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Madonna and madness in Miami Beach
The art of celebrity comes to Miami Beach once more – and Rakewell is on hand to help you tell your James Corden from your James Franco
‘National costume drama on a grand scale’
This is a great way to relive the ‘pageant-fever’ of earlier, more technologically innocent decades
‘If I could describe a photograph entirely in words, why bother making it?’
Dayanita Singh discusses her work and the pointlessness of taking ‘beautiful’ pictures ahead of an exhibition in London
Robert Rauschenberg’s escape to Florida
In 1970 Rauschenberg left New York City for an island off the Florida coast. His retreat from the city transformed his art, and his legacy
The Rake’s progress: last week in gossip
Philip Hammond upsets the Janeites; Paolozzi’s Piscator in search of an owner; and how Boris Johnson ended up as a bumblebee
Why a sleeping hermaphrodite is causing a stir at Christie’s
Horace Walpole’s aunt once quipped that the hermaphrodite was ‘the only happy couple she ever saw’. A bronze variation on the theme comes to auction soon…
We should all celebrate the people and projects behind art’s growing popularity
Apollo’s annual awards are a great opportunity to reflect on the achievements of the art world, and the people within it who are driving it forwards
Is the destruction of cultural property a war crime?
The first prosecution for destroying cultural heritage at the ICC has led some critics to ask if war crimes against people should come first
‘My work revolves around symbols of trust and transformation’
Ulla von Brandenburg’s installations create a theatrical encounter with the viewer, using film, staging, and architecture
What’s at stake in digitising heritage sites such as the Lascaux cave?
A new facsimile of the Lascaux cave is about to open, but are digital reproductions of cultural sites merely tourist attractions or will they save our fragile heritage?
The first classical building in Britain gets the modern treatment it deserves
The Queen’s House in Greenwich is steeped in so much history that curators have struggled to decide what to highlight. But now the problem seems to have been solved
How photography came of age in Brazil
Pedro II, Brazil’s ‘citizen-emperor’ was a devoted patron of the new technology and a keen photographer himself
The Mona Lisa dials a takeaway pizza
Paintings by Michelangelo, Leonardo and Caravaggio have been infiltrated with pizza slices in the name of pizza delivery.
The James Turrell cure for election day blues
‘Hopefully some nice, trippy light installations will take my mind off the madness’
The Apollo Awards 2016 in pictures
The winners of this year’s Apollo Awards – which celebrate great achievements of the art and museum worlds – were announced at a ceremony in London on Thursday
The Hepworth sculpture prize exhibition is completely baffling – in a good way
Materials range from concrete to soap bubbles; subjects include mass extinction and internet cats. This is a bizarre mix of work, but a fascinating one
The Rake’s progress: last week in gossip
Having a laugh with Bob Rauschenberg; the man who would be Van Gogh; and rock’n’roll stories from Johnny Marr and Sean Lennon
Cy Twombly the Francophile
Cy Twombly’s longstanding collaborator Nicola Del Roscio discusses the artist’s love of French culture and the work of the Cy Twombly Foundation
Baltimore and Philadelphia’s colourful tribute to Matisse
Between them the Barnes Foundation and the Baltimore Museum of Art have an enviable set of works by Matisse – and their exhibitions and events reflect this
The rare Titian drawing that the UK is fighting to keep
Very few drawings by Titian survive. This one is a beautiful and invaluable document that has changed our understanding of his work
The cultural and corporate icon that is Monarch of the Glen
Drinks company Diageo planned to sell the painting, but after public outcry it now seems likely to remain in Scotland after all
New York’s art market holds steady despite political upheaval
A look at the highlights at Sotheby’s and Christie’s – plus a major sale in Stockholm, and the latest from Abu Dhabi
Philippe Parreno’s perfect response to the Turbine Hall
The French artist’s Turbine Hall commission continues his interest in the exhibition as a living organism
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