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Tara Joshi
The grid: MC Escher’s boundless art

Tue 23 Jun 2026

The grid: MC Escher’s boundless art
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
Will Gompertz
Hockney through the ages

Sun 14 Jun 2026

Hockney through the ages
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
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
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
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
Tara Joshi
The grid: Britain’s ‘exultant strangeness’

Fri 29 May 2026

The grid: Britain’s ‘exultant strangeness’
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
Laura Cumming
James McNeill Whistler – meticulous, mysterious, maverick

Thu 21 May 2026

James McNeill Whistler – meticulous, mysterious, maverick
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
Laura Cumming
The Venice Biennale is drowning in politics

Fri 8 May 2026

The Venice Biennale is drowning in politics
Vanessa Thorpe
Fridamania: How the Mexican artist became a global brand

Sun 3 May 2026

Fridamania: How the Mexican artist became a global brand
Laura Cumming
At the altar of Zurbarán

Thu 30 Apr 2026

At the altar of Zurbarán
Stephen Smith
To catch an art thief: the mystery of Lucian Freud’s Francis Bacon

Mon 27 Apr 2026

To catch an art thief: the mystery of Lucian Freud’s Francis Bacon
Vanessa Thorpe
A white elephant, a giant chessboard and an opera: this year’s Turner Prize nominees promise an enticing visual feast

Thu 23 Apr 2026

A white elephant, a giant chessboard and an opera: this year’s Turner Prize nominees promise an enticing visual feast
Joanna Moorhead
The making of Peggy Guggenheim

Sat 18 Apr 2026

The making of Peggy Guggenheim
Tara Joshi
The grid: Rose Wylie’s portraits of wild women

Sat 11 Apr 2026

The grid: Rose Wylie’s portraits of wild women
Laura Cumming
Veronica Ryan at Whitechapel Gallery – the glory days are over

Thu 9 Apr 2026

Veronica Ryan at Whitechapel Gallery – the glory days are over
Laura Cumming
The Coming of Age is an enthralling examination of human longevity

Sun 5 Apr 2026

The Coming of Age is an enthralling examination of human longevity
Miles Ellingham
Inside the Jeff Koons bubble

Sat 4 Apr 2026

Inside the Jeff Koons bubble
Tara Joshi
The grid: Grief, bottled

Sun 29 Mar 2026

The grid: Grief, bottled
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
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
Tim Adams
How plants took root in the artistic imagination

Fri 20 Mar 2026

How plants took root in the artistic imagination
Laura Cumming
Stubbs: Portrait of a Horse is an unbridled joy

Fri 13 Mar 2026

Stubbs: Portrait of a Horse is an unbridled joy
Evan Moffitt
The shattered mirrors of Tehran: war comes to Iran’s Golestan Palace

Wed 11 Mar 2026

The shattered mirrors of Tehran: war comes to Iran’s Golestan Palace
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
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

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