’s obsession with dance and its expressive power
Why was Renoir so fascinated by flesh?
Renoir’s late paintings, particularly his nudes, provoke extreme reactions but these paintings are among his most interesting work
Christie’s offers the makings of a Burne-Jones masterpiece
Not one, but two groups of preparatory work for Edward Burne-Jones’s monumental painting ‘The Golden Stairs’ have made it into the same sale
Spectacular Rauschenbergs and surprisingly good Gavin Turks
There’s an absolutely extraordinary exhibition of Robert Rauschenberg’s art in London right now – and it’s not at the Tate. Plus more London art highlights
Acquisitions of the month: November 2016
The finest new additions to public art collections, from a large group of Cuban art in Miami, to G. F. Watts’ celebrated portrait of Violet Lindsay
The controversial postmodern masterpiece that is now Britain’s youngest listed building
The early listing of James Stirling’s No. 1 Poultry says more about the architect’s stature than it does about postmodernism as a style
The Gilbert Collection is one of the most exquisite collections ever given to Britain
The Gilberts wanted these astonishing treasures to be shared and enjoyed. Now, the V&A has given them the showcase they deserve
Michael Gove’s tirade against the Turner Prize
Michael Gove hits out at contemporary art with some angry hashtags. Luckily the former culture minister was on hand to fight its corner…
‘I cannot bury myself with my own hands.’ The self-censorship of Syrian cartoonist Fares Garabet
In 2015 Garabet left war-torn Syria for Germany. But even from the relative safety of Europe, the cartoonist fears the consequences of his critical work
What’s up with Miami’s art scene?
A decade ago, Miami looked set to become a thriving art city. So why are local artists and galleries still struggling to gain recognition?
‘National costume drama on a grand scale’
This is a great way to relive the ‘pageant-fever’ of earlier, more technologically innocent decades
‘If I could describe a photograph entirely in words, why bother making it?’
Dayanita Singh discusses her work and the pointlessness of taking ‘beautiful’ pictures ahead of an exhibition in London
Robert Rauschenberg’s escape to Florida
In 1970 Rauschenberg left New York City for an island off the Florida coast. His retreat from the city transformed his art, and his legacy
Why a sleeping hermaphrodite is causing a stir at Christie’s
Horace Walpole’s aunt once quipped that the hermaphrodite was ‘the only happy couple she ever saw’. A bronze variation on the theme comes to auction soon…
We should all celebrate the people and projects behind art’s growing popularity
Apollo’s annual awards are a great opportunity to reflect on the achievements of the art world, and the people within it who are driving it forwards
Is the destruction of cultural property a war crime?
The first prosecution for destroying cultural heritage at the ICC has led some critics to ask if war crimes against people should come first
The first classical building in Britain gets the modern treatment it deserves
The Queen’s House in Greenwich is steeped in so much history that curators have struggled to decide what to highlight. But now the problem seems to have been solved
The James Turrell cure for election day blues
‘Hopefully some nice, trippy light installations will take my mind off the madness’
The Apollo Awards 2016 in pictures
The winners of this year’s Apollo Awards – which celebrate great achievements of the art and museum worlds – were announced at a ceremony in London on Thursday
What’s in store at the National Portrait Gallery?
A tour of some of the highlights of the NPG’s hidden collection
Irishness is not the most interesting thing about Irish art
This new book on Irish art in the early modern period includes excellent texts by non-national authors that finally place Irish artists in a European context
Cy Twombly the Francophile
Cy Twombly’s longstanding collaborator Nicola Del Roscio discusses the artist’s love of French culture and the work of the Cy Twombly Foundation
The rare Titian drawing that the UK is fighting to keep
Very few drawings by Titian survive. This one is a beautiful and invaluable document that has changed our understanding of his work
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