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Acquisitions of the month: July 2017
This month’s acquisitions include a rare portrait by Richard Wilson, the Edward Hopper archive and an exceptional group of drawings
Harold M. Williams (1928–2017)
The founding president and CEO of the J. Paul Getty Trust has died at the age of 89
Shining a light on France’s disused quarries
Once, they provided the stones that built Paris. Now, the disused quarries of Saint-Maximin are being transformed into venues for art
Acquisitions of the month: June 2017
A huge collection of Diane Arbus photographs heads for Ontario, and the Getty finally gets its Parmigianino
Anish Kapoor causes a stir in New York
New York’s Public Art Fund celebrates its 40th birthday with commissions by Ai Weiwei and Anish Kapoor
Eight art events to get to this summer
Highlights include a Jean Dubuffet retrospective in Amsterdam and a Mexican Old Master in New York
The luxury of feathers
An exhibition at the Getty will examine artistic exchange in the ancient Americas – and a time when feathers were more valuable than gold
In search of the Rose+Croix artists
The Guggenheim explores French mystical symbolism – and looks beyond the famous figure of Joséphin Péladan
Find the time to look longer and harder at art
Art demands close attention. The new ‘Slow Art Workshops’ provide unique opportunities to study and even handle objects of great beauty
The world of mosaics, from Tivoli to Tottenham Court Road
Durable, versatile and colourful, mosaics have a long history and a bright future, as the V&A will explore this weekend
A new home for post-war Italian art
Nancy Olnick and Giorgio Spanu talk about sharing their collection at their new art space, Magazzino
An artistic tour of Nashville, Tennessee
If you think Nashville is all about music, think again. The city has a host of historic buildings and house museums, and now boasts its own ‘museum hotel’
The National Gallery of Ireland enters a new era
The National Gallery of Ireland’s six-year-long refurbishment gives its Old Masters and Irish paintings a chance to shine
Acquisitions of the month: May 2017
A Delacroix heads for Munich, and a number of major museums have significantly expanded their photography holdings
Ten art events to get to in June
This month’s top exhibitions, from Wyndham Lewis at IWM North to Cézanne’s portraits in Paris
Mythical beasts in Mesopotamia
What do sculpted animals in Mesopotamian art tell us about the relationship between gods and men?
A radical new look at the greatest of Elizabethan artists
Two portraits newly attributed to Nicholas Hilliard will transform our understanding of the artist
The failing architect who dreamt up modern America
Frank Lloyd Wright is widely considered America’s greatest architect – but his career was dominated by failure
The art of putting Soviet propaganda on porcelain plates
After the Russian Revolution, the State Porcelain Factory produced a powerful new art form for a new era
A history of Algeria in seven stops
A major archaeological discovery has put Algeria’s history in the spotlight. What can its existing world heritage sites tell us about the country’s past?
Hatra’s embattled history, from the Romans to ISIS
It’s been besieged, abandoned, and used as a training ground for terrorists – but the ancient city of Hatra still stands in the Iraqi desert
Emery Walker’s house is an Arts and Crafts utopia
This remarkable house in Hammersmith is a vivid museum of late Victorian cultural life
A tribute to A.R. Penck
The artist’s relentless and bloody-minded pursuit of freedom, in art as in life, was a lesson to us all
The genius of Camille Claudel
With the opening of a dedicated museum, the artist’s achievements can finally be seen outside her relationship with Rodin
Pilgrims’ progress? The Vatican Jubilee has frustrated Romans and tourists alike