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Pampered pooches of the rich and the famous
A picture-book of the lucky mutts of ‘high-flying creatives’ is just what we all need
At Nottingham Contemporary, caves really are the rocks of ages
A show about caves and the artists who have been inspired by them goes deep underground and incredibly far back in time
Scandinavia’s oldest biennial is a thoroughly monstrous affair
In its determination to keep things as local as possible the Lofoten International Art Festival doesn’t shy away from the dark corners of the region’s history
Unmasked emotion – the photographer who saw beneath the surface
Working across photojournalism, fashion photography and portraiture, Sabine Weiss captured her subjects with curiosity and emotion
Marina Abramovic goes missing in Oxford
The performance artist is absent from her latest show, instead getting visitors to do the work through wellness-style meditations. Is it worth the effort?
In the studio with… Setsuko
The Japanese artist can’t imagine a more serene place than her studio in Paris, in a building she shares with more than 100 Tibetan artisans
At this year’s Istanbul Biennial, the city is the real star
This long-delayed edition of the event puts Istanbul front and centre and encourages visitors to rediscover and reinvent its public spaces
How are UK museums going to keep the lights on this winter?
The government’s energy caps offer short-term relief, but if museums are really going to serve as ‘warm havens’ they need more certainty
Duncan Grant’s private erotica finally gets a public outing
There’s nothing remotely shameful about the artist’s exuberant and explicit sketches of cavorting satyrs and manly men
In the studio with… Adam Pendleton
The New York-based artist enjoys strolling to his studio at the weekends to work in a quiet, concentrated atmosphere
There’s nothing nonsensical about the lonely landscapes of Edward Lear
The Victorian poet and painter mapped out his moods in meticulous detail, sometimes even minute by minute
Bank account – the story of London’s lost riverside palaces
The Strand is now one of the capital’s busiest thoroughfares, but it was once home to a string of magnificent mansions
In search of the real Carolee Schneemann
The late performance artist celebrated the messiness of bodies in her work – so it’s a shame her survey at the Barbican all feels a bit clean
In the studio with… Teresita Fernández
The New York-based artist cherishes her ongoing conversations with Cecilia Vicuña but is otherwise selective about who visits her sacred studio space
With the James Webb Telescope, star-gazing has become even more sublime
As data from NASA’s telescope is translated into images we can understand, the wonders it reveals are still out of this world
In the studio with… Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme
Conversation is paramount for this artistic duo – though they’ve yet to really talk about the mystery box of records in their New York studio
Acquisitions of the Month: August 2022
A painting by the late American artist Emma Amos and a devotional triptych by the Spanish painter Fernando Gallego are among this month’s highlights
Was Frieze Seoul worth the hype?
The art fair’s first edition in the South Korean capital raises interesting questions for international dealers
For most artists, there’s no such thing as the ‘wrong’ side of a piece of paper
Though we rarely encounter them, the preparatory sketches and absent-minded doodling on the backs of drawings can reveal much about what an artist really had in mind
There’s no need for the future of Clandon Park to be a restoration drama
Critics of the National Trust’s plan to keep the fire-gutted house as a ruin are ignoring the organisation’s history and that of the building itself
The British nudists who had their minds set on higher things
Annebella Pollen’s history of nudism in 20th-century Britain takes the movement as seriously as it took itself
In the studio with… Joana Vasconcelos
The Lisbon-based artist once invited the fashion designer John Galliano to join the studio’s Bollywood dance rehearsal
The South Korean island with something for everyone
Andrew Russeth finds that Jeju Island offers everything from a teddy bear museum to masterpieces of modern Korean art
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