Albert Namatjira: outsider of the outback
Only in his paintings could the Aboriginal artist overcome the prejudice of white Australia.
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Edward Hopper’s city of still lives
How the painter stripped New York of its disorder to reveal its inhabitants’ solitude.
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A history of Spain in 150 objects
From El Greco to Goya and Mexican clay to Moorish gold, a new show at the Royal Academy reveals the…
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Francis Bourgeois and the art of the dealer
The collector’s own talent as a painter was modest, but he amassed enough Old Masters to create Britain’s first public…
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How the hieroglyphic code was cracked
A new exhibition at the British Museum tells the remarkable story of the deciphering of the Ancient Egyptian script.
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Finding the soul of England
The Sussex landscape has proven irresistible to artists for hundreds of years.
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Stop dithering, British Museum – give the Elgin Marbles back
Why trustees need to act now. Plus: political interventions at the ENO, the National Gallery and the Tate.
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How Sensation turned British art into big business
Twenty-five years ago, the Charles Saatchi-backed exhibition heralded a new era – one in which profit would reign supreme.
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