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London Diary
Cartier-Bresson, Bomberg’s circle and Damien Hirst’s homage to Hoyland: don’t let Frieze week distract you from these London shows
Bouke de Vries
A nuclear bomb seems to have been dropped in this installation by artist Bouke de Vries. The eight-metre table, with…
St Peter’s Seminary in Cardross – better off ruined?
‘This undoubted failure has become a compelling monument’
Obsolescence
Through 2015/16, the School of Fine Art at the RCA will invite collaborating curators and curatorial agencies to present projects…
Don’t want your public sculpture to get copied? Then make better public sculpture
Rachel Whiteread’s ‘House’ would never work as a Chinese knock-off
American Epics
Thomas Hart Benton and Hollywood The first major exhibition on Thomas Hart Benton in more than 25 years, American Epics:…
Time is Ripe for a David Jones Revival
His literary and profoundly religious approach to art put Jones out of step with modernism. Can two new exhibitions revive his reputation?
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
Simon Schama’s Face of Britain
Historian Simon Schama has joined with the National Portrait Gallery curators to take a fresh look at the Collection and…
Jeff Koons takes on the Old Masters in Florence
Koons is nothing if not fearless to invite comparison with the greatest Renaissance artists.
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
Could the antiquities trade do more to combat looting?
As the destruction of archaeological sites in Syria and Iraq continues, what can dealers of legal antiquities do to end the trade in illegally obtained artefacts, and the looting it encourages?
Ambitious plans for Gainsborough’s birthplace
Can a small museum in a Suffolk market town become a major centre for the study of the artist’s work?
Agnes Martin and the power of tranquility
Agnes Martin’s serene paintings give pause for thought
‘Watching this chaos unfurl’: Interview with Joanna Kirk
‘There is an element in my work that is a bit like bringing up small children’
Force of Nature: Interview with Giuseppe Penone
‘If an artistic language is very complex, it can’t be used to communicate.’
Yorkshire’s Celebration Of Anthony Caro
Hepworth Wakefield and the Yorkshire Sculpture Park have joined forces for a major exhibition
Autumn Art Highlights: London
Look forward to frantic Frieze Week festivities and quality museum shows in the UK capital
Communications and Collaboration: debating the future of museums in Istanbul
‘The days of museums hoarding information are over.’
Ai Weiwei: A Chinese Artist Abroad
The Chinese dissident artist has made it to the UK. Is it time now to let his art do the talking?
Treasures from Palmyra preserved in the world’s museums
As ISIS destroys the site, these items are more important than ever
London Diary
Thank god for September. The art year has kicked off like a mule with a grievance
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Kapoor’s moral right to keep hateful graffiti in place: a legal perspective
A look at the legal issues underpinning the story of Anish Kapoor’s vandalised ‘Dirty Corner’