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Mining meaning in Middlesbrough
Locals and celebrities have banded together to offer a compelling range of perspectives on the industrial history of the Yorkshire town
Auction highlights – what Hong Kong is bringing to the table this month
As New York takes stock of a whirlwind season, attention turns to marquee sales in Asia
Frieze week highlights: Alice Neel and Victor Willing
An exhibition of Alice Neel’s portraits and abstract works by Victor Willing are among the shows we’re looking forward to seeing this year
Exhibition of the Year
Alice Neel: People Come First Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York 22 March–1 August In around 100 paintings, drawings and…
Book keeping: the bookplates that are artworks in their own right
With their miniature artistry and enigmatic personal histories, these striking prints are often more enticing than the volumes they’re found in
Spanish pointers – Rosalind Nashashibi at the National Gallery
During a residency at the gallery, the artist has made works inspired by the drama of Spanish Golden Age painting
The week in art news – Oxford college backs calls to remove Rhodes statue
Plus: Amazon boss appointed director of Natural History Museum, and more art news
The visionary art of Victor Willing deserves to be better known
A substantial survey at Hastings Contemporary is a rare chance to encounter the British painter’s concise, enigmatic images
The museum openings not to miss in 2019
The National Museum of Qatar and a centre for street art are among the institutions opening next year
Fishy fragrances and Flemish still lifes
Plus: Lucian Freud on horseback and how Sex and the City made Marina Abramović
Artist of the Year
John Akomfrah New works by the artist in the last year include Purple (2017), first shown at the Barbican Art…
Chantal Joffe on painting, pastel and parenthood
An interview with the British artist, renowned for expressive portraits of family, friends and fellow artists
All Too Human: Bacon, Freud and a Century of Painting Life
How modern British figurative painters have captured intense sensations in their work
‘Tell me who Kandinsky is’: T.S. Eliot among the artists
Can T.S. Eliot’s poetic experiments be read alongside parallel developments in the visual arts? And how much has he influenced artists?
The layered life of Leonard Rosoman
A fine, detailed biography convinces us to take another look at the oft-neglected British artist
A revamped Leeds Art Gallery cements the city’s cultural life
Extensive refurbishment has allowed the museum to rethink how its historic building and collection are presented
What’s in store at the National Portrait Gallery?
A tour of some of the highlights of the NPG’s hidden collection
For devotees of drawings: highlights of Salon du Dessin
Salon du Dessin attracts the world’s most committed drawings collectors. What should they look out for this year?
London Diary: 8 October
Frieze is fast approaching and new exhibitions are opening across London. Can’t keep track? Follow our daily roundup…
Enitharmon Editions
‘Makin’ lit’ry his-tor-y…’ Founded in 1967, Enitharmon Press is flourishing, and has adapted its publishing profile in recent years
Who will reimagine the British Museum?