The buried Nazism of expressionist Emil Nolde
The renowned painter Emil Nolde denied his Nazism by the end of the war. But a new exhibition reveals the…
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Artists vs arms dealers: Should artists hang their work in unethically funded galleries?
After a wave of artists withdrew from the Whitney Biennial over its links to tear gas, the art world is reassessing…
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Gods and monsters: how John Flaxman’s drawings made antiquity modern
Flaxman developed a style that both caught and defined the classical revival at its peak.
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The golden age of modernist British printmaking
Thanks to a familiar, domestic material unburdened by artistic tradition, the linocut birthed fresh and colourful depictions of the everyday.
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Can we decolonise the British Museum?
Despite ongoing attempts to return stolen treasures to their countries of origin, critics argue that the history of museums will always tie…
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Keith Haring’s urgent optimism
The genius of the New York street artist, whose star burned fast and acid bright.
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Art of offence: the political cartoon controversy
On 7 January 2015, 12 people were murdered by Islamist extremists in the Paris offices of the French satirical magazine…
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The art of ethics: how galleries are confronting dodgy money
On Tuesday, the CEO of the Serpentine Galleries, Yana Peel, resigned following an investigation revealing that a regulated, institutional fund,…
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