The National’s superb Velazquez show is a must.

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A polluted landscape of dreams betrayed — Waldemar Januszczak on the ideal setting for China’s art

One of the great painters has his first big British exhibition next week: Velazquez, at the National Gallery. Waldemar Januszczak explains his titanic influence

Waldemar Januszczak on the Velvet Underground’s Heroin

The 40 ‘talented young US’ artists in USA Today are none of those things. Waldemar Januszczak takes a dim view

He even made a heroic dynast of a fat lecher says Waldemar Januszczak

There’s borrowing from the past, and there’s theft. Rodin was into the latter, says Waldemar Januszczak

More sci-fi doodler, says Waldemar Januszczak

If you expect any conclusions, you’re dreaming, says Waldemar Januszczak