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Patrick Kidd
Obituary: Glen Baxter, cult cartoonist

Sat 4 Apr 2026

Obituary: Glen Baxter, cult cartoonist
Miles Ellingham
Inside the Jeff Koons bubble

Sat 4 Apr 2026

Inside the Jeff Koons bubble
Matt Alagiah
A graphic designer finds her own type of place

Sun 29 Mar 2026

A graphic designer finds her own type of place
Tara Joshi
The grid: Grief, bottled

Sun 29 Mar 2026

The grid: Grief, bottled
Lily Isaacs
I never much liked abstract art but Bridget Riley turned the tide for me

Sun 29 Mar 2026

I never much liked abstract art but Bridget Riley turned the tide for me
Vanessa Thorpe
Is £3m up your street? The hunt is on for first UK ‘town of culture’

Sun 29 Mar 2026

Is £3m up your street? The hunt is on for first UK ‘town of culture’
Matthew Bishop
Seen at last: Wellcome highlights older women in the workplace

Sun 29 Mar 2026

Seen at last: Wellcome highlights older women in the workplace
Vanessa Thorpe
Inside the mind of Paula Rego

Sat 28 Mar 2026

Inside the mind of Paula Rego
Laura Cumming
Hurvin Anderson at Tate Britain – vivid memories of home

Sat 28 Mar 2026

Hurvin Anderson at Tate Britain – vivid memories of home
Hayley Myers
Shaping stories at Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Fri 27 Mar 2026

Shaping stories at Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Vanessa Thorpe
Art will imitate life behind bars in Ai Weiwei’s recreation of his jail cell

Sun 22 Mar 2026

Art will imitate life behind bars in Ai Weiwei’s recreation of his jail cell
Kathryn Bromwich
An hour with… Issy Wood

Sun 22 Mar 2026

An hour with… Issy Wood
Tim Adams
How plants took root in the artistic imagination

Fri 20 Mar 2026

How plants took root in the artistic imagination
Evan Moffitt
‘Politics camouflaged as art’: Russia returns to the Venice Biennale

Sun 15 Mar 2026

‘Politics camouflaged as art’: Russia returns to the Venice Biennale
Tara Joshi
The grid: Joel Meyerowitz’s still life subjects

Sat 14 Mar 2026

The grid: Joel Meyerowitz’s still life subjects
Laura Cumming
Stubbs: Portrait of a Horse is an unbridled joy

Fri 13 Mar 2026

Stubbs: Portrait of a Horse is an unbridled joy
Sarah Manavis
Let’s stop defending shallow art as made ‘for women’

Fri 13 Mar 2026

Let’s stop defending shallow art as made ‘for women’
Lily Isaacs
The stains, the shame, the sorrow – Emin’s bed speaks directly to gen Z

Sun 8 Mar 2026

The stains, the shame, the sorrow – Emin’s bed speaks directly to gen Z
Katy Hessel
Katy Hessel: ‘It’s impossible for children to pretend they’re not bored’

Sun 8 Mar 2026

Katy Hessel: ‘It’s impossible for children to pretend they’re not bored’
Tara Joshi
The grid: Victoria Ruiz’s carnival spirit

Sat 7 Mar 2026

The grid: Victoria Ruiz’s carnival spirit
Laura Cumming
Rose Wylie's playful genius

Sat 7 Mar 2026

Rose Wylie's playful genius
Evan Moffitt
The Epstein files offer a rare look inside billionaire art loans

Wed 4 Mar 2026

The Epstein files offer a rare look inside billionaire art loans
Emily Zak
The beautiful, twisted world of surrealist jewellery

Thu 26 Feb 2026

The beautiful, twisted world of surrealist jewellery
Laura Cumming
Tracey Emin at Tate Modern: return of the riotous queen of candour

Thu 26 Feb 2026

Tracey Emin at Tate Modern: return of the riotous queen of candour
Vanessa Thorpe
How to spot a fake: the artists using AI to blur the concept of authenticity

Tue 24 Feb 2026

How to spot a fake: the artists using AI to blur the concept of authenticity
Vanessa Thorpe
Notebooks that paint a picture of surrealist artist’s mental torment

Mon 23 Feb 2026

Notebooks that paint a picture of surrealist artist’s mental torment
Laura Cumming
Yin Xiuzhen and Chiharu Shiota at the Hayward recycles old material

Sat 21 Feb 2026

Yin Xiuzhen and Chiharu Shiota at the Hayward recycles old material
Laura Cumming
How to draw a bird

Thu 19 Feb 2026

How to draw a bird
Laura Cumming
How Seurat found peace by the sea

Sun 15 Feb 2026

How Seurat found peace by the sea
Tara Joshi
The grid: Beatriz González’s multicoloured masterworks

Sat 14 Feb 2026

The grid: Beatriz González’s multicoloured masterworks
Sean O’Hagan
Peter Doig’s House of Music was a sound-and-vision sensation

Thu 12 Feb 2026

Peter Doig’s House of Music was a sound-and-vision sensation
Natalie Bignell
A tetraplegic artist reclaims the night that changed her life

Wed 11 Feb 2026

A tetraplegic artist reclaims the night that changed her life
Laura Cumming
The private lives of Gwen John

Sat 7 Feb 2026

The private lives of Gwen John
Tara Joshi
The grid: Van Gogh’s yellow fixation

Fri 6 Feb 2026

The grid: Van Gogh’s yellow fixation
Charlotte Mendelson
Keep it crafty: weekend stays for makers

Tue 3 Feb 2026

Keep it crafty: weekend stays for makers
Vanessa Thorpe
Why is just one candidate tipped for the troubled Tate’s top job?

Sun 1 Feb 2026

Why is just one candidate tipped for the troubled Tate’s top job?
Katharine Sohn
Why Stroud is proud to be ‘weird’

Sun 1 Feb 2026

Why Stroud is proud to be ‘weird’
Laura Cumming
A View of One’s Own rescues forgotten women artists

Sat 31 Jan 2026

A View of One’s Own rescues forgotten women artists
Laura Cumming
Richard Avedon’s portraits: up close and impersonal

Fri 23 Jan 2026

Richard Avedon’s portraits: up close and impersonal
David Barnett
The man who once lived as a badger has made a show about pets

Tue 20 Jan 2026

The man who once lived as a badger has made a show about pets
Laura Cumming
How Saint Sebastian became art history’s gay icon

Sat 17 Jan 2026

How Saint Sebastian became art history’s gay icon
Eva Wiseman
Sophie Calle: ‘When I’m gone, what will become of my things?’

Fri 16 Jan 2026

Sophie Calle: ‘When I’m gone, what will become of my things?’
Laura Cumming
The fierce life of Louise Bourgeois

Wed 14 Jan 2026

The fierce life of Louise Bourgeois
Sir Richard Lambert
Trump’s attacks on the Smithsonian are straight from the autocrat’s playbook

Mon 12 Jan 2026

Trump’s attacks on the Smithsonian are straight from the autocrat’s playbook
Marie le Conte
Big paintings, little dots – I find neo-impressionism utterly pointless

Sat 10 Jan 2026

Big paintings, little dots – I find neo-impressionism utterly pointless
Tim Lewis
An hour with… Charlotte Taylor

Sun 4 Jan 2026

An hour with… Charlotte Taylor
Laura Cumming
A Hawaiian royal spectacle

Sun 4 Jan 2026

A Hawaiian royal spectacle
Tara Joshi
Roberto Lugo’s political pottery

Sat 3 Jan 2026

Roberto Lugo’s political pottery
Marie Le Conte
I prepared for underwhelm, but Caravaggio’s Cupid pierced my heart

Sun 28 Dec 2025

I prepared for underwhelm, but Caravaggio’s Cupid pierced my heart
Patrick Kidd
Obituary: Anne Madden, artist

Sun 28 Dec 2025

Obituary: Anne Madden, artist
Laura Cumming
The best art exhibitions of 2025

Thu 25 Dec 2025

The best art exhibitions of 2025
Killian Fox
Portrait of the artist as a Hollywood icon

Wed 24 Dec 2025

Portrait of the artist as a Hollywood icon
Isabella Smith
The artist’s house with a poetic past

Sun 21 Dec 2025

The artist’s house with a poetic past
Laura Cumming
Crass, unfunny, bewildering: is this the most counterintuitive art show in years?

Sat 20 Dec 2025

Crass, unfunny, bewildering: is this the most counterintuitive art show in years?
Laura Cumming
Beyond the Visual reveals what the eye can’t see

Sun 14 Dec 2025

Beyond the Visual reveals what the eye can’t see
Evan Moffitt
Nnena Kalu’s work should be judged on merit alone

Fri 12 Dec 2025

Nnena Kalu’s work should be judged on merit alone
Andrew Gumbel
How Columbia University is tearing itself apart to please Trump

Mon 28 Apr 2025

How Columbia University is tearing itself apart to please Trump
James Tapper
Injured Gazan children will be allowed into the UK for treatment

Sun 27 Apr 2025

Injured Gazan children will be allowed into the UK for treatment
Wendy Ide
Film: Naomi Watts takes the lead... and more

Sat 26 Apr 2025

Film: Naomi Watts takes the lead... and more

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