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Contemporary British ceramics in a country barn
This is no country jumble of brown pots. The latest show at Messum’s Wiltshire is a reminder of a great, evolving national tradition
A show of pacifism at the Imperial War Museum
‘People Power: Fighting for Peace’ at the IWM London is a bold exhibition that uses individual stories to humanise major global issues
Hogarth’s paintings fail to go the whole hog
William Hogarth’s paintings are nowhere near as ‘Hogarthian’ as his scathing, scurrilous prints
The peculiar prints of a singular Dutch artist
Hercules Segers combined printmaking and painting to create works that are in a category of their own
Paula Rego shares her secrets with her son
The artist discusses love, depression, abortion and infidelity in a new documentary directed by her son
A history of dodgy dealing
An entertaining book reveals the sometimes duplicitous history of art dealing
The menacing charm of Marisa Merz
The playful sculptures and paintings of the only woman in the Arte Povera movement have a distinctly steely edge
Turns out the American Dream is more of a nightmare
The development of American printmaking since the 1960s is seen in the context of today’s fragile political climate
The quiet revolution of British watercolours
The British watercolour tradition did not end with the death of Turner
Tony Cragg’s constantly evolving challenge to mass design
The artist’s exhibition at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park is a reminder of just how attuned he is to the different, varied potential of his chosen materials
Sharjah Biennial 13 has its ups and downs
This year’s programme is ambitious and wide-ranging, extending far beyond Sharjah itself, but the best of the art focuses on issues close to home
When New York’s art scene was run by artists
It’s about time the city’s early artist-led spaces were re-evaluated
Enrique Metinides made an art out of looking at people looking at death
The photographer’s images of disaster combine grisly detail with gifted composition, and implicate the viewer as much as the gathering crowds at the scene
Celebrating Alfred Basbous, the artist who breathed life into Lebanese sculpture
Alfred Basbous was inspired by European modernists, but also tapped into an ancient and timeless sculptural tradition
British wartime experience in Italy has been brought to life in London
A nuanced and often surprising exhibition at the Estorick Collection explores British depictions of the Italian frontline towards the end of the First World War
How American artists made watercolour great again
A new exhibition charts the transformation of watercolour painting in the USA, from an overlooked sideshow to a major cultural movement
The tender brutishness of Antoni Tàpies
The Catalan artist’s large, earthy paintings at Timothy Taylor have unexpectedly intimate and spiritual concerns
How three foreign women transformed the British monarchy
An enlightening new exhibition explores the legacy of three Hanoverian princesses, who married into the British royal family and completely redefined its culture
Scotland is waking up to the importance of women Surrealists
The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art has put together a modest but eye-opening display of works created and inspired by female Surrealists
The lust for luxury goods
The trade in silk, porcelain, and lacquer from East Asia was even more complicated than we thought
Afrofuturism takes on a new meaning in Israel
With migrant workers and refugees from Africa settling in Israel, contemporary African art in Tel Aviv takes on a new urgency
‘The most perfect example of the Elizabethan Age’
From its architecture to the treasures it contains, Hardwick Hall is a complete work of art
Telling the story of the African American experience in Washington
Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture offers a history lesson for all
Duncan Campbell turns his attention to rural Ireland
The Turner Prize winner’s new film looks at the power of narratives to misrepresent
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