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John Aubrey on architecture: centuries old and more relevant than ever

17th-century writing on ancient buildings never felt so contemporary

28 May 2015

Highlights from ‘Gold and Ivory’ at Louvre-Lens

Beautiful example of medieval painting, sculpture and decorative arts on show at the Louvre-Lens Museum

25 May 2015

Various Small Fires (Working Documents)

Various Small Fires (Working Documents) brings together artworks and documents from the LACMA archives to tell unusual or overlooked stories…

Los Angeles County Museum of Art
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Gold and Ivory

This show highlights the cultural exchanges between Paris and Tuscany in the second half of the 13th century. Over 125…

Louvre Lens, Pas-de-Calais
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Reading Basquiat’s Notebooks at the Brooklyn Museum

Words and writing were as much a part of Basquiat’s art as his visual imagery

23 May 2015

End Matter: Katrina Palmer explores the source of Portland stone

Palmer’s project for Artangel looks at the negative space left by some of the world’s great monuments

20 May 2015

Photo London preview

This is the week to see top photography in and of London – but don’t confine yourself to the main fair at Somerset House

19 May 2015

Gallery: ‘Collecting Paradise’ at the Rubin

Highlights from a new exhibition celebrating the art of Kashmir

19 May 2015

Collecting Paradise

Buddhist art of Kashmir and its legacies Collecting Paradise celebrates Western Himalayan Buddhists as agents of their own cultural production…

Rubin Museum of Art, New York
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Avert your Eyes: Censored Art Masterpieces

The Picasso painting censored by Fox 5 News is just the latest major artwork to be deemed indecent

18 May 2015

In praise of the Waddesdon Bequest

This exceptional collection goes back on display at the British Museum in June

15 May 2015

Highlights from ‘Inca: Conquests of the Andes’ in Dallas

The Inca Empire exerted extraordinary influence over Andean culture; but the region’s art was constantly changing

14 May 2015

The Very Best of the Venice Biennale

Visiting Venice? Don’t miss these shows

Dealer’s Choice: the story behind Axel Vervoordt

Boris Vervoordt on living with art and ‘leaping into the void’

10 May 2015

Muse Reviews

Yale institutions launch a Critique of Reason; a ‘fake’ in the Dulwich Picture Gallery; and a preview of Spring Masters New York

10 May 2015

Yale art institutions come together in the Critique of Reason

Enlightenment and Romantic artists had more in common than you think

8 May 2015

Made in China: the ‘fake’ Fragonard that fooled Dulwich

Doug Fishbone hid a cheap Chinese replica in the Dulwich Picture Gallery and hardly anybody noticed

5 May 2015

Acquisitions of the Month: April 2015

Pop art for Chicago; a Duchamp archive for Stockholm; and a Dreamhouse for the Dia Art Foundation

4 May 2015

London Diary: 3 May

Supersymmetry dazzles in the Vinyl Factory; Lawrence Lek empties the Royal Academy; and a horrible vision in Hammersmith

3 May 2015

What to see at the Venice Biennale

Some of the best of the national pavilions, collateral events and satellite shows across the city

2 May 2015

Michelle Obama’s challenge to museums

The First Lady called on US museums to widen access at the Whitney’s ribbon-cutting ceremony

1 May 2015

Window-shopping at the V&A

It’s hard to take luxury exhibitions very seriously

29 Apr 2015

Gallery: ‘Revolution of the Eye’ at the Jewish Museum, New York

Can television be art? Warhol, Lichtenstein and Dalí certainly thought so

29 Apr 2015

Forum: Does the restoration of Chartres Cathedral deserve praise?

Is the restoration of Chartres Cathedral a tragedy, or a worthy improvement?

27 Apr 2015