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‘Hull can boast buildings of national significance’
The UK’s City of Culture is home to a selection of great public buildings – from a late gothic masterpiece, to a state of the art ‘subquarium’
‘The Plaza de Bolívar has become a canvas and protesters the artists’
The Plaza de Bolívar in Bogotá is the beating heart of Colombia, a place where protesters and artists (including Doris Salcedo) routinely gather
David Hockney’s art used to be cheap as chips
In 1954, the young David Hockney made a lithograph of his local chippie and gave it to the owners. It hung above the fryer for years
Striking attitudes on the sides of ancient Greek vases
What does the style and subjects of the artist known as the ‘Berlin Painter’ tell us about vase-painting in 5th-century Athens?
Why are England’s heritage bodies supporting the Stonehenge Bypass?
Historic England, English Heritage and the National Trust have so far failed to address the flaws in Highways England’s plan to tunnel under the ancient site
Scotland is waking up to the importance of women Surrealists
The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art has put together a modest but eye-opening display of works created and inspired by female Surrealists
The battle to save ‘The Battle of Atlanta’
The Battle of Atlanta belongs to an extinct genre, but the historical questions it raises are still relevant today
Telling the story of the African American experience in Washington
Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture offers a history lesson for all
‘Everything needs to be centred on humanity’: Jannis Kounellis, 1936–2017
The artist Jannis Kounellis has died in Rome at the age of 80
Turning women’s work into art
Some of the 20th century’s greatest artists have worked in textiles – and most of them happen to have been women
What exactly is a museum of narrative art, George Lucas?
What will the Star Wars-creator’s new museum in LA add to what the city’s collecting institutions already offer?
The elephant in the road
Go and see Joel Sternfeld’s strange and beautiful photographs of the USA at Beetles+Huxley while you still can
A swashbuckling tale of trade and trickery
In 1804, a fleet of English merchant vessels fooled the French navy into retreat. Each captain was presented with an exquisite sword for their troubles
The shifting styles of Victor Pasmore
Pasmore’s work surely constitutes one of the most varied and experimental bodies of work produced by any 20th-century British artist
The turbulent life of Mary, Queen of Scots
She’s an icon of Scottish nationhood and martyrdom, but Mary’s life at court was a complicated one of competing cultural, social and political influences
The melancholy grandeur of a 3D-printed mountain
Anya Gallaccio is building her own version of Wyoming’s Devil’s Tower in London, using a 3D printer. What does the work say about the relationship between man and nature?
An epic Magritte is set to be the highlight of Christie’s ‘Art of the Surreal’ sale
Auction highlights this month include works by Morisot and Magritte at Christie’s, and Sotheby’s inaugural ‘Erotic: Passion and Desire’ sale
Jitish Kallat’s long meditation on life and death in the city
The Indian artist’s global success has not been fully appreciated at home – until now
We can preserve elephants AND conserve art
This week’s parliamentary debate on the UK domestic ivory trade revealed some serious misconceptions about antique ivory and those who study and sell it
Pierre Gouthière – the man with the Midas touch
This scholarly show at the Frick Collection is also a feast for the senses
Nine art events to get to in February
The exhibition highlights and museum openings not to miss this month
The pull of Hockney’s pool paintings
David Hockney found his great inspiration in the backyards of California – creating a look that influenced generations of artists
European countries are working together to tackle cultural property crime
The success of Europol’s Operation Pandora, which recovered thousands of stolen artefacts, demonstrates the importance of international cooperation
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