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Damien Hirst seeks redemption
The bad boy of Britart opens his new gallery with a show devoted to abstract painter John Hoyland. Is he trying to atone for his artistic sins?
Sickert at the Seaside: how Dieppe shaped the artist’s work
Camden Town, Venice…and Dieppe. Pallant House explores a forgotten influence on Walter Sickert’s art
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
Powerful Storytelling: ‘The Face of Britain by Simon Schama’ on BBC2 Reviewed
Schama’s delivery saves the first episode from homely tackiness
Jeff Koons takes on the Old Masters in Florence
Koons is nothing if not fearless to invite comparison with the greatest Renaissance artists.
A Prado on the Prairie: ‘Treasures from the House of Alba’ in Dallas
There’s something for everyone in this spectacular show
Yorkshire’s Celebration Of Anthony Caro
Hepworth Wakefield and the Yorkshire Sculpture Park have joined forces for a major exhibition
London Diary
Thank god for September. The art year has kicked off like a mule with a grievance
Resurrecting the Fallen Feather Gods of Polynesia
‘Missionaries and Idols in Polynesia’ at SOAS reviewed
Artists address the Armenian genocide at the Istanbul Biennial
Curator Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev sees art as a way of ‘shaping the souls of people’ for the better
The Best of the Istanbul Biennial
Five highlights from Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev’s programme, which dwells on its location’s history
Turner Prize art tours Scotland on a bus
Who cares whether it’s parochial? The Travelling Gallery exhibition is a fun and engaging idea
Welcome to Dismaland. Banksy surveils the state of Britain today
‘LOOK INTO THE CAMERA’ barked the security guard, unsmiling
Centenary show proves Ben Uri Gallery deserves a permanent home in London
Too many masterpieces from this collection are stuck in storage
Garage Modernism: Vienna’s legendary Loos Bar pops up in a Los Angeles carport
The ‘American Bar’ comes to America…as an art installation
Painting’s Fanboys: Winston Churchill and Andrew Marr
‘What would you do if you saw Picasso walking in front of you down Piccadilly?’ Sir Alfred Munnings asked Winston Churchill
Five highlights from the Edinburgh Art Festival – and two to miss
It’s a patchy programme this year, but a few projects stand out
Human Nature: the unsettling work of Piero di Cosimo
Since Vasari’s day, Piero has been treated as if he were a primitive ‘outsider’ artist
Wrapped in wire at the Wellcome Collection
See everyday objects enshrined in copper wire, and contribute to Alice Anderson’s latest work yourself
Louis XIV: a round-up of exhibitions
Louis XIV’s tercentenary commemorated in exhibitions around the world
Jonathan Richardson by himself
The 18th-century artist’s self-portraits are a remarkable exercise in self-scrutiny.
Joseph Cornell steps into the limelight
A major retrospective of Joseph Cornell’s work presents a stay-at-home artist who was obsessed with travel.
Dulwich Picture Gallery gives Prud’hon the attention he deserves
It’s time to rediscover France’s answer to Correggio
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