Art
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Works of art that made the news in 2022
In Depth From the biggest art sale in history to a £220k painting swapped for a sandwich
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Paint Like the Swallow Sings Calypso: a suitably ‘wild’ show
The Week Recommends This exhibition about the carnival tradition in Britain is ‘rich in knowledge’ but ‘curiously joyless’
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Making Modernism at the RA: ‘expressionism from a woman’s perspective’
The Week Recommends This small exhibition concentrates on four women artists active in early 20th century Germany
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Objects of Desire: Surrealism and Design – exhibition review
The Week Recommends This tremendously enjoyable exhibition explores how surrealism has marked everyday design
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David Hockney goes immersive with his Bigger and Closer exhibition
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Turner Prize 2022: a perplexing but ‘eye-popping’ experience
The Week Recommends Despite the ‘apparent conflicts of interest’ of the judges, this year’s Turner Prize ‘looks pretty good’
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Will forcing English National Opera out of London help ‘level up’ the UK?
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Strange Clay at the Hayward Gallery: a ‘punchy’ and ‘stimulating’ exhibition
The Week Recommends This ‘impressive’ new show explores how artists are using clay to create weird and wonderful work
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The most memorable Christmas adverts of all time
In Depth Retailers have once again pulled out all the stops to bring festive cheer to TV screens
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The Horror Show! at Somerset House: ‘riotous, anarchic fun’
The Week Recommends ‘Unironically terrifying’ exhibition charts how horror has impacted pop culture since the 1970s
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Alabama woman sets aside part of every paycheck to fund random acts of kindness
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U.S. accuses North Korea of sending artillery shells to Russia
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Fuseli and the Modern Woman review: a ‘charming oddity’ of an exhibition
The Week Recommends The works of Fuseli will transport you ‘into the candlelit world of the Gothic imagination’
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Hieroglyphs: Unlocking Ancient Egypt – exhibition review
The Week Recommends This ‘expansive’ exhibition investigates the ‘19th century fascination with hieroglyphs’
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