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Thomas Hoepker obituary

Acclaimed photojournalist with a gift for capturing the joys and travails of the human condition

The Guardian - UK · Jul 18, 2024

New British Museum boss opens door to Parthenon marbles return with ‘lending library’ model

‘I would hope that some form of partnership is possible,’ Nicholas Cullinan said

The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2024

Dover Castle ‘rises from ashes of the 1216 siege’ in digital exhibition

English Heritage’s display shows the castle before an epic battle for control against French and rebel forces

The Guardian - UK · Jul 18, 2024

‘All art is worthy of preserving’: what should artists do to protect what they leave behind?

With a dip in the art market and only one in five artists exhibiting their work in a museum, those on the outskirts are grappling with how to preserve their legacy

The Guardian - US · Jul 17, 2024

Francis Alÿs plots child play around the world at the Barbican

In Francis Alÿs' exhibition ‘Ricochets’ at London’s Barbican, the artist explores the universality of play, even in challenging situations

Wallpaper · Jul 17, 2024

Sunbonnet supernova: the ‘fun gal’ who put the glorious Glasgow Boys in the shade

Bessie MacNicol was a brilliantly talented artist but, as a woman, she had to go to Paris to paint nudes. Now, after a sensational acquisition, this leading light of the Glasgow Girls is finally getting her day in the sun

The Guardian - UK · Jul 16, 2024

‘Who has not dreamed of seeing what the eye cannot grasp?’: Rencontres d’Arles comes to the south of France

Les Rencontres d’Arles 2024 presents over 40 exhibitions and nearly 200 artists, and includes the latest iteration of the BMW Art Makers programme

Wallpaper · Jul 16, 2024

At Lee Ufan Arles, tension and calm guide relationships between space and art

Lee Ufan Arles opens in the south of France, a collaboration between the famed Korean artist and Japanese architect Tadao Ando

Wallpaper · Jul 16, 2024

Olivia Erlanger’s dystopian exploration of suburban America is on show in Houston

Olivia Erlanger: If Today Were Tomorrow’, is currently on show at the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston

Wallpaper · Jul 16, 2024

Critics are calling MONA ‘childish’, but history shows us how much the public love an art forger

Art forgery is a devilish attempt to deceive its audience.

The Conversation · Jul 16, 2024