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A long-lost Cimabue has emerged – and the ‘first light’ of painting now burns brighter than ever
The chance discovery in a kitchen in France has major significance for scholarship on the Florentine master
The Whitechapel Bell Foundry should be a working factory, not a boutique hotel
Why is Historic England supporting a developer’s plans when there’s a better proposal waiting in the wings?
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Podcast
The Apollo 40 under 40 podcast: Mohamed Elshahed
The writer and researcher has written a comprehensive new history of modern architecture in Cairo
Art news daily
Penn Museum returns ancient clay tablets to Iraq
Art news daily: 6 December
Museums across France close or restrict access due to national strikes
Art news daily: 5 December
Turner Prize awarded to all four shortlisted artists
Art news daily: 4 December
Reviews
Mane attraction – the star quality of Susan Sontag
For all her flaws – and love of the limelight – Sontag’s commitment to seriousness feels more necessary than ever
From the high life to the Life of Christ – James Tissot’s path to piety
On his 50th birthday the society painter set off for the Holy Land, experiencing something of a conversion
The Week’s Muse: 8 February
Le chant des oiseaux à l’automne (Birdsong in Autumn) (September 1937), Joan Miró. One of the 85 lots withdrawn from the Christie's sales this week.
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It’s been a busy week of auctions, openings and announcements in the art world, but also a rather nervy one, as debates about fakes and forgeries and the sale of public art have resurfaced…
Authenticity Issues: Destroy or display?
Populism and the Fourth Plinth
Auction houses and public art
Famous Faces: new photography exhibitions
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Rejected Riches: Avenue House
The sale of Sir Albert Richardson’s collection is a loss for the nation that could and should have been averted
A Royal Passion: Queen Victoria and Photography
A selection of photographs from the Getty Center’s latest exhibition
Condo in London
George Condo is hot property right now, with two new solo exhibitions about to open in London. Does his new work live up to the hype?