In painting her own childhood, Chantal Joffe has captured yours and mine, too
For thirty years, Chantal Joffe has been painting her own mother. The resulting series is so specific – and yet so universal
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Tracey Emin reveals she has been diagnosed with cancer
Artist had an operation in the summer and is now in remission after she discovered a tumour in her bladder
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Turner and the art of travel
JMW Turner was one of the first modern tourists and his journeys around Britain and Europe inspired many to follow in his footsteps
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Are the blue-chips down? How London’s art elite are coping with Covid
London is one of the world’s art capitals. But how do you sell ultra-expensive works when buyers can barely visit your gallery?
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Imogen Cunningham: ‘I’m the most neglected photographer of my time’
In a lifetime behind the lens, single mother Imogen Cunningham gave Ansel Adams a run for his money – and a piece of her mind
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Fancy an Edvard Munch spatula? The gift shops trying to save our galleries
Britain’s beleaguered museums and galleries are banking on innovative products to help them through Covid. Is it working?
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Lincoln Cathedral was once the world's tallest building – and it's still a towering feat
John Ruskin thought it the finest bit of architecture in the British Isles, and worth two of any of our other cathedrals
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Are the Government’s arts grants just papering over the cracks?
The majority of the awards are well deserved and sensible, but no one’s future is secure until life returns to normal
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Haegue Yang: Strange Attractors, Tate St Ives, review: the zaniest, peppiest artworks around
The South Korean artist’s installations are a whirl of robot-like shapes and festive materials. Who said contemporary art was dull?
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Arctic: Culture and Climate, British Museum, review: an elegiac testament to human ingenuity
Everything you see in this magical show feels like a relic from a lost world. We're not in Narnia anymore
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Art-world elites should stop thinking they’re superior to the public
Recent disputes at the Prado and Tate galleries show that the average person is no longer trusted to form their own opinions
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The Billion Dollar Art Hunt, review: a tantalising search for $1 billion of stolen art
The investigation's ending was clear from the beginning, but it was a fun journey all the same
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Exclusive: Paradise Lost author John Milton whipped by Cambridge tutor when he was seventeen
Exeter's Professor Nicholas McDowell's biography of Milton concludes the poet was certainly 'whip’t' by his first tutor, William Chappell
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Exclusive: Arts bailout fund accused of prioritising major venues as smaller players face closure
MPs and charities have questioned Arts Council England, after it was revealed that some of the recipients were well-known institutions
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From JMW Turner to Duncan Grant: the secret networks that hid 'obscene' work from censors
Many of our most famous artists and writers produced erotic material that was kept hidden for decades
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Medusa vs Harvey Weinstein: at last, a political statue that you should dare to look at
Good protest art is rare, but Luciano Garbati’s controversial sculpture adds classical learning to a striking image for the MeToo age
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Public cash for billionaires? The questions hanging over Oliver Dowden's Cultural Recovery Fund
Oliver Dowden finds himself facing questions about the Government’s policy on arts venues – and how to keep them afloat
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Art Fund director Jenny Waldman on the future of museums: 'The financial model is broken'
Jenny Waldman explains why the annual award was shared by five museums this year, as well as her thoughts on the Culture Recovery Fund
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Tiny theatre above a pub and Cavern Club among arts venues to receive £257m coronavirus fund
Beamish Museum, Bristol Old Vic and the LSO among 1,385 cultural organisations to win grants to 'bring joy' during lockdown
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Move over, Old Masters! Here come the Renaissance girls
Artemisia is the art rediscovery of the year – and only the tip of the iceberg
