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‘To see Bacon’s entire oeuvre is a revelation’

The forthcoming Francis Bacon catalogue raisonné brings together a remarkable 585 paintings

29 Mar 2016

Why collect only women artists?

Valeria Napoleone discusses her unusual collection, and the importance of her relationships with artists

27 Mar 2016

Ed Vaizey unveils new vision for UK culture

Art News Daily : 23 March

23 Mar 2016

Can the UK government’s Culture White Paper live up to its own rhetoric?

DCMS’s updated mission statement for ‘Our Culture’ sounds promising, but is short on new commitments

23 Mar 2016

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?

21 Mar 2016

The Singapore museum redrawing the map of Southeast Asian art

The National Gallery Singapore opened to justified acclaim last year. But will its mission be hampered by the country’s constraints on free expression?

19 Mar 2016

The pop art that should never have reached the recording studio

From Joseph Beuys to Dinos Chapman, the artists who have turned to music but should never have hit the studio

18 Mar 2016

What’s in store at the State Hermitage Museum?

The Hermitage has more than 3 million items in its collection, so making its stores accessible is quite a feat

17 Mar 2016

The Met Breuer’s biggest strength is its ability to make you think

Two fresh and distinct inaugural exhibitions could set a new blueprint for the museum

17 Mar 2016

UNESCO gears up for a pizza party

The Neapolitan dough boys have applied for protected status for pizza through UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage scheme

17 Mar 2016

Nikolai Astrup shines outside Norway

The Norwegian painter gets some overdue recognition at the Dulwich Picture Gallery

16 Mar 2016
I hate Frieze. It’s a tent. In a park. That sells art. Not a cultural phenomenon

The Rake’s progress: last week in gossip

The Steve Lazarides effect, at home with Elton John and his collection, and the Museum of Broken Relationships heads to LA

13 Mar 2016

Contemporary wounds at the heart of TEFAF

The curator of ‘Show your Wound’ discusses his thorny choice of subject and changing ideas

10 Mar 2016

Creative Scotland’s journey to the undertaker

Introducing Rakewell, Apollo’s wandering eye on the art world. Look out for regular posts taking a rakish perspective on art…

10 Mar 2016

What’s the point of rebuilding Germany’s palaces?

The construction of Berlin’s Humboldt Forum on the site of the former Stadtschloss raises challenging questions

10 Mar 2016

What to see in Maastricht and beyond

The best events and exhibitions staged to coincide with the fair

10 Mar 2016

Smart art that will make you reconsider your smartphone

Art inspired by science can be hit and miss. But here’s an artist who really gets its beauty and complexity

9 Mar 2016
Artist's impression showing the exterior of the Public Art Depot, designed by MVRDV

The Rotterdam museum that collects collectors

The Museum Boijmans van Beuningen is to store private collections – which is just the sort of collaboration the museum has always thrived on

8 Mar 2016

The modern mysteries of Michaël Borremans

The Belgian painter reveres the Old Masters but is ‘ashamed’ by the state of figurative painting today

5 Mar 2016

Phyllida Barlow to represent UK at Venice Biennale

Art news daily: 4 March

4 Mar 2016
The James Goldstein House, designed by John Lautner.

Acquisitions of the Month: February 2016

LACMA just acquired an entire house – and no ordinary house at that

3 Mar 2016

Rijksmuseum director will step down in August

Art News Daily : 1 March

1 Mar 2016

The ‘grim’ social housing that has proved more robust than what followed it

George Peabody’s vision lives on, and we would do well to heed it today

1 Mar 2016