Art & Exhibitions
Extensive coverage of leading artists, and the visual and decorative arts, from Old Masters and antiques to contemporary painting, sculpture and crafts.
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‘David Hockney 25’ at the Fondation Louis Vuitton: Britain’s most influential contemporary artist pops up in Paris to remind us all of the joys of spring
The biggest-ever David Hockney show has opened inside the Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris — in time for the season that the artist has become synonymous with.
By Amy Serafin Published
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Is anyone more superstitious than a sports star?
When it comes to worrying about omens and portents, nobody gets quite so worked up as our sportsmen and women.
By Harry Pearson Published
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‘Large Welsh choirs have long been an obsession’: Accessories designer and ‘Sunday Times’ bestselling author Anya Hindmarch’s consuming passions
Anya Hindmarch reveals what gets her up in the morning, who her aesthetic hero is and the hotel she could go back and back to (sort of).
By Rosie Paterson Published
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The Ravenna Palazzo where Byron lived and loved is now a museum dedicated to his memory — and it's just been toured by Queen Camilla
On a Royal State Visit that coincided with her wedding anniversary to His Majesty King, the Queen found a moment to tour a newly reopened museum devoted to the Romantic poet.
By Carla Passino Published
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Holding pattern: The enduring influence of William Morris on film, fashion and design
A new exhibition at Walthamstow’s William Morris Gallery traces the legacy of the Arts & Crafts designer on everything from boots to cinema and even a Japanese waving cat.
By Carla Passino Published
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Terrifying or tremendous? Spend a night at the National Gallery beneath some of the world’s most famous artworks
Bacchus, his girlfriend Ariadne, Fighting Temeraire and a few sunflowers seek roommate for one night only. No smokers or pets. Rent free.
By Rosie Paterson Published
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The grass is always greener: Follow in the footsteps of Sir Andy Murray and play in The Giorgio Armani Tennis Classic
There’s no better time of year than the summer grass court tennis season.
By Rosie Paterson Published
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Film star, resistance fighter and civil rights activist: The life and times of Josephine Baker, 50 years on from her death
Josephine Baker was an American-born actress and dancer, who would go on to take France by storm and become one of Europe’s highest-paid performers. She also happened to be a Second World War spy.
By Amy Serafin Published
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‘To grasp the momentousness of the reopening, one must understand the place The Frick holds in the hearts of New Yorkers’: Inside the splendour of Fifth Avenue’s beloved gallery
The beloved NYC art museum’s ‘renovation and enhancement project’ manages to both assure and astonish.
By Owen Holmes Published
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Meet the willow weaving artist whose work is popular on both sides of the pond
This summer, Laura Ellen Bacon's work stars in two different exhibitions.
By Carla Passino Published
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The V&A and Burberry announce landmark Fashion Gallery makeover
The V&A is renovating one of its largest and most-visited spaces — with support from British fashion house Burberry.
By Amie Elizabeth White Published
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What lies beneath: The weird and wonderful things lurking in Britain's museum basements
From radioactive rocks to great white sharks, and a dolphin called Boris, the things stored in Britain's museum basements make the mind boggle — and now plans are afoot to improve visitor access.
By Deborah Nicholls-Lee Published
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Seeing you seeing me: How British artists portrayed each other in the 20th and 21st centuries
The 'Seeing Each Other: Portraits of Artists' exhibitions comprises paintings, prints, drawings, photography, sculpture and installation spanning 125 years.
By Annunciata Elwes Published
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'This is the funnest exhibition London has seen in recent memory': Grayson Perry’s new show at the Wallace Collection explores the delusions of a fictitious woman
'Delusions of Grandeur' at the Wallace Collection coincides with a selling exhibition of photography.
By Annunciata Elwes Published
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Art, architecture and plastic bricks at Lego House: 'It's as if the National Gallery set up easels and paints next to the masterpieces and invited you try your hand at creating a Van Gogh'
The rural Danish town where Lego was created is dominated by the iconic toy — and at Lego House, it has a fittingly joyful site of pilgrimage. Toby Keel paid a visit.
By Toby Keel Published
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Victor Hugo, France's greatest novelist, was also a talented artist — and now his 'rarely seen' illustrations are on display at the RA
Victor Hugo dismissed his drawings as mere things made in the margins of his manuscripts Now, a Royal Academy exhibition reveals how powerfully they engage the imagination.
By Carla Passino Published
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Philip Treacy, Gucci and Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, take centre stage at Chatsworth's latest floral-inspired exhibition
'The Gorgeous Nothings: Flowers at Chatsworth’ traverses eras and art forms, raising questions about the environment.
By Carla Passino Published
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Michaelangelo: The good, the bad and the disturbingly ugly of one of art's greatest geniuses
With a passion for arguing and a sharp tongue to match his extraordinary genius, Michelangelo was both the enfant prodige and the enfant ‘terribile’ of the Renaissance, as Michael Hall reveals.
By Michael Hall Published
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'Designer, maker, influencer': How Glyndebourne plans to honour Oliver Messel's legacy this summer
A century on from his professional debut, Glyndebourne is to stage an exhibition celebrating the visionary 20th century stage designer.
By Annunciata Elwes Published
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A new National Gallery exhibition shines a light on Siena’s brief, but dazzling golden age
In the space of 100 years, Siena's artists redefined painting as an art form and laid the foundations for Renaissance.
By Mary Miers Published
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Hastings Contemporary extols life above and below the waves with two new exhibitions
The threat to fishing communities and the mysteries of life below the waves are explained in two new exhibitions at Hastings Contemporary, East Sussex.
By Annunciata Elwes Published


