Art
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Gwen John: Art and Life in London and Paris review
The Week Recommends Exhibition sets out to reframe our perception of the Welsh-born painter
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Saint Francis of Assisi review: exhibition chronicles his presence in art
The Week Recommends Small, free show at the National Gallery is ‘enrapturing’ and ‘fascinating’
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Luxury and power: Persia to Greece review – a ‘glittering magpie’s nest’
The Week Recommends This new exhibition at the British Museum gives a taste of the Persian and Greek empires
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Tartan review: V&A Dundee explores tartan’s history and significance
The Week Recommends Interesting new exhibition brings together more than 300 tartan objects
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Barry Humphries obituary: cerebral satirist who created Dame Edna Everage
feature Actor and comedian was best known as the monstrous Melbourne housewife and Sir Les Patterson
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Hilma af Klint & Piet Mondrian: Forms of Life review
The Week Recommends This ‘fascinating and ambitious’ show at Tate Modern highlights the parallels between the two modernist painters
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The Rossettis at Tate Britain review: an ‘evocative’ and occasionally ‘poignant’ show
The Week Recommends Fans of pre-Raphaelite art will be thrilled by this exhibition
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Portraits of Dogs: From Gainsborough to Hockney review
The Week Recommends This ‘well-curated’ exhibition explores depictions of ‘our four-legged friends’ from the 17th century onwards
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Souls Grown Deep Like the Rivers review: a display of ‘redemptive’ works
The Week Recommends Exhibits on show at the RA speak loudly of ‘art’s role in collective survival’
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Picasso 50 years on: can art be separated from artist?
Talking Point Spanish painter's alleged misogyny casts a shadow over exhibitions marking half-century anniversary of his death
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After Impressionism review: ‘incontestable masterpieces’ at the National Gallery
The Week Recommends While it covers well-worn territory, this is an engaging exhibition that’s ‘hard to leave’
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Phyllida Barlow obituary: renowned sculptor who was also an influential art teacher
feature The teacher and artist found her passion later in life, focusing most of her pieces on the instability of modern architecture
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Peter Doig at The Courtauld Gallery review: an ‘eagerly awaited’ homecoming
The Week Recommends A showcase of ‘everything that’s impressive and downright baffling’ about this brilliant Scottish painter
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Islanders: The Making of the Mediterranean review – a ‘revelatory’ exhibition
The Week Recommends Fitzwilliam Museum show focuses on island civilisations of the ancient Mediterranean
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