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Personality cult – Alfred Jarry makes an impression at the Morgan Library
The creator of King Ubu and inventor of pataphysics was deeply attached to the art of the book
Cooling towers are a powerful presence in the landscape – and deserve to be saved
It’s time to appreciate the gracefulness of power stations before more of them disappear
‘The arrival of a large cultural centre in Landerneau was a real coup’
The presence of the Fonds Hélène & Édouard Leclerc has raised the cultural profile of the small town in Brittany
‘I’ve earned my reputation out of other people’s downfall’ – an interview with Don McCullin
The legendary photographer talks about his images of war abroad and poverty at home – and what now draws him to landscapes
Star Turner – The Fighting Temeraire, from biscuit tin to banknote
With the new £20 note in circulation, there are now two billion more copies of the much-reproduced painting in existence
‘The full measure of the great artist so many suspected had always been there was becoming visible’
Joshua Chuang remembers working with Santu Mofokeng on a series of books presenting the South African photographer’s life’s work
Director of Forensic Architecture barred from travelling to United States
Art news daily: 20 February
Nature boy – how John Nash brought new life to British landscape painting
A new biography reasserts the significance of the self-described ‘artist plantsman’ among his modern British peers
A cut above – Linder takes over Kettle’s Yard
The artist’s feminist photomontages fill the galleries, while the house is now punctuated with her interventions – and the scent of potpourri
Force of nature – the weathered canvases of Vivian Suter
Vivian Suter’s paintings, on show at Camden Arts Centre, are marked by the elements of the rainforest where she works – as well as by her dogs’ paws
Frayed histories – unravelling the stories behind seven women’s textile collections
An exhibition on the textile collections of women from the 19th century to the present day tells us as much about their own lives as about the objects themselves
Sheer delight – at the State Silk Museum in Tbilisi
The world’s most significant collection of silkworm cocoons, and many other marvels of sericulture, can be found in the capital of Georgia
Sex Education meets art history
The students of Moordale High have been reimagined as a cast of painted saints and sinners
‘It’s very meaningful to have an Asian art museum in this city’
The Seattle Asian Art Museum reopens with a thorough overhaul of its displays – and a commitment to being open about uncomfortable recent histories
Fertile ground – ‘Portraying Pregnancy’ at the Foundling Museum, reviewed
A visual history of hundreds of years of veneration, satire, or the breaking of taboos moves from the Virgin Mary to Demi Moore
Naked positions – Mary Beard’s Shock of the Nude, reviewed
The BBC programme takes a playful look at changing attitudes to nudity in art – from Michelangelo’s David to modern life drawing
‘If James Wines’ greatest works were still around, they would be Instagram sensations’
Perhaps it’s time to catch up with the sculptor-turned-architect who has always been ahead of the pack
‘For Goya, the normal, the terrible, and the fantastical existed cheek by jowl’
A gathering of some 300 drawings at the Prado is a comprehensive guide to life in the artist’s cruel and chaotic world
Michelangelo in the Curva Nord
At the recent Rome derby, the Stadio Olimpico was transformed in the Sistine Chapel (sort of)
Tullio Crali’s flights into the future
The Estorick Collection presents a rare exhibition of works by the Italian painter with a passion for planes
Hester Diamond (1928–2020)
The much-loved art collector has died at the age of 91. She discussed her passion for the Old Masters in Apollo in 2011, in an interview republished in full here
The private collection that paved the way for the National Gallery
The Marquess of Stafford’s noble endeavour gave the public a taste of what a national collection might look like
May Morris was a master of many crafts, but it’s her embroideries that steal the show at Dovecot Studios
The designer was born into the Arts and Crafts movement, but her achievements speak for themselves
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