Even the Queen has lost her curator – is Britain’s art world giving up on expertise?
The void left by Desmond Shawe-Taylor, surveyor of the Queen’s pictures, will not be filled. It’s part of a depressing new trend
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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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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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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 UK art galleries open now – and the best exhibitions to see
Museums, galleries and other art spaces have started to reopen. Where can you go, and what can you see?
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Alcohol, not alcoholism, was crucial in Francis Bacon’s immense creative process
Just-released medical records show Bacon’s doctors only once cautiously referred to alcoholism
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Japanese Manga makes British Museum UK's top attraction
The top ten attractions of 2019 were all in London, which drew more than 70 million visitors
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Anish Kapoor at Houghton Hall, review: abstract sculpture without the bluster
An outdoor show by the British artist is more sublime than pompous – and works well in the setting of Robert Walpole’s former home
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Cinemas and galleries with fewer people? I’ll be first in the queue
Social distancing will undoubtedly be bad for business come July 4. But for film and art lovers – and people haters – it will be a joy
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Britain's statues must not fall – they're at the heart of our cultural heritage
The demand to raze our monuments is self-indulgent, arrogant and historically illiterate. This must end, and it must end now
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Tate galleries could be renamed in review of London landmarks after Black Lives Matter protests
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan says the capital's statues, plaques and street names largely reflect Victorian Britain
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Home is where the art is: our guide to what to look at this week
Missing your favourite gallery, museum or artwork? Fear not: here’s our round-up of how to get your art fix online
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How to paint, from Turner to Pop Art: try our mini-masterclass
Whether you want to paint with Turner’s light touch, or Roy Lichtenstein’s pop panache, let us be your guide
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Turner Prize cancelled with select artists hit by lockdown to receive £10,000 bursaries
Coronavirus has forced oraganisers to cancel the 2020 award for British artists
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Anish Kapoor interview: ‘How can a bit of paint on a canvas be worth £50 million?’
The British painter and sculptor talks about making art from ‘the universe’s blackest material’ – and saying no to Boris Johnson
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‘Too many insane people with nothing to say’: Andy Warhol’s ‘Superstars’ on life in and out of the Factory
Many of Andy Warhol’s disciples paid dearly for their ‘15 minutes of fame’. In this archive piece from 1996, Mick Brown tracks them down
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Is the art of the British Empire tarnished for ever?
The Met in New York is reopening its British Galleries, reigniting the debate about Britain’s cultural past
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