Her take on life’s freak show was undoubtedly unique — yet Diane Arbus’s inspired eye wasn’t staring, but sharing. Waldemar Januszczak is hooked
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Art: Degas, Sickert and Lautrec
Three great Euro painters in the home of British art. Waldemar Januszczak’s seen the one about two Frenchmen and a Dane — but does he get it? Erm…
Art: Gaze of thunder
Edvard Munch looks harder at himself than any other artist. His unsparing paintings are simply transfixing, says Waldemar Januszczak
Art: Congo the chimpanzee
Even Picasso was a fan. What makes the paintings of Congo the chimpanzee so beguiling, asks Waldemar Januszczak
Art: The rocky rehung picture show
Tate Britain’s New Displays rewrites the story of British art — trouble is, the result is a nonsense, says Waldemar Januszczak
Art: Behind the Iran curtain
The British Museum has rightly tried to shed light on ancient Persia, but Waldemar Januszczak isn’t sufficiently dazzled
Art: Good vibrations
Cecily Brown is that rare thing, an artist who captures the sensation of sex, says Waldemar Januszczak
Art: Home is where the art isn’t
The Serpentine’s latest reality show is a tale of domestic drudgery. But Giancarlo Neri’s Writer raises a smile for Waldemar Januszczak
Art: On the rocks
Diamonds are the most dazzling of gems, so why put them in a show that dims their natural brilliance, asks Waldemar Januszczak
Art: The Germans are coming …
But there’s nothing to fear as The Triumph of Painting limps into the Saatchi. It’s a veteran, Anselm Kiefer, who’s stealing the show for Waldemar Januszczak