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Laura Cumming
Turner and Constable as they’ve never been seen before

Fri 28 Nov 2025

Turner and Constable as they’ve never been seen before
Vanessa Thorpe
Klimt’s $205m lifeline for the art world

Sun 23 Nov 2025

Klimt’s $205m lifeline for the art world
Lily Le Brun
Bridget Riley and the pleasure of looking

Sat 22 Nov 2025

Bridget Riley and the pleasure of looking
Anna Leszkiewicz
Cathie Pilkington’s uncanny sculptures

Tue 18 Nov 2025

Cathie Pilkington’s uncanny sculptures
Laura Cumming
In search of Anna Ancher, the shining light of Danish art

Mon 3 Nov 2025

In search of Anna Ancher, the shining light of Danish art
Laura Cumming
Mrinalini Mukherjee and the giants of Indian art

Sat 1 Nov 2025

Mrinalini Mukherjee and the giants of Indian art
Tara Joshi
The grid: Welcome to Fliffmellington

Sun 26 Oct 2025

The grid: Welcome to Fliffmellington
Laura Cumming
The dark, wayward works of the Two Roberts

Sat 25 Oct 2025

The dark, wayward works of the Two Roberts
Orlando Whitfield
Fear and loathing at Frieze

Fri 24 Oct 2025

Fear and loathing at Frieze
Clive Nwonka
The artists reshaping how we view Nigeria

Tue 21 Oct 2025

The artists reshaping how we view Nigeria
Laura Cumming
Arthur Jafa is a sound-and-vision genius

Sun 19 Oct 2025

Arthur Jafa is a sound-and-vision genius
Vanessa Thorpe
Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring finally gets a name

Fri 17 Oct 2025

Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring finally gets a name
Evan Moffitt
Art market slump paints a complicated picture

Sat 11 Oct 2025

Art market slump paints a complicated picture
Laura Cumming
Gilbert & George’s 21st Century Pictures – eye-popping but empty

Fri 10 Oct 2025

Gilbert & George’s 21st Century Pictures – eye-popping but empty
Sean O’Hagan
Peter Doig: ‘I’ve never felt the need to cash in on my success’

Thu 9 Oct 2025

Peter Doig: ‘I’ve never felt the need to cash in on my success’
Laura Cumming
America’s ‘laureate of lunch counters’

Sun 5 Oct 2025

America’s ‘laureate of lunch counters’
Laura Cumming
The making of Lee Miller

Thu 2 Oct 2025

The making of Lee Miller
Tara Joshi
The grid: Roberto Benavidez’s playful piñatas

Wed 1 Oct 2025

The grid: Roberto Benavidez’s playful piñatas
Tara Joshi
The grid: Edie Medley’s pub-patter pictures

Sat 27 Sept 2025

The grid: Edie Medley’s pub-patter pictures
Vanessa Thorpe
Not the end of the Turner Prize, just the end of the world

Fri 26 Sept 2025

Not the end of the Turner Prize, just the end of the world
Anna Leszkiewicz
Jean Rhys and the art of not belonging

Thu 25 Sept 2025

Jean Rhys and the art of not belonging
Miles Ellingham
Gilbert and George: ‘No artist of our generation did what we did’

Sun 21 Sept 2025

Gilbert and George: ‘No artist of our generation did what we did’
Laura Cumming
Tate Modern’s Theatre Picasso – contrived, confused, uncalled for

Fri 19 Sept 2025

Tate Modern’s Theatre Picasso – contrived, confused, uncalled for
Laura Cumming
Face to face with the pharaohs’ tomb artists

Mon 15 Sept 2025

Face to face with the pharaohs’ tomb artists
Laura Cumming
How pointillism revolutionised painting

Fri 12 Sept 2025

How pointillism revolutionised painting
Andrew Anthony
A brush with the ‘world’s best art forger’

Fri 12 Sept 2025

A brush with the ‘world’s best art forger’
Laura Cumming
Marie Antoinette behind the possessions

Sat 6 Sept 2025

Marie Antoinette behind the possessions
Tara Joshi
The grid: Artez’s giant gymnasts

Sat 30 Aug 2025

The grid: Artez’s giant gymnasts
Tara Joshi
The grid: Gabrielle Garland’s twist on domestic bliss

Sun 24 Aug 2025

The grid: Gabrielle Garland’s twist on domestic bliss
Laura Cumming
The roving curiosity of Gateshead’s Baltic Centre

Sun 24 Aug 2025

The roving curiosity of Gateshead’s Baltic Centre
Laura Cumming
Can we paint our dreams?

Sun 17 Aug 2025

Can we paint our dreams?
Vanessa Thorpe
The campaign to save a very British sculpture

Thu 14 Aug 2025

The campaign to save a very British sculpture
Laura Cumming
The mystery of Millet’s religious masterpiece

Sun 10 Aug 2025

The mystery of Millet’s religious masterpiece
Laura Cumming
Andy Goldsworthy’s lasting ephemera

Sat 2 Aug 2025

Andy Goldsworthy’s lasting ephemera
Laura Cumming
Portraits of a one-track mind

Sat 26 Jul 2025

Portraits of a one-track mind
Sean O’Hagan
Paz Errázuriz’s portraits of life on the margins

Fri 18 Jul 2025

Paz Errázuriz’s portraits of life on the margins
Laura Cumming
Emily Kam Kngwarray’s visions of the desert

Sat 12 Jul 2025

Emily Kam Kngwarray’s visions of the desert
Laura Cumming
Snapshots from the age of thirst

Sat 5 Jul 2025

Snapshots from the age of thirst
Laura Cumming
Van Gogh and Anselm Kiefer’s dialogue in paint

Fri 27 Jun 2025

Van Gogh and Anselm Kiefer’s dialogue in paint
Laura Cumming
The wild and witty works of Louise Bourgeois, Eva Hesse and Alice Adams

Sat 21 Jun 2025

The wild and witty works of Louise Bourgeois, Eva Hesse and Alice Adams
Laura Cumming
Review: Edward Burra’s scenes of seedy city life; Ithell Colquhoun’s mystical coastline

Sun 15 Jun 2025

Review: Edward Burra’s scenes of seedy city life; Ithell Colquhoun’s mystical coastline
Andrew Anthony
Maurizio Cattelan: the art world’s enfant terrible

Thu 12 Jun 2025

Maurizio Cattelan: the art world’s enfant terrible
Laura Cumming
Exhibition review: Handle Hamad Butt with care

Sun 8 Jun 2025

Exhibition review: Handle Hamad Butt with care
Andrew Anthony
Sale of the centuries: the great British Museum thefts

Fri 6 Jun 2025

Sale of the centuries: the great British Museum thefts
Laura Cumming
Compelling close-ups from Merle Oberon to John Singer Sargent’s sassy debutantes

Sun 1 Jun 2025

Compelling close-ups from Merle Oberon to John Singer Sargent’s sassy debutantes
William Dalrymple
Ancient India takes centre stage at British Museum

Sun 25 May 2025

Ancient India takes centre stage at British Museum
Laura Cumming
Drawing you drawing me

Sat 24 May 2025

Drawing you drawing me
Laura Cumming
Giacometti and Huma Bhabha’s ‘extraordinary balancing act’

Sat 10 May 2025

Giacometti and Huma Bhabha’s ‘extraordinary balancing act’
Vanessa Thorpe
A British plea to the US raiders of our lost art

Thu 8 May 2025

A British plea to the US raiders of our lost art
Rachel Cooke
‘He wasn’t scared of dying’: Jake Auerbach on his painter father

Sun 4 May 2025

‘He wasn’t scared of dying’: Jake Auerbach on his painter father
Laura Cumming
Review: Japanese artist Hiroshige at the British Museum

Sat 3 May 2025

Review: Japanese artist Hiroshige at the British Museum
Laura Cumming
Art: the National Gallery is reborn

Fri 25 Apr 2025

Art: the National Gallery is reborn

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