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A shining example of silver scholarship
One of the most important collections of 18th-century silver in Europe gets the attention it deserves in a new book
‘The Cloaca are machines, they’re animals, they’re us’
Wim Delvoye discusses merde-making machines, mass production, pig tattoos and Europe’s messy future
Is this a golden age for older artists?
Innovation and potential are not merely the preserve of the younger generation – as these artists are proving
The failing architect who dreamt up modern America
Frank Lloyd Wright is widely considered America’s greatest architect – but his career was dominated by failure
Do artists’ lives get in the way of their work?
An exhibition of Eric Gill’s art in Ditchling raises questions about how far we can separate art from life. Should biography shape our understanding of an artist’s work?
Are artists taking the fun out of funfairs?
A fairground designed by Claudia Comte is set to be installed outside Art Basel
Hatra’s embattled history, from the Romans to ISIS
It’s been besieged, abandoned, and used as a training ground for terrorists – but the ancient city of Hatra still stands in the Iraqi desert
The productive failures of Vito Acconci
Remembering the pioneering performance artist Vito Acconci, who died in April aged 77
The Nigel Farage commemorative plate
An artist has depicted Nigel Farage’s plane crash on a plate. UKIP says ‘Meh’.
‘Everything I know comes from painting’
The possibilities of paint are inexhaustible, says the German artist Markus Lüpertz
Gilded glass from the world’s most glamorous ship
The legendary S.S. Normandie was lost to fire in the 1940s, but relics from its luxury interior survive – including these verre églomisé panels
Mass nudity and a decoy magician
How Spencer Tunick turned public nakedness into art – while avoiding the police
Emery Walker’s house is an Arts and Crafts utopia
This remarkable house in Hammersmith is a vivid museum of late Victorian cultural life
The record-breaking rise of the Düsseldorf School
Prices are rocketing for photographs by Bernd and Hilla Becher and their students at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
Cedric Price’s mission to make architecture amusing
Cedric Price believed that architecture should be mobile, lightweight, and temporary. Above all, he thought it should be fun
The Voynich Manuscript is a book you’re not meant to read
Despite Yale’s new facsimile edition, this 15th-century manuscript happily remains as indecipherable as ever
Do UK museums take photography seriously?
The transfer of the Royal Photographic Society’s collection from Bradford to London raises questions about the past, present and future of photography in museums
The Rake’s Progress: the Venice Biennale in gossip
A round-up of last week’s art world tittle-tattle
TEFAF makes its mark on New York
Plus: Dreweatts and Mallett sold, and dealers on the move in London
The genius of Camille Claudel
With the opening of a dedicated museum, the artist’s achievements can finally be seen outside her relationship with Rodin
Eight of the wackiest biennale titles (so far)
Eight of the stranger biennial concepts of recent years
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Is LA’s art scene growing too quickly?
In the last few years LA’s art scene has grown immeasurably. But as rents rise and experimental spaces get priced out, is LA’s arrival on the international art stage worth it?