Robert Rauschenberg is revered in the US. Now, finally, the rest of us can see why
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Adrift in the techno future
The Design Museum has tripled in size — too bad it has lost its sense of purpose
Modern art is rubbish
A ‘retrospective’ of Gavin Turk, the most elusive of the YBAs, is rescued by its engrossing examination of our waste-filled lives
The power to see them as they see themselves
This spectacular tour of Royal Collection portraits holds up a mirror to artistic identity
A very great Briton
Paul Nash was our best landscape artist of the 20th century — so why is Tate Britain calling him an international modernist?
Rhapsodies in blue
A new Yves Klein show reveals the haunting beauty behind the vanity
A prayer for art history
Our critic, the son of a cleaner and a milkmaid, says the claim that art history is only for toffs is rubbish. Civilisation cannot be understood without it, so scrapping the subject at A-level is a swipe at universal values
Caravaggio saw things in a new light
The National Gallery’s latest show explores the influence of Caravaggio on his contemporaries, but none of them came close to his genius
Portrait of a dashing genius
Thrill to Picasso’s unmatchable skill and Gormley’s sensual voids
Admire their cheek
Naughty sculptures and a feisty attitude make for a lively Turner prize show