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Pup idols – pet memorials through history
News that pet owners have more faith in doggy heaven than ever before leads Rakewell on a trip down memorial lane
The mischievous and mysterious art of J.B. Blunk
After a lifechanging encounter with Isamu Noguchi, J.B. Blunk dedicated himself to carving out his own path
What not to miss at TEFAF Online
With galleries encouraged to focus on a single masterpiece, this year’s online fair includes an array of museum-quality works
Exposure time – David Bailey’s autobiography, reviewed
A memoir as raw and unfiltered as the photographs that made Bailey’s name at Vogue, this curious book offers up some brilliant anecdotes but ultimately lacks focus
Domesticated Duchamp – how photography framed a great modern collection
Photographs show that Walter and Louise Arensberg’s art-filled house in the Hollywood Hills was constantly in flux
Highlights of Asian Art in London – East Asian art
The spotlight falls on art from China, Japan, Korea and Southeast Asia in the second half of the event
Sarah Sze makes sense of time and space
The sculptor’s installation at the Fondation Cartier uses images and streams of information to investigate the nature of reality
Role model – ‘Artemisia’ at the National Gallery, reviewed
This much-anticipated exhibition does justice to the restless creativity of Artemisia Gentileschi in her many guises
School visits to museums are vital – so let’s hope they can restart soon
Though inevitable, the suspension of school visits this year is a great loss – and a reminder of how important children are to the future of museums
Have corporate art collections had their day?
The financial impact of Covid-19 forced British Airways to sell some of its most valuable art over the summer. Will other businesses follow suit?
In defence of progressive deaccessioning
A recent spate of high-profile sales has reignited debates around deaccessioning and diversification
A mystery in miniature – Isaac Oliver, the Virginia colonists and The Tempest
The subject of a well-known miniature by Isaac Oliver has long been a mystery, but could the painting’s motto offer a clue to its sitter’s identity?
Potato appeal – the humble spuds that have become works of art
From post Impressionist painting to 20th-century toys, the humble potato has caught the imagination of many an artist – and infant cubist
The photographers who wanted their subjects to be heard as well as seen
Radical collectives in the 1970s were keen to make documentary photography more democratic
Token gestures – the jewellery of long-distance love
From eye miniatures to lockets of hair, historical love tokens brought people together even when they were apart
Highlights of Asian Art in London – Indian and Islamic Art
Reimagined for its 23rd edition, the event is now split into two sections – with the first leg focusing on Indian and Islamic art
From rural India to Greenwich Village – life through the lens of Sunil Gupta
The photographer’s first UK retrospective explores his abiding interest in the experience of outsiders in society
Why are Berlin’s new buildings so intent on looking backwards?
The reconstruction of the Berlin Palace is just one example of the city’s nostalgia for the past
À la mode – Man Ray’s forays into fashion photography
The artist was a reluctant photographer – yet from the 1920s to ’40s, the Surrealist vision he brought to fashion photography helped elevate it to an art form in its own right
Is e-commerce the future for museum shops?
With far fewer in-person visitors exiting through the gift shop, institutions must find new ways to mitigate their losses
Has the British Museum finally found its voice?
With new labels for some of its most contested objects the museum is engaging in an important conversation – but has it got the tone wrong?
Recollected works – ‘Howard Hodgkin: Memories’, reviewed
In these paintings from the 1980s and ’90s, Hodgkin found a way to depict that ‘almost impossibly nebulous subject’ – his own past experiences
‘We are enacting a planetary crisis with electronics’ – an interview with Julia Christensen
The Ohio-based artist discusses her long-term research into our throwaway culture – and how a LACMA fellowship led to her working with NASA
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