Stanley Spencer’s Masterpiece: The Sandham Memorial Chapel
Love him or hate him, Stanley Spencer’s First World War paintings at Burghclere will win you over
Dazzle ships and drawings in Liverpool
Do Nasreen Mohamedi’s drawings at Tate Liverpool better reflect modernist camouflage experiments that Carlos Cruz-Diez’s dazzle ship?
The Battle of Orgreave and ‘The Battle of Orgreave’
It’s been 30 years since the Battle of Orgreave, and 13 since Jeremy Deller’s re-enactment of it. Is it time to re-examine the re-examination?
Extraordinary structures: The Wind Tunnel Project in Farnborough
The reopening of Farnborough’s flight testing centre is one of the most unusual and remarkable art projects in recent years
Postage paid: Sotheby’s stamp estimated at $10–20million
The British Guiana One-Cent Magenta is the only stamp of its kind in the world, and by far the most expensive
Review: ‘Phyllida Barlow: Fifty Years of Drawings’ at Hauser & Wirth
Phyllida Barlow’s drawings are every bit as good as her sculptures
Review: Bill Viola’s ‘Martyrs’ at St Paul’s Cathedral
‘Martyrs’ is a beautiful series of videos, but it’s overshadowed by Wren’s magnificent architecture
Review: Highlights from the Brighton and HOUSE Festivals
From a house made of waste to Yinka Shonibare’s library, there are some strong shows in Brighton this month
Review: ‘Polke/Richter Richter/Polke’ at Christie’s Mayfair
The partnership and rivalry between these two great painters was mutually beneficial
Easter Egg Hunt: The Third Imperial Fabergé Easter Egg has resurfaced
Last seen in public in 1902, the extraordinary egg can be found at Wartski in London for four days only
Looking Ahead: Anselm Kiefer’s retrospective at the Royal Academy
Kiefer’s first UK retrospective is a major coup for the RA
Why rebuilding the Crystal Palace is a bad idea
Boris Johnson and Ni Zhaoxing plan to rebuild the Crystal Palace on Sydenham Hill. It’s a ludicrous project
BLAST: Wyndham Lewis and Vorticism, 100 years on
Launched just months before the outbreak of war, Vorticism was ill-timed and short-lived. But it’s a vital chapter in the history of British art
‘Clemenceau, le Tigre et l’Asie’ at Musée Guimet, Paris
This exhibition about Clemenceau’s enthusiasm for Asian art is little short of revelatory
Art14 Highlights
Something had clearly gone very right at Art13 last year – Art14, its successor, was positively rammed on its opening night
Great View: the UK’s first art history festival
‘View Festival’ in London was a great success: it seems bizarre that nothing like this has ever taken place in the city before
Condo in London
George Condo is hot property right now, with two new solo exhibitions about to open in London. Does his new work live up to the hype?
Thumbs Down: The Fourth Plinth
And thus it came to pass. ‘Really Good’ will take up its position in 2016…10ft tall and hollow in every sense
Lunch with Rex Whistler
The Expedition in Pursuit of Rare Meats at Tate Britain’s restaurant is more inviting than ever…
The Talented Mr Shrigley?
Absurdist, accessible and completely unmistakeable, Brand Shrigley is everywhere, and more power to him – within reason…
Ghost House
Rachel Whiteread’s ‘House’ was unveiled 20 years ago today. It stood for barely three months, but its influence endures
No Alternative?
There are noble ideals (and some interesting artists) at work, but The Other Art Fair and Moniker’s crowded display doesn’t give the art a chance
Multiple Choice
With some excellent editions and a spacious layout, Multiplied at Christie’s South Kensington is a welcome respite from a frenetic week
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