The artist’s Normandy studio is a respite from the world. Over lunch and cigarettes he talks about his new exhibition and looking like ‘a lesbian novelist’
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The secret battle to save Ukraine’s art treasures
I have no concrete idea how I ended up in Ukraine last week seeing how the nation’s art and treasures are being saved from Russian bombs. All gods move in mysterious ways, but the gods of art are especially fickle. It started a fortnight ago with a meeting in London of ten of Poland’s most […]
Postwar Modern at the Barbican — bleak art for harsh times
Don’t miss this bold exhibition featuring Lucien Freud and Francis Bacon
Surrealism Beyond Borders — Tate Modern can’t tell good art from bad
Our leading contemporary gallery proves the movement is a magnet for the untalented
The World of Stonehenge is a monument to our European roots
The British Museum’s surprising exhibition challenges perceptions of our prehistory
Louise Bourgeois: the artist who changed everything aged 60
An exhibition at the Hayward Gallery shows a new side to one of the world’s most important artists
Van Gogh’s self-portraits — genius sparked by a year in Paris
A bold exhibition at the Courtauld shows how the painter became a post-impressionist master
Francis Bacon: Man and Beast review — ‘a show so gripping and potent it left me shaking’
The artist reveals the beast within us all in an exhibition that feels like it attacks you with its brilliance
Why do artists ignore sport? It’s time for change
Our critic blows the whistle on this cultural failing
Kehinde Wiley: The Prelude yanks historical paintings into the present day
You don’t have to be Einstein to work out why old master galleries are so keen these days to invite contemporary artists to show in them. It expands the audience base. It’s good for the image. It draws fresh blood into old veins. Contemporary art is trendy. Old masters are not.
