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Chinese art market rises as the West drops back
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The lows and highs of Olympic art
The Games have always been accompanied by some terrible art. Can Rio buck the trend?
‘I like the idea of getting lost.’ Damián Ortega in Edinburgh
The Mexican artist discusses his work, his experimental education and the importance of tools, as his solo exhibition opens at Fruitmarket Gallery
Why do corporations collect art – and what should they do with it?
Forming a corporate art collection is easy, but keeping it together is hard – and selling it is even harder.
David Hockney and Alex Katz: two great colourists on top form
Neither painter seems afraid of trying new things in their respective shows at the Royal Academy and Serpentine Gallery
How can we save culture heritage sites from climate change?
The combination of climate change and apathy is a perfect storm for cultural sites around the world
The darling buds of Theresa May
The new prime minister’s rehang of 10 Downing Street will apparently see artworks replaced with quotations from her first speech in office
One of the world’s oldest photography studios is closing down
The Bourne & Shepherd studio in Kolkata has a long history, but fire and the advent of the digital age have closed it down. Thankfully, its legacy lives on
Stepping out of the Sun King’s shadow
The Louvre-Lens has mounted a long overdue survey of Charles Le Brun’s prodigious talents
Has Le Corbusier stopped being an ogre?
17 buildings by Le Corbusier are now on the World Heritage list. Why has it taken so long?
What’s in store at the Ateneum Art Museum?
The Ateneum holds the Finnish national art collection from the mid 18th century to 1960, but only a sixth of its works are on display.
The Rake’s progress: last week in gossip
A ‘cubist’ computer game; vegan art; and Matt Hancock gets to grips with being culture minister
Harnessing the future: the art of Umberto Boccioni
Umberto Boccioni’s untimely death in 1916 turned him into the tragic hero of Futurism – and helped the artist’s reputation flourish abroad
UNESCO adds 12 new cultural sites to its World Heritage List
From Le Corbusier’s modernist buildings to impressive prehistoric architecture, here’s a round-up of the new additions
William Eggleston and the sound of silence
The great photographer proves to be a man of few words – albeit with a grin – at a National Portrait Gallery event
‘It’s you who now give expression to my thoughts’: Lygia Clark’s art in London
The Brazilian artist was relentlessly inventive, moving from abstract drawing to ‘critter’-like sculptures and, ultimately, participatory works
Arts Council England rethinks its funding process
Arts Council England is making significant changes to its investment processes: a round-up of the key headlines and implications for the culture sector
‘Donaldism’ – a new art movement to give Trump the hump
There’s an enough anti-Donald work out there to dub a new artistic movement
Move over Merrie England… Shakespeare and architecture
Taking Shakespearean architecture seriously means looking beyond ‘Olden Time’ Tudor revival buildings
We all have a Vincent in our lives, apparently…
Van Gogh lookalikes are taking over the asylum, or so it seems from Douglas Coupland’s latest project
Outside the museum: art on Helsinki’s islands
Is the redevelopment of Finland’s open spaces changing how local artists work?
Summer art fair highlights
From Italian art in Monaco to unusual tribal objects in London, this summer’s art fairs have rich offerings
Airborne technology is revealing Cambodia’s extraordinary medieval history
Cambodia’s historic temples are some of the most impressive in the world, but there’s so much more hidden beneath the forest floor
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