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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
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
Seán 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
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
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
Laura Cumming
The art exhibitions to see in 2026

Thu 1 Jan 2026

The art exhibitions to see in 2026
Laura Cumming
The best art exhibitions of 2025

Thu 25 Dec 2025

The best art exhibitions of 2025
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
Tara Joshi
The grid: Constable’s rolling clouds

Fri 12 Dec 2025

The grid: Constable’s rolling clouds
Laura Cumming
William Nicholson’s polished paintings

Fri 5 Dec 2025

William Nicholson’s polished paintings
Francisco Garcia
The man who built a private Pompeii in the garden of his council flat

Tue 2 Dec 2025

The man who built a private Pompeii in the garden of his council flat
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

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