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Art: Laura Cumming’s 10 best shows of 2024

Black art moved centre stage, sculpture couldn’t keep still, Francis Alÿs captured the power of child’s play – but the year belonged to Van Gogh

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Things to do in London this weekend (August 9 – 11)

The best in art, music, theatre and restaurants for the weekend ahead

Evening Standard

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

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The Guardian view on outdoor play: ministers should give it a whirl

Editorial: Children are naturally playful, as the artist Francis Alÿs reminds us. But they still need support and encouragement

The Guardian - UK

Francis Alÿs: Ricochets; Anthony McCall: Solid Light – reviews

Mesmerising films celebrating children’s play around the world dissolve borders and liberate our adult imagination, and there’s a ghostly thrill in the space where light meets drawing

The Guardian - UK

From Covid-inspired tag in Mexico to soccer with no ball in Iraq: Francis Alÿs on his joyous films of children’s games

The artist has travelled the world documenting the way children play. As he puts his films on display, he talks about the way conkers cross cultures, password games in Ukraine, and whether ‘playing out’ is under threat

The Guardian - UK

Francis Alÿs: Ricochets review – children of the world unite in a health and safety nightmare

From Cuba to Mexico, from Hong Kong to Iraq, the Belgian artist has made 40 mesmerising films of kids at play, including three with guns up to no good in a war zone

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The best exhibitions in London this summer, from Barbie to Vincent van Gogh

From rare works from Renaissance masters, to photography series celebrating play, the city is packed with dazzling art shows

Evening Standard

The best art and architecture shows to visit in 2024

Yoko Ono’s cheeky pieces, a gut punch from Goya and the National’s centenary celebrations will fill the UK’s galleries, while the Louvre’s architect takes his moment in the sun in this stupendous year

The Guardian - UK

Fairy Tales at QAGOMA: how we revived these stories with new myths, new media and new quirks

Fairy Tales, the latest exhibition at Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA), gives off the pleasurable hum of remix culture, artists riffing on a core theme in numerous ways.

The Conversation

On my radar: Andrea Elliott’s cultural highlights

The Pulitzer prize-winning journalist on the art of children’s games, an addictive podcast and the most breathtaking place on Earth

The Guardian - UK

Mexico's cart ban marks generic shift

In April, the government of Mexico City's central Cuauhtémoc alcaldía, or borough, mandated that all its rótulos -- the hand-painted signs decorating street vendors' kiosks -- be erased.

Bangkok Post

59th Venice Biennale review – the women’s biennale

In a seismic year, female artists take centre stage, while a timid institutional response leaves Ukraine to valiantly fend for itself

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