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Escape the Fringe! A guide to the best of the Edinburgh Art Festival
Art can easily get forgotten in the mayhem of the city’s summer programmes, but it’s worth a detour to these exhibitions
The Rake’s progress: last week in gossip
Grayson Perry, restaurant critic, plus the rest of this week’s art world gossip
Is this exhibition Stanley Kubrick’s worst nightmare?
Kubrick took an ‘infinite amount of care’ over his films. The same can’t be said for this chaotic exhibition
Jumpin’ Jack flash photography – and more Rolling Stones art
Bill Wyman’s photographs are about to go on show in London – and quite right, as the Stones have long had a love for the London gallery scene
The museum of the future is strange, open, and innovative
Chris Dercon, Will Gompertz, and other art-world figures came together in Berlin for the Communicating the Museum conference
Today’s episode of Donald Trump is brought to you by the letter T
Trump isn’t having much luck with his initial: first a logo that looked too dirty for Donald, now a T monument that has burnt down suspiciously
Tribal art on its own terms
Originally associated with the modernist art of Picasso and Matisse, tribal art has experienced a surge in popularity with outstanding pieces now being valued as artworks in their own right
Quite mad and a little indecent’ – the complete works of Aubrey Beardsley
The first catalogue raisonné of Aubrey Beardsley’s works is a triumph – and a treat to pore through
The Rake’s progress: last week in gossip
The artists providing airline security, an Olympic art blooper and looking for the Mona Lisa at the National Gallery
Let’s hope the Great Exhibition of the North will live up to its name
The project needs to follow historical examples if it is to avoid the shambles of the Millennium Experience
Will St Petersburg vote to make David decent?
A replica of Michelangelo’s David is too much for some St Petersburg residents. They’re voting this month on whether to cover him up
Has Jeremy Paxman made the most sensational Van Gogh documentary ever?
The presenter’s hunt for Van Gogh’s missing ear has been packaged like a thriller
Make Rio great again!
Brasília is a failed, sterile city. It’s time that Rio became the capital of Brazil again
What do auction house private sales mean for collectors and the art market?
What lies behind the growth of the auction house private sale, and what are its ramifications for collectors and the wider art market?
Hillary Clinton is a big sculpture fan. But how will she stomach this street art?
Clinton trumps her rival when it comes to backing the arts, but she may not be so keen on her recent appearance in a Melbourne mural
Acquisitions of the month: July 2016
Several US museums make major acquisitions this month, while the Bowes Museum gains a rare Dieric Bouts the Elder painting
Utopian dreams: Imagining what utopia might mean today
A year-long collaborative project at Somerset House celebrates the 500th anniversary of Thomas More’s famous work
Michel Houellebecq’s new exhibition is extremely terrible and utterly compelling
The writer has deployed the deadpan satirical streak that runs through his novels to defy the rules of contemporary art
Introducing the Apollo 40 Under 40 Asia Pacific
Which talented young people are making waves in the Asia Pacific art world?
The Rake’s progress: last week in gossip
A Leonardo for the nude selfie era; an art bandit on the loose in Edinburgh; and lunchtime at the Rauschenberg Foundation
The grand old man of the Gutai group: an interview with Takesada Matsutani
Takesada Matsutani is one of the surviving members of the avant-garde Gutai group. He explains how its influence is everywhere in his work
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A photographer who gave her images to the Library of Congress for free claims that two photo stock libraries have been charging for their use.