Smashing stuff…London’s art world wakes up with a bang
Kicking off the London art season by kicking in an old Saab (for art’s sake)
Saudi Arabia’s lost railway in Fitzroy Square
Plus: Virginia Chihota’s claustrophobic blast of colour; a surreal spectacle from James Richards at the ICA; and Suzanne Treister’s sinister take on technology
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
The Liverpool Biennial’s emphasis on local identity could not be more prescient
The sociopolitical slant of this year’s event has added weight in light of the Brexit vote. Can a city’s regeneration be artist-led?
Art and politics in London (and where to go to escape it)
If the ‘Brexit’ debates have all got a bit much, there are some good shows on to take your mind off things
Spilled water and naked bomber jackets in Marylebone
Returning to the scene of an embarrassing art accident…Plus, Simon Mullan’s surprisingly beautiful tiled compositions
Going it alone in the modern city
Olivia Laing’s book on the art of loneliness has some excellent insights, but who is it meant for?
London needs a spring clean, or perhaps a period of stagnation…
The galleries haven’t changed that much, but the city itself has, and not for the better
An artistic pilgrimage that will make you see London in a spiritual light
You don’t have to be Christian to appreciate the ‘Stations of the Cross’ trail this Easter weekend
London has served up the diet version of Delacroix
Has the National Gallery made Delacroix a bit…dull? Can a B-movie really be classed as art? And why is Barry Flanagan only famous for his hares?
The shows worth seeing in London this week
The art shows worth seeing in London this fortnight, from Naum Gabo’s subtle prints at Alan Cristea, to Jo Spence’s harrowing final work
London Diary: fine art in ‘sinful Soho’
The current show at Marian Goodman gallery is a blast, and White Cube has come up with a winner, too
12 Days: Highlights of 2016
Digby Warde-Aldam anticipates a sensory overload in 2016 as Bosch and Bridget Riley take the stage
London Diary: who gets to be a national treasure?
Is it acceptable to lay into an octogenarian painter who has long been a ‘national treasure’?
London Diary: Art and Anxiety
‘I made it my mission last week to find a show that captured the city’s twitchiness.’
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Hacktivists crash Tenderpixel’s private view; Berenice Abbott’s works intrigue at Beetles + Huxley; and Sadie Coles opens a new gallery
London Diary: Auerbach’s City
Nobody has captured the city’s ever-changing whirl quite like Auerbach: don’t miss his shows at Tate Britain and Marlborough
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Cartier-Bresson, Bomberg’s circle and Damien Hirst’s homage to Hoyland: don’t let Frieze week distract you from these London shows
The Turner Prize is better off in Glasgow than London
Tramway’s a great place for it. Plus, two out of four of the exhibits are less navel-gazing than last year
London Diary
Be won over by Ai Weiwei, blown away by Bridget Riley, and get lost in the National Theatre’s concrete corridors this week
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Thank god for September. The art year has kicked off like a mule with a grievance
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Zzzzzzz. That, in brief, is the most accurate way to sum up London at the moment
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London is now stuck in the August doldrums. I’d complain about it more if only I could muster the energy
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