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The commercial and critical rise of the Caravaggisti
Caravaggio’s radical vision inspired a legion of followers across Europe, whose work is increasingly in the spotlight at museums and auction houses alike
Our guide to this month’s European art fairs and events
There’s something for everyone as Cologne Fine Art, WIKAM, Art & Antique Hofburg and the Winter Art & Antiques Fair all open
Asian Art in London shows just how quickly this market has developed
From neolithic objects to contemporary art, the diversity of works on offer at Asian Art in London shows just how far this market has come
Recognition at last for the women of Abstract Expressionism
‘They told me I would be more successful if I was a man, French, or dead.’
Neo Rauch and the carnival of European art
The German artist’s work, finally on show in London, is an uprooted reunion of everything strange in the supposedly familiar tale of western art history
Why are Louise Bourgeois’s webs and spiders so captivating?
The etchings and sculptures on show at Hauser & Wirth Somerset are at their most powerful when we stop trying to understand them
Has Jeff Koons earned his place in art history?
With his Gazing Balls, Koons has created a body of work that appeals to the brain as well as the eyes
London still leads the way – for now
The rich legacy of Leslie Waddington | Solo booths set the tone | New galleries in London | Adrian Ghenie and Pino Pascali lead at Christie’s | Frans Hals forgery sets tongues wagging
Around the galleries: art events across the globe this October
Frieze week tips; the best of FIAC in Paris; HIGHLIGHTS in Munich; and San Francisco’s finest art and antiques
A look ahead at October’s art market highlights
London’s PAD stands out among the Frieze week fairs; Christie’s auctions works from Leslie Waddington’s collection, while Sotheby’s focuses on Islamic art
Gerald Laing’s giant girls are making a comeback
The British Pop artist is hot property at auction – and now there’s a welcome exhibition of his work in London, too
Stepping out of Caravaggio’s shadow
Plus: Neo Rauch finally comes to London; John Wesley’s odd eroticism; and Alighiero Boetti’s monumental use of mementoes
Saudi Arabia’s lost railway in Fitzroy Square
Plus: Virginia Chihota’s claustrophobic blast of colour; a surreal spectacle from James Richards at the ICA; and Suzanne Treister’s sinister take on technology
Lygia Pape’s fragile threads
Plus: The final painting of Francis West; Yinka Shonibare without his trademark fabric; and Paula Rego’s first tapestry
The quiet importance of Marisa Merz
Plus: Abstract expressionism outside the RA; Njideka Akunyili Crosby at Victoria Miro; Helen Marten’s rise to stardom; and Philippe Parreno in the Turbine Hall
Smoking with Hockney and Tacita Dean
Plus: lining up the evidence at Michael Hoppen Gallery; Fausto Melotti’s ingenious sculptures; and an unsung branch of the Bauhaus
Fine Art Asia celebrates an exhilarating first decade
The week’s round-up of the top art market stories: Fine Art Asia returns to Hong Kong and Sotheby’s opens in Dubai
Chinese art market rises as the West drops back
Plus: Old Masters of the Old Masters on the move | Beatrix Potter at 150 | The Leslie Waddington Collection
‘It’s you who now give expression to my thoughts’: Lygia Clark’s art in London
The Brazilian artist was relentlessly inventive, moving from abstract drawing to ‘critter’-like sculptures and, ultimately, participatory works
Summer art fair highlights
From Italian art in Monaco to unusual tribal objects in London, this summer’s art fairs have rich offerings
How is London’s art market faring after the Brexit vote?
It’s been a turbulent week, but the mood at London’s auction houses and art fairs is cautiously optimistic
Does today’s gallery system work for artists?
Representation by a leading gallery can make an artist’s career. But do commercial galleries hold too much sway over contemporary art and artists?
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