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Baltic diary: Art, nature and national identity
Artists explore how society is shaped by the natural environment in the Baltic region
The Many Faces of Audrey Hepburn
The National Portrait Gallery celebrates the woman who Cecil Beaton called ‘a new icon of femininity’
Agnes Martin’s journey towards white
Martin’s progress towards white paintings reflects Rothko’s meditative march towards black
What are the challenges facing young artists today?
Creative freedom, but limited resources: starting out in the art world can be a blessing and a curse
Painted Tapestries
Reuniting Two Decorative Paintings by Édouard Vuillard Édouard Vuillard is best known for his easel paintings of intimate scenes of…
London Diary
Alexander McQueen’s exquisite tailoring; the Serpentine’s slightly shabby pavilion; Andy Warhol’s money-worship; and Kallos gallery’s exceptional ancient art
Pablo Bronstein on Chatsworth, the Grand Tour and his love of delft
‘There’s an element of me that’s contrarian’
New scheme to get work by female artists into museums
Valeria Napoleone and the Contemporary Art Society are taking a proactive approach to a protracted issue
Wanderlust: Joseph Cornell finally arrives in Europe
Even finding some of the artist’s fragile works was a challenge
My Masterpiece Selection: Amanda Levete
From Lloyd Wright’s Guggenheim to ceramics at the V&A: the architect selects her favourite masterpieces
My Masterpiece Selection: Gary Tinterow
‘I have selected some objects that both resonate with me and also with one another’
‘It was a challenge, but I have grown from it’ – Shirin Neshat on her latest work
‘I never feel accomplished’
Highlights of Masterpiece London
Where to find the most exceptional works at this year’s fair
Andrea del Sarto
The Renaissance Workshop in Action For Andrea Del Sarto, the sketch was the genesis of the artistic process, whether through…
The Taste of Victory: British artists and Waterloo
Painters struggled deal with the bloody reality of the battlefield
Baltic Diary: Making Art Work in Finland
Can Finland’s art scene survive in the face of declining public funding, lack of economic security, and oversupply of labour?
Muse Reviews
Frida Kahlo in the garden; highlights from Art Basel; sculpture in Oslo; and Dan Holdsworth’s dizzying photographs
George Caleb Bingham
Navigating the West One of the foremost American genre painters of the 19th century, George Caleb Bingham is best known…
Public art, private funds: can Oslo learn from Christian Ringnes’ sculpture park?
Changing Norwegian attitudes to privately-funded art
Art in the Garden: Four great ways to enjoy art outdoors in the USA
Soak up some sun and some culture at the same time
Book Competition
Your chance to win ‘Andrea del Sarto: The Renaissance Workshop in Action’
Send them back: Sir Hugh Lane’s Impressionist icons belong in Ireland, not London
And the National Gallery knows it
Jeff Koons: A Retrospective
The unique, unmistakable, innovative work of Jeff Koons has made him one of the most prominent figures of the art…
Public Relations: Adam Buck’s Regency portrait miniatures
The height of his popularity was also the beginning of the end