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Venus of the Rags (1964–2016), Michelangelo Pistoletti. Photo: Tom Lindboe. Courtesy of the Blenheim Art Foundation

Michelangelo Pistoletto goes from rags to riches at Blenheim Palace

The Italian artist uses humble materials to promote a high-minded utopian message. How does his work fare in such opulent surroundings?

20 Dec 2016

Hans Ulrich Obrist tops art world power list

Art News Daily : 20 October

20 Oct 2016
The exterior of Reading Prison

Artangel’s ambitious new project at Reading Prison is inspired by Oscar Wilde

This is the first time the prison has been opened to the public – and it’s an ambitious feat

29 Aug 2016

The Rake’s progress: last week in gossip

Grayson Perry, restaurant critic, plus the rest of this week’s art world gossip

16 Aug 2016

The Rake’s progress: last week in gossip

The artists providing airline security, an Olympic art blooper and looking for the Mona Lisa at the National Gallery

8 Aug 2016
Switch House, Tate Modern

Kneaded Knowledge

The Language of Ceramics Together with artists Ai Weiwei and Edmund de Waal, the Kunsthaus focuses on a material long…

Kunsthaus Graz
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Facing the World

Self-Portraits Rembrandt to Ai Weiwei Ever since the Renaissance, and in some cases even earlier, artists have self-consciously created images…

Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh
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The Rake’s progress: last week in gossip

An unsightly selfie statue, Lego gets taken to pieces, and trouble at the Jack the Ripper Museum

6 Jun 2016

Sadiq Khan gives conditional backing to Garden Bridge

Art News Daily : 19 May

19 May 2016

Museum of the Year shortlist announced

Art News Daily : 29 April

29 Apr 2016

Architect Zaha Hadid has died at the age of 65

Art News Daily : 31 March

31 Mar 2016

Megacities Asia

Eleven artists sculpt urban reality in a new show at the MFA Boston

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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Chinese Whispers

Recent Art from the Sigg and M+ Sigg Collections “Chinese Whispers” provides a deeper insight into China’s art scene of…

Kunst Museum, Bern
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The Rake’s progress: last week in gossip

Not-so-radical street art and the Cerne Abbas giant censored at the Palace of Westminster

7 Feb 2016

‘Paddington Shard’ scrapped…for the time being

Art News Daily : 1 February

1 Feb 2016

Cuts present worrying outlook for UK museums

Art News Daily : 13 January

13 Jan 2016

Greco-Roman Sites in Libya Threatened by ISIS

Art News Daily : 11 December

11 Dec 2015

François Pinault Denies Paris Museum Rumours

Art News Daily : 2 December

2 Dec 2015

Can art exist on social media?

Can artists and the wider art world use social media for more than self-promotion? Some certainly think so…

30 Nov 2015

Paris Museums Reopen After Terrorist Atrocity

Art News Daily : 16 November

16 Nov 2015

Science Museum to End Association with Shell?

Art News Daily : 13 November

13 Nov 2015

Van Gogh Action Man: Officially Better than Game of Thrones

Ever wondered what Rodin’s The Thinker would look like in a sexy pose? Find out with the help of an art-historical action figure.

6 Nov 2015