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Constable painting of alternative Hay Wain scene rediscovered

Oil on canvas sketch shows the rear of Willy Lott’s house, which appears in artist’s 1821 masterpiece

The Guardian - UK · Sep 1, 2023

Grayson Perry channels his inner Bob Dylan with music video

The artist laments middle-class guilt in a musical remake

Evening Standard · Sep 1, 2023

A sculptural whirlwind lands in Yorkshire and butterfly wings hit the canvas – the week in art

Portraits by Freud, Rego and Himid come together and we go deep on a portrait of a Napoleonic battle – all in your weekly dispatch

The Guardian - UK · Sep 1, 2023

We must recognise the true worth of museum collections to society

Letter: Museums are not corporate entities with disposable goods, they reflect our relationship with the world and with each other, says Dr Jenny Durrant. Plus a letter from Margaret Dickson

The Guardian - UK · Aug 31, 2023

In Rogers Park, love notes from artist Gina Caruso to her husband Keith Lord inspire a lakefront mural

She painted it featuring Post-It Notes with images of her husband over the years to show her love, and celebrate his role in creating the Artists of the Wall Festival at Loyola Park.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 31, 2023

OPINION - The British Museum thefts have exposed a deeper problem than just security

Its next director is going to have to implement radical culture change if the institution is to remain fit for purpose in the 21st century

Evening Standard · Aug 31, 2023

Where do the items in the British Museum come from?

The British Museum houses a collection of about eight million historical and cultural artefacts from around the world.

Al Jazeera · Aug 31, 2023

Lindokuhle Sobekwa's powerful personal journey as a photographer in South Africa

Lindokuhle Sobekwa has been awarded South Africa’s 2023 FNB Art Prize. He becomes the first artist using documentary photography as his primary medium to win the prestigious competition.

The Conversation · Aug 31, 2023

Michael Rakowitz: The Waiting Gardens of the North review

Michael Rakowitz is an Iraqi-American artist renowned for recreating ancient Middle Eastern sculptures, said Elena Clavarino on Air Mail. He does this not with limestone or basalt, but using cardboard, food packaging and other modern materials. In 2018, for instance, he recreated a huge Assyrian statue of a winged bull…

The Week · Aug 31, 2023

Artist with upcoming Glasgow exhibition credits dying father for pursuing career

Alison McWhirter’s father James offered her some words of encouragement ‘in the last week of his life’ which inspired her to refocus her career.

The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2023