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A rare chance to see works by Clyfford Still in London

Nine works by the artist have travelled 4,685 miles to be seen in the Royal Academy’s Abstract Expressionism show

19 Sep 2016
Hurvin Anderson photographed in his studio in London in August 2016. Photo by Jooney Woodward

‘It’s only in painting that you can do everything you want’

Hurvin Anderson discusses painting, places, and portraiture without the people

17 Sep 2016
St Joseph's Seminary, Upholland, Lancashire. Photo © Proj3ct M4yh3m

The UK’s most endangered Victorian buildings

These important examples of 19th-century architecture could be lost if action isn’t taken soon

14 Sep 2016
New Holland Island, St Petersburg. Photo by Crystal Bennes

These are difficult times for St Petersburg’s art scene

The city is known for its heritage, but its contemporary cultural scene is struggling

14 Sep 2016
Lucian Freud on BBC's 'Fake or Fortune'

When artists deny, disavow or reject their work

Lucian Freud, Pablo Picasso and Gerhard Richter are among the artists who have ‘edited’ their oeuvres by refusing to acknowledge certain works

5 Sep 2016
Detail of the Great Fire of London by an unknown painter. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Artists mark 350 years since the Great Fire of London

On 2 September 1666, a fire took hold on Pudding Lane that would devastate London. As the anniversary approaches, exhibitions and events are being staged across the city

31 Aug 2016
Pietre dure cabinets

Acquisitions of the month: August 2016

Treasures from Castle Howard go to the Fitzwilliam Museum and Tate Britain, while US museums acquire some important modern and contemporary collections

31 Aug 2016

Balancing the books at Yale University Press in London

Yale University Press in London is the world’s leading art publisher. What does its recent restructuring say about the press – and about art publishing in general?

30 Aug 2016
Autumn Foliage (detail; 1916), Tom Thomson. The National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa

The legend of Canoe Lake

Tom Thomson’s sketching trips in the wilderness changed the course of Canadian art, but also claimed his life

30 Aug 2016

In search of Léon Spilliaert in Ostend

The work of Belgian painter Léon Spilliaert is intimately tied to his home town of Ostend

30 Aug 2016
The exterior of Reading Prison

Artangel’s ambitious new project at Reading Prison is inspired by Oscar Wilde

This is the first time the prison has been opened to the public – and it’s an ambitious feat

29 Aug 2016
Country Club: Chicken Wire

Why have artists fallen out of love with sport?

Sport is more popular than ever, but only a handful of contemporary artists take it seriously as a subject. It wasn’t always this way…

20 Aug 2016
Dazzle Ship Scotland Every Woman (2016), Ciara Phillips. Photo: Ross Fraser McLean/ Studio RoRo

Escape the Fringe! A guide to the best of the Edinburgh Art Festival

Art can easily get forgotten in the mayhem of the city’s summer programmes, but it’s worth a detour to these exhibitions

16 Aug 2016
Studies of the Virgin and Child (detail; c. 1522–24), Michelangelo. Pen and brown ink, with copies in red chalk by Antonio Mini. British Museum

‘Draw and don’t waste time’. Lessons from Michelangelo and the Old Masters

Art students these days are more likely to keep a blog than a sketchbook. The British Museum’s touring exhibition of historic drawings seeks to change that

15 Aug 2016

The museum of the future is strange, open, and innovative

Chris Dercon, Will Gompertz, and other art-world figures came together in Berlin for the Communicating the Museum conference

11 Aug 2016

Onwards and upwards: the mighty Detroit

If anything mirrors Detroit’s rise over the years, it’s the wonderful Detroit Institute of Art

11 Aug 2016

Keeping the wheels of industry turning: Cleveland’s cultural capital

Cleveland’s fortunes may have been made in shipping and mining, but the city now boasts a rich cultural scene

8 Aug 2016

When do ethnographic objects become art?

An upcoming exhibition on the art of Fiji should make us rethink the relationship between culture and context

6 Aug 2016

The Glass City is rising once again: Toledo’s treasures

There’s plenty for art lovers to enjoy, not least the impressive Toledo Museum of Art

4 Aug 2016
Reclining Nude

Acquisitions of the month: July 2016

Several US museums make major acquisitions this month, while the Bowes Museum gains a rare Dieric Bouts the Elder painting

4 Aug 2016

The Magnificent Mile and beyond: Chicago’s museums

Chicago is a city on the rise again, and its art scene is thriving

2 Aug 2016

Artists opening galleries is not just a recent trend

Damien Hirst’s recently opened Newport Street Gallery joins a long list of galleries founded by artists

1 Aug 2016

The grand old man of the Gutai group: an interview with Takesada Matsutani

Takesada Matsutani is one of the surviving members of the avant-garde Gutai group. He explains how its influence is everywhere in his work

30 Jul 2016

What’s in store at the Ateneum Art Museum?

The Ateneum holds the Finnish national art collection from the mid 18th century to 1960, but only a sixth of its works are on display.

25 Jul 2016