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‘During the Abstract Expressionist movement, in the mid 20th century, figuration was not looked upon kindly. The thing about de Kooning is that he didn’t really care.’
Kevin Salatino and Mel Becker Solomon explain what Willem de Kooning saw in the female figure
‘It is refreshing to encounter a museum that encourages you to look rather than to read.’
At the new LACMA, Jonathan Griffin is stimulated by the bold approach to its permanent collection
The lives of Benedictine monks and nuns have much to teach us, if a display of medieval and contemporary art at the Sainsbury Centre is anything to go by
Bruges was an international trading powerhouse in the Middle Ages, and its rich cultural heritage has made it a magnet for modern tourists. The city’s newest arts venue wants to connect locals more closely to that past while keeping up with contemporary art, writes Michael Delgado
This summer, Berliners can plunge into the ‘Volksbad’, a 25-metre swimming pool outside the famous Volksbühne. This mecca for experimental theatre is no stranger to water on stage, too, which leads Rakewell to reflect on the aquatic tradition in theatre, from the Romans to baroque Italy to today.
‘Where the documentary tradition finds elegy and the image economy finds content, “Ffasiwn” finds vitality.’
Owen Pritchard talks to photographer Clémentine Scheidermann and stylist Charlotte James about their 10-year project working with young people in South Wales.
‘Flags, like targets, were manly, readable, in-your-face. Johns made them illegible, in the closet, even.’
Charles Darwent salutes the subtle art of Jasper Johns
An exhibition at the New York Historical tries to picture everyday life in Dutch-owned New York with the help of Dutch Old Masters, with varying degrees of success, writes Noah Margulis
In the late ’90s and early 2000s, many collectors bought challenging art first shown at major art world events such as the Venice Biennale. But tastes and the times have changed, writes Jane Morris, leaving many artists without the support needed to take risks
Antoni Gaudí died 100 years ago today, and it has taken a whole century to finish his most famous building, the Sagrada Família. As Pope Leo XIV prepares to bless its completed spire, here’s Gijs van Hensbergen #fromthearchives on the enduring power of the world’s tallest church.
Kevin Salatino and Mel Becker Solomon of the Art Institute of Chicago anatomise one of the Abstract Expressionist’s pastel drawings of women
After years of delays, the new David Geffen Galleries are a bold answer to the problem of the ‘universal’ museum. They won’t be for everyone, but Jonathan Griffin finds them exhilarating
The lives of Benedictine monks and nuns have much to teach us, if a display of medieval and contemporary art at the Sainsbury Centre is anything to go by, writes Francesca Peacock
BRUSK, a new space for temporary exhibitions in Bruges, is connecting locals with the city’s rich cultural and mercantile past while keeping up with contemporary art
The plans of Berlin’s Volksbühne to install a swimming pool outside its front steps prompts Rakewell to consider other theatres that have made a feature out of water
For 10 years, the photographer Clémentine Schneidermann and creative director Charlotte James have worked with young people in the South Wales Valleys on a fashion project with a real sense of place,…
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Charles Darwent salutes the artist as a flag-bearer for a particular kind of inscrutable, elegant painting
