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In the studio with… Kaye Donachie
The painter prefers her studio to be tidy, but it doesn’t stay that way for long – and she’s completely oblivious to the smell of turpentine and oil paint
The shady affair of the Tiffany-blue Basquiat
Now that the jeweller has found a painting in just the right shade of its corporate colours, can other brands be far behind?
The goofy and garish Victorian pottery that was a very serious business
Mass-produced majolica has often been sneered at – but its exuberance is what makes it so appealing
The week in art news – fears grow for the safety of cultural workers in Afghanistan
Plus: Amsterdam is to return a Kandinsky to the heirs of its former owner
Tourist for a day – the Tower of London is quite the tour de force
The Crown Jewels are what the castle is most famous for, but over the centuries it has housed everything from prisoners to military hardware
Eyes on the ball – the new art gallery at the Spurs stadium is an unexpected winner
Exit through the gift shop at Tottenham Hotspur and you’ll find a gallery full of art inspired by the beautiful game
Do paintings have minds of their own?
Not all works of art need be interpreted – some simply demand that we spend some quality time with them
In the studio with… Liza Lou
These days the California-based artist works nomadically in the Mojave Desert – which means playing host to the odd mountain lion
The Neue Nationalgalerie’s restoration is so subtle you might not notice – and that’s a good thing
David Chipperfield’s cool, if costly, renovation plays to the gallery’s minimalist strengths
The Spanish conquistadores heading for a fall in Colombia
Colombia’s indigenous communities are toppling statues of the Spanish conquerors to highlight past and present injustices
Sharp shooters – the photographers who put West Africa into the frame
The portraits of James Barnor, Seydou Keïta and Malick Sidibé conjure up an image of cool modernity – but also draw on a long photographic tradition
Clueless in Crete – Dominic Raab holidays while Kabul falls
We don’t know if the foreign secretary made it to the Palace of Knossos, but his career may soon be ancient history
The week in art news – Chuck Close (1940–2021)
Chuck Close has died at the age of 81. The photorealist painter first came to prominence in the late 1960s…
In the studio with… Alberta Whittle
The Glasgow-based artist misses bumping into her studio neighbours in the corridors – but has a bag of volcanic ash to keep her company these days
The Jurassic fossils of the Cotswolds reveal prehistoric secrets – and can help us predict the future
A pair of amateur fossil hunters have uncovered a section of Jurassic sea floor in a sleepy corner of England
The artists collecting lullabies from all corners of the globe
These comforting songs are freighted with cultural and personal memories – and artists are working to preserve them
John Crome is forgotten today – but he once ranked alongside Constable and Turner
John Crome was among the greatest English landscape painters of his day – but you’ve probably never heard of him
The flamboyant painters who made a spectacle of themselves
Nicola Suthor’s study of the self-confident style known as ‘bravura’ is something of a virtuoso affair
New anti-money laundering rules took effect in the UK last year – but are they being adhered to?
Many art businesses still have work to do in complying with new anti-money laundering regulations – and in properly understanding the risks
Surface tension – an interview with Mamma Andersson
They may look like tranquil scenes, but stick with Andersson’s paintings and their sense of encroaching menace is bound to creep up on you
The week in art news – deputy leader of Westminster Council resigns over Marble Arch Mound fiasco
Plus: new directors of the Southbank Centre in London and ICP in New York, and other stories
Loved shacks: the very British obsession with beach huts
It may be an unassuming little shelter, but the beach hut tells of a British infatuation with property and propriety
Funghi business: the tricks and treats of the white truffle trade
Like the rarest works of art, white truffles from Alba are commodities in a mysterious, monied world
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Georgia’s greatest museum has been saved from demolition, apparently – but for how long?
The fate of the Shalva Amiranashvili Museum of Fine Arts in Tbilisi remains uncertain, with curators ordered to evacuate its vast collection within six months