Is art vandal Banksy mellowing with age? His latest show — complete with rats — is really rather moral, says Waldemar Januszczak
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The art of excess
He was a highly respected society painter. He was also the master of X-rated art — a 17th-century Tarantino. How did Rubens get away with it? Waldemar Januszczak reports
Art: Diane Arbus
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
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