A simple exhibit of these two paintings, 76 years apart, side by side makes for riveting viewing
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Collage proves women’s art is on a roll
This celebration of contemporary art is the type of show you wish would come round more often
Edvard Munch at the Courtauld: the tortured genius who craved the sun
This rare show of the Norwegian artist’s most personal work is a masterclass in painting, desire and terror
Feminine Power at the British Museum: Mary Beard roars on to the battlefield
Feminine Power at the British Museum is two exhibitions happening at once.
Reframed: The Woman in the Window — an imaginative show ruined by identity politics
This inspired take on the classic painter’s motif was set to be my exhibition of the year
The Queen is history’s most famous face — but why are her portraits so dismal?
The camera loved Elizabeth II as if she were a film star and she loved it back. But I blame the Establishment School of Untalented Lackeys for all those disappointing paintings
Tate Britain exhibtion: the dark heart of Walter Sickert
He probably wasn’t Jack the Ripper, but he certainly tore up the rule book with art that is murky in every way
Venice Biennale: the art world is fiddling while the world burns
This should be art’s moment. But the me, me, me issues obsessing the pampered Gucci-clad hordes at the Venice Biennale feel terribly out of step
Venice Biennale winner Sonia Boyce: ‘We need to inspire’
The British artist won the top award that eluded Bacon, Hockney and Freud.
Inspiring Walt Disney at the Wallace Collection — the surprising links between French rococo and Frozen
How the spirit of the 18th century lives on in cinema