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Ai Weiwei shows the world his passport via Instagram.

Ai Weiwei’s returned passport is a coup for the RA

What will the freedom to travel mean for his art?

22 Jul 2015

London Diary

Thrilling and thoughtful work by an Angolan collective puts shows by Marc Quinn and Joseph Cornell in the shade

21 Jul 2015

The Accademia in Venice is falling to pieces

I cannot remember seeing a museum building in such an appalling state

21 Jul 2015

Muse Reviews

Announcing the Prix Pictet shortlist; Adam Buck at the Ashmolean museum; Impressionism comes to Philadelphia

19 Jul 2015

Book Competition

Your chance to win ‘Delacroix and His Forgotten World: The Origins of Romantic Painting’, by Margaret MacNamidhe

17 Jul 2015

Trashing contemporary art

Ever thought a piece of contemporary art was rubbish? You’re not alone

15 Jul 2015

Duane Hanson

The Serpentine presents the work of late American sculptor Duane Hanson in his first survey show in London since 1997.…

Serpentine Sackler Gallery, London
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Public Relations: Adam Buck’s Regency portrait miniatures

The height of his popularity was also the beginning of the end

13 Jul 2015

Baltic diary: Art, nature and national identity

Artists explore how society is shaped by the natural environment in the Baltic region

12 Jul 2015

The Many Faces of Audrey Hepburn

The National Portrait Gallery celebrates the woman who Cecil Beaton called ‘a new icon of femininity’

9 Jul 2015

Agnes Martin’s journey towards white

Martin’s progress towards white paintings reflects Rothko’s meditative march towards black

8 Jul 2015

What are the challenges facing young artists today?

Creative freedom, but limited resources: starting out in the art world can be a blessing and a curse

7 Jul 2015

Painted Tapestries

Reuniting Two Decorative Paintings by Édouard Vuillard Édouard Vuillard is best known for his easel paintings of intimate scenes of…

Art Institute of Chicago
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London Diary

Alexander McQueen’s exquisite tailoring; the Serpentine’s slightly shabby pavilion; Andy Warhol’s money-worship; and Kallos gallery’s exceptional ancient art

5 Jul 2015

Pablo Bronstein on Chatsworth, the Grand Tour and his love of delft

‘There’s an element of me that’s contrarian’

3 Jul 2015

New scheme to get work by female artists into museums

Valeria Napoleone and the Contemporary Art Society are taking a proactive approach to a protracted issue

2 Jul 2015

Wanderlust: Joseph Cornell finally arrives in Europe

Even finding some of the artist’s fragile works was a challenge

29 Jun 2015

My Masterpiece Selection: Amanda Levete

From Lloyd Wright’s Guggenheim to ceramics at the V&A: the architect selects her favourite masterpieces

28 Jun 2015

My Masterpiece Selection: Gary Tinterow

‘I have selected some objects that both resonate with me and also with one another’

25 Jun 2015

Highlights of Masterpiece London

Where to find the most exceptional works at this year’s fair

22 Jun 2015

Andrea del Sarto

The Renaissance Workshop in Action For Andrea Del Sarto, the sketch was the genesis of the artistic process, whether through…

Getty Center, Los Angeles
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The Taste of Victory: British artists and Waterloo

Painters struggled deal with the bloody reality of the battlefield

17 Jun 2015

Baltic Diary: Making Art Work in Finland

Can Finland’s art scene survive in the face of declining public funding, lack of economic security, and oversupply of labour?

14 Jun 2015