The best things to do in Barcelona in 2026, from Gaudi celebrations to beach breaks From Camp Nou to cava, festivals to Formula 1, gardens to Gaudí – here is what Barcelona has to offer in 2026 The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2023
Censored art from around the world finds a second opportunity at a Barcelona museum for banned works A new museum in Barcelona is offering a second chance to controversial artworks that have suffered censorship for religious, sexual, political or commercial reasons The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2023
11 of the best things to do in Spain An infectious culture, whacky festivals and wonderful natural sites – Spain is much more than just a beach holiday destination The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2023
David Ellis On the Sauce at Velvet: Is this London's maddest bar menu? Electric cars, Picassos, drinks with ketchup in them — Velvet's enchanting eccentricity makes it far from the normal bar, says David Ellis Evening Standard · Nov 15, 2023
Even Picasso had to practice, practice. Artist's sketchbooks show whimsy, humor, determination He was a giant of 20th-century art, but that doesn’t mean Pablo Picasso needed a big canvas The Independent UK · Nov 10, 2023
Images of friends, family, colleagues intersect in ‘Picasso: Drawing from Life’ The exhibit at the Art Institute offers a compact yet impressively thorough overview of the main phases of the Spanish artist’s career, one that should appeal to those familiar or unfamiliar with his work. Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 10, 2023
Pornography or art? Outrage master Georg Baselitz’s sex prints are sublimely carnal These huge upside-down linocuts showing clothed couples having sex, with a white circle at the pivotal point, are ‘like Picasso on schnapps’ The Guardian - UK · Nov 9, 2023
Picasso’s portrait of secret lover sells for $139.4 million at auction Spanish patiner’s ‘Femme à la montre’, which told the world he was having an affair with his ‘golden muse’, is the most valuable piece of art sold this year The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2023
Picasso painting of his ‘golden muse’ sells for $139.4m in New York Femme à la montre, painted in 1932, becomes artist’s second most expensive work sold at auction The Guardian - UK · Nov 9, 2023
Pablo Picasso painting sells for more than $139 million in New York The 1932 painting 'Femme à la montre' becomes most valuable work of art sold globally at an auction this year Evening Standard · Nov 9, 2023
Picasso masterpiece kicks off auction season forecast to sell $2.5bn in art The 1932 painting of secret ‘golden muse’ heralds first big lot of autumn with Warhol and Rothko works also up for sale The Guardian - UK · Nov 8, 2023
David Hockney gets personal: National Portrait exhibition stars friends, family and Harry Styles Hockney’s Drawing from Life exhibition puts visitors up close and personal with some of the beloved artist’s most important sitters The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2023
David Hockney review – a dazzling victory parade from a boundless lover of life Whether channelling Picasso, depicting Celia Birtwell or capturing Harry Styles, the artist communicates profound joy – and his most recent paintings really boom with energy and hope The Guardian - UK · Nov 1, 2023
David Hockney: Drawing from Life at the National Portrait Gallery review: at his best, he can match Rembrandt Hockney is at his best when in front of his sitter, with the simplest, time-honoured tools, expertly coordinating his hand and his eye Evening Standard · Nov 1, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Oct 25, 2023 Klimt & The Kiss review – deep dive into the celebrated erotic masterpiece There is plenty to discover about the iconic ,poster-friendly image as well as the artist’s influences and obsessions
The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2023 Creepy AI blooms, Raphael’s crafty treasures and a neglected pop star – the week in art Plus Picasso’s enduring influence on modernism, brand new work from Derek Boshier and Venus dries her hair
The Guardian - US · Oct 20, 2023 Picasso in Fontainebleau: what happened in the summer of 1921? A new exhibition at MoMA in New York offers a strange selection of differently styled masterworks from the artist
The Conversation · Oct 13, 2023 This engineering course has students use their brainwaves to create performing art Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching.
Evening Standard · Oct 7, 2023 20 years of Frieze art fair: the big tent that put London at the centre of the art world At the first one, it rained and they thought it wouldn’t make a second year. Two decades later, the dual fair is at the heart of London’s art scene
Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 6, 2023 Graffiti artist Zwon says of his high-wire tagging, ‘It makes me feel alive’ This week’s Murals and Mosaics newsletter features work by “adrenaline junky” graffiti artist Zwon, plus how an Avondale artist is moving Picasso forward and more.
Evening Standard · Oct 6, 2023 Pablo Picasso painting estimated to fetch $120m goes on display in London The oil on canvas painting from 1932 forms part of the exhibition, The Emily Fisher Landau Collection: An Era Defined
The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2023 Pablo Picasso painting estimated to fetch 120m dollars goes on display in London The oil on canvas painting from 1932 forms part of the exhibition, The Emily Fisher Landau Collection: An Era Defined.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 5, 2023 Picasso portrait of Marie-Thérèse Walter expected to reach $120m at auction Femme à la Montre, one of artist’s few major works featuring a wristwatch, to be sold by Sotheby’s in New York
Evening Standard · Oct 5, 2023 Le Meurice in Paris — the ultimate luxury stay for art lovers For art lovers pursuing an unforgettable experience, Le Meurice’s trails exploring pieces from three prominent Parisian artists are just the ticket
The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2023 Brits admit they’re ‘clueless’ about art including paintings by Pablo Picasso A poll of 2,000 adults found that 46 per cent know next to nothing about legendary painters or their notable works