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Alex Hyde
What to read to understand the YBAs

Sat 27 Jun 2026

What to read to understand the YBAs
John Naughton
What links AI and JMW Turner? Let me paint a picture for you...

Fri 26 Jun 2026

What links AI and JMW Turner? Let me paint a picture for you...
Laura Cumming
Frida: The Making of an Icon sells a great artist short

Wed 24 Jun 2026

Frida: The Making of an Icon sells a great artist short
Tara Joshi
The grid: MC Escher’s boundless art

Tue 23 Jun 2026

The grid: MC Escher’s boundless art
Lily Isaacs
Splashing out: Hockney painting on sale for £9m at Art Basel

Mon 22 Jun 2026

Splashing out: Hockney painting on sale for £9m at Art Basel
Rosalind Jana
Life in the pink: at home in a creative’s house of collections

Mon 22 Jun 2026

Life in the pink: at home in a creative’s house of collections
Seán O’Hagan
Jacques Henri Lartigue: Life in Colour – a bold shadow history

Sun 21 Jun 2026

Jacques Henri Lartigue: Life in Colour  – a bold shadow history
Lily Isaacs
‘Pab Picasso’ makes a killing at Art Basel, along with Kanye and Bianca

Sat 20 Jun 2026

‘Pab Picasso’ makes a killing at Art Basel, along with Kanye and Bianca
Laura Cumming
Anish Kapoor at the Hayward Gallery – there will be blood but what about soul?

Sat 20 Jun 2026

Anish Kapoor at the Hayward Gallery – there will be blood but what about soul?
Chris Riddell
Sketchbook: The Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration

Sat 20 Jun 2026

Sketchbook: The Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration
Brenda Zlamany
My last painting of Hockney was as Whistler’s Mother. It’s become a goodbye

Sun 14 Jun 2026

My last painting of Hockney was as Whistler’s Mother. It’s become a goodbye
Evan Moffitt
David Hockney: the Bradford boy whose love for LA spread around the world

Sun 14 Jun 2026

David Hockney: the Bradford boy whose love for LA spread around the world
William Boyd
Hockney was no less than our English Picasso

Sun 14 Jun 2026

Hockney was no less than our English Picasso
Laura Cumming
Ever young in spirit, Hockney never quite stopped being a new prodigy

Sun 14 Jun 2026

Ever young in spirit, Hockney never quite stopped being a new prodigy
Will Gompertz
Hockney through the ages

Sun 14 Jun 2026

Hockney through the ages
Matt Cain
David Hockney helped me find my place in the world as a young gay man

Sun 14 Jun 2026

David Hockney helped me find my place in the world as a young gay man
Francis Outred
I was the chairman at the Christie’s where we sold a Hockney for a record-breaking $90.3m

Sun 14 Jun 2026

I was the chairman at the Christie’s where we sold a Hockney for a record-breaking $90.3m
Tim Adams
David Hockney: the revolutionary artist who stayed true to his roots

Fri 12 Jun 2026

David Hockney: the revolutionary artist who stayed true to his roots
Wendy Ide
What to do this weekend, from a throwback celebration of 1996 to scientific art at Jodrell Bank

Fri 12 Jun 2026

What to do this weekend, from a throwback celebration of 1996 to scientific art at Jodrell Bank
Frank Bowling
‘Drawing as a boy was one of the most important things I did’

Fri 12 Jun 2026

‘Drawing as a boy was one of the most important things I did’
Laura Cumming
Julio Le Parc: All the fun of the fair/ Fairground attractions

Fri 12 Jun 2026

Julio Le Parc: All the fun of the fair/ Fairground attractions
Jeremy Liebman
A New York loft with graphic appeal

Mon 8 Jun 2026

A New York loft with graphic appeal
Tim Adams
Preview: the origins of Korean culture at the British Museum

Sun 7 Jun 2026

Preview: the origins of Korean culture at the British Museum
Kim Willsher
Graffiti on the Orient Express

Sat 6 Jun 2026

Graffiti on the Orient Express
Laura Cumming
Marilyn Monroe at the National Portrait Gallery - the woman who became a masterpiece

Fri 5 Jun 2026

Marilyn Monroe at the National Portrait Gallery - the woman who became a masterpiece
Evan Moffitt
What to do this weekend, from the Serpentine Pavilion to Blackpool Pride

Fri 5 Jun 2026

What to do this weekend, from the Serpentine Pavilion to Blackpool Pride
Andrew Woffinden
An artist’s London live-work space is a surrealist dreamscape

Mon 1 Jun 2026

An artist’s London live-work space is a surrealist dreamscape
Melinda Stevens
Florence and the time machine: rediscovering the ancient city

Wed 27 May 2026

Florence and the time machine: rediscovering the ancient city
Laura Cumming
Kira Freije: Unspeak the Chorus - a star sculptor is born

Wed 27 May 2026

Kira Freije: Unspeak the Chorus - a star sculptor is born
Tabitha Joyce
Arthouse Glasgow: the hotel in the frame

Fri 22 May 2026

Arthouse Glasgow: the hotel in the frame
Laura Cumming
James McNeill Whistler – meticulous, mysterious, maverick

Thu 21 May 2026

James McNeill Whistler – meticulous, mysterious, maverick
Matthew Bishop
Trump’s nominee Kevin Warsh finally confirmed as Fed chair

Sun 17 May 2026

Trump’s nominee Kevin Warsh finally confirmed as Fed chair
Frank Skinner
Who needs push-ups when poetry keeps you young?

Sun 17 May 2026

Who needs push-ups when poetry keeps you young?
Laura Cumming
Zineb Sedira’s home movies

Sat 16 May 2026

Zineb Sedira’s home movies
Miles Ellingham
Canapes at the end of the world

Fri 15 May 2026

Canapes at the end of the world
Hannah Roberts
Pietrangelo Buttafuoco: The conservative intellectual at the heart of Venice’s Biennale storm

Sun 10 May 2026

Pietrangelo Buttafuoco: The conservative intellectual at the heart of Venice’s Biennale storm
Patrick Kidd
Doris Fisher: The co-founder of Gap, which defined the casual-wear era

Sun 10 May 2026

Doris Fisher: The co-founder of Gap, which defined the casual-wear era
Evan Moffitt
Russian attendance splits art world at Venice Biennale

Sun 10 May 2026

Russian attendance splits art world at Venice Biennale
Laura Cumming
The Venice Biennale is drowning in politics

Fri 8 May 2026

The Venice Biennale is drowning in politics

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