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Simeon Solomon gets his time in the spotlight
In his lifetime Solomon was shunned for defying social norms. But now the talented Victorian artist is getting his due
Elizabeth Price’s gestures of protest
The artist’s new video piece, installed at the Morley Gallery, draws attention to the current crisis in UK higher education
The modern mysticism of Paul Feiler
An exhibition in Hastings makes clear the abrupt shift in the St Ives artist’s style of painting
The great modern potter who made an art form of buttons
A comprehensive look at the career of Lucie Rie places the spotlight on her handcrafted buttons
The fantastical designs of the Dutch Golden Age
An exhibition at the Rijksmuseum explores the inventive language of the 17th-century auricular style
Acquisitions of the month: June 2018
A major giveaway from the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation and a Queen Victoria bust are among this month’s top acquisitions
Bacon and Giacometti remain as elusive as ever at the Fondation Beyeler
The Fondation Beyeler ingeniously pairs Bacon and Giacometti in a way that highlights the individuality of both artists
A brief history of the Suez Canal
An ambitious exhibition at the Institut du Monde Arabe looks at the role of the famous waterway in Egypt and beyond
An evening at the Apollo summer party
Leading figures from the art and museum worlds gathered for Apollo’s annual party on Monday night
‘Doing justice to an artist no one knows is quite an undertaking’
The first exhibition devoted to the Flemish painter Michaelina Wautier has been a 25-year-long labour of love for its curator
The site of the earliest known temple on earth continues to keep its secrets
The new museum at Göbekli Tepe in southern Turkey is a welcome addition, but it can’t explain everything
Is the international art world too elitist?
The proliferation of biennials and art fairs has brought with it the rise of a jet-set elite. Do such events encourage meaningful engagement?
The local museum with a world-class collection of Old Masters
The Centraal Museum is raising its profile with a show devoted to the Utrecht Caravaggisti – but it remains firmly grounded in the city
The Burrell Collection’s European tapestries trace the history of an art form
William Burrell’s exceptional medieval and Renaissance tapestries now have the catalogue they deserve
Book competition
Your chance to win a copy of ‘Delacroix’ by Barthélémy Jobert (Princeton University Press)
The artists of Georgian Dublin deserve another look
An exhibition celebrating the Society of Artists in Ireland casts light on some lesser-known 18th-century figures
What not to miss at London Art Week
A painting Canova tried to pass off as a Giorgione and a full-length portrait by Artemisia Gentileschi stand out this year
Cooking up a storm in Picasso’s kitchen
An exploration of Picasso’s passion for food sheds new light on the artist’s other appetites
Change is in the air at Riga’s first biennial
In taking change as its theme, RIBOCA covers everything from science and perception, to ecology and technology
Will the new Istanbul Modern revitalise Turkey’s struggling art scene?
The new Renzo Piano-designed Istanbul Modern is set to open in 2021, but will it signal a return to health for the country’s art scene?
Giuseppe Penone sees the wood for the trees in Yorkshire
The Arte Povera pioneer explores art and nature in Europe’s largest sculpture park
Memory and modernity in Chagall’s early paintings
Marc Chagall realised new worlds in his art – but he peopled them with characters from his own provincial childhood
The best of Masterpiece 2018
Manet, Modigliani and Marina Abramović are among the highlights of this year’s Masterpiece London
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