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We seek him here, we seek him there
Cubist, constructivist, master of abstraction, surrealism, figuration — Paul Klee was brilliant but elusive, as a superb Tate show reveals.
Feminine mystique
Two startlingly different retrospectives show Sarah Lucas and Ana Mendieta socking it to the male-dominated art world
Deface to Face with the Iconoclasts
The mutilated images in Tate Britain’s Art Under Attack are a sobering reminder of what we’ve lost, but it’s a shame the show loses its way halfway through.
An Elephant in the Room
Waldemar welcomes Zaha Hadid’s new Serpentine Gallery — but is it better news for foodies than for British art?
A Desert of New Ideas
The Royal Academy’s beaut idea to explore Australia is let down by lots of the art, which is weedy, provincial and all too European. But there are some mighty sights on the ride.
Faster, higher, geekier: Tokyo will host the best Olympics.
Sports fans visiting Japan in 2020 will find robots, holograms replicating races and absolutely no ticketing chaos.
Big idea, but small gains.
Huge projections of impressionist paintings highlight what’s gone wrong in the art world.
Forbidden Pleasures
A new exhibition of classic Japanese erotic art is so explicit that the British Museum is imposing an age restriction on visitors. Enter the red-hot world of shunga.
Mellow Yellow
Gauguin’s sensational use of the colour is on show at the Courtauld.