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Art to experience in the great outdoors

Sculpture under the sun

Published on 30/8/2023

Studio Supper. Image Courtesy of Singular Films

Food & Drink Essential

Supper clubs that mingle fine art with fine dining

Dinner for art lovers

Published on 1/5/2023

Books Essential

2023's Most Exciting Book Releases

Books to get excited about in 2023

Published on 15/12/2022

Books Essential

Our Favourite Books of 2022

Blockbuster books for Christmas

Published on 6/12/2022

Visual Arts Essential

10 paintings to get you in the mood for winter

Let us guide you through the winter months with 10 paintings that will have you reaching for the hot chocolate

Published on 30/11/2022

10 paintings to get you in the mood for autumn

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10 paintings to put you in the mood for autumn

If you are having trouble saying goodbye to the summer never fear, here are 10 paintings to get you looking forward to those autumnal hues

Published on 5/9/2022

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10 paintings to get you in the mood for summer

Halcyon days

Published on 18/5/2022

Vincent van Gogh. Orange Blossoms (1890) van Gogh Museum

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10 paintings to get you in the mood for spring

Blossom aplenty

Published on 15/3/2022

Sophie Taeuber-Arp exhibition, Tate Modern. (c) Tate, Seraphina Neville

Visual Arts In the Know

Sophie Taeuber-Arp's overdue retrospective

A joyful celebration of Sophie Taeuber-Arp's varied work

Published on 13/7/2021

Jan Matejko.The Astronomer Copernicus. Conversations with God, 1873, The Jagiellonian University Museum, Kraków. Photo by Grzegorz Zygier

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A Polish masterpiece comes to London

A free exhibition at the National Gallery highlights a Polish national treasure

Published on 18/5/2021

10 inspirational exhibitions opening this May

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12 inspirational exhibitions opening this May

There's a show to suit every art lover this May

Published on 6/5/2021

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London's galleries are reopening

What you need to know

Published on 17/7/2020

Pablo Picasso, Three Nudes, Gósol, 1906 © 2019. Image co

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Picasso's passions in paper

A momental exhibition of Picasso's drawings, prints and collages

Published on 30/6/2020

Reopening

Aubrey Beardsley. Illustrations for Oscar Wilde’s Salome 1893. The Climax Line block print on paper. Stephen Calloway Photo: © Tate

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Beardsley's lascivious drawings

The grotesque and the beautiful come to Tate Britain in this impressive exhibition

Published on 30/6/2020

Reopening

Rusty, 2008 © Catherine Opie, Courtesy Regen Projects, Los Angeles and Thomas Dane Gallery, London

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The exhibition that puts masculinity in the spotlight

What does it mean to be a modern man?

Published on 30/6/2020

Reopening

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In-the-know art exhibitions online

Your guide to the best exhibitions in London's smaller galleries

Published on 28/5/2020

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Image of the week

Pictures for our time

Published on 27/5/2020

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Highlights from Frieze New York online

From neon lights to sci-fi inspired sculptures

Published on 11/5/2020

Visual Arts Essential

Art born of isolation

Morandi, Cornell and O'Keeffe

Published on 4/5/2020

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Online art talks and tours

Learn about the masters with art world experts

Published on 27/4/2020

Visual Arts We love

Prints to add colour to your home

Five bold designs

Published on 15/4/2020

Visual Arts Essential

Five art podcasts we love

Transport yourself to the artist's studio

Published on 6/4/2020

Visual Arts Essential

Five must-see art documentaries

From Marina Abramovic's performance art to behind the scenes at the V&A

Published on 18/3/2020

Cecil Beaton's Bright Young Things, National Portrait Gallery

Visual Arts In the Know

Cecil Beaton's glamorous society portraits

The bold and the beautiful of the Vogue photographer's social circle

Published on 11/3/2020

Postponed

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Tate Modern creates a Warhol wonderland

Immersive Andy Warhol exhibition takes over Tate Modern

Published on 10/3/2020

Postponed

Visual Arts We love

The biggest art exhibitions of 2020

Get your diaries out for some unmissable shows

Published on 3/3/2020

Andy Warhol, Tate Modern, Aubrey Beardsley, Tate Britain, Gauguin, National Portrait Gallery

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Your guide to this month's artistic highlights

Your guide to the best art to see in London this month

Published on 2/3/2020

David Hockney. My Parents and Myself, 1976. Copyright David Hockney. Photo: Richard Schmidt, Collection: The David Hockney Foundation

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Hockney’s tender portraits

An exhibition showcasing the artist's observational brilliance

Published on 25/2/2020

Postponed

Woman at the Shoreline, 1910. Private collection. Photo: © Cedric Verhelst. Leon Spilliaert exhibition. Royal Academy

Visual Arts In the Know

The haunted paintings of Léon Spilliaert

Belgium's answer to Edvard Munch

Published on 19/2/2020

McQueen’s 2009 film Static. Photograph: © Steve McQueen/courtesy the artist, Thomas Dane Gallery and Marian Goodman Gallery

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An unforgettable Steve McQueen exhibition

The multiple awardwinning artist's show will be the biggest of the season

Published on 11/2/2020

Postponed

K-pop Band BTS and artist Jakob Kudsk Steensen © 2019 Photo: Hugo Glenndinning

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K-pop superstars launch Serpentine show

The Korean mega-stars are funding a global art project

Published on 15/1/2020

Visual Arts In the Know

5 artists set to shake up 2020

The future is female

Published on 7/1/2020

Emily Spicer

Emily has worked as an arts journalist for 7 years, with a particular interest the Renaissance and American gothic.

Art to experience in the great outdoors

Supper clubs that mingle fine art with fine dining

2023's Most Exciting Book Releases

Our Favourite Books of 2022

10 paintings to get you in the mood for winter

10 paintings to put you in the mood for autumn

10 paintings to get you in the mood for summer

10 paintings to get you in the mood for spring

Sophie Taeuber-Arp's overdue retrospective

A Polish masterpiece comes to London

12 inspirational exhibitions opening this May

London's galleries are reopening

Picasso's passions in paper

Beardsley's lascivious drawings

The exhibition that puts masculinity in the spotlight

In-the-know art exhibitions online

Image of the week

Highlights from Frieze New York online

Art born of isolation

Online art talks and tours

Prints to add colour to your home

Five art podcasts we love

Five must-see art documentaries

Cecil Beaton's glamorous society portraits

Tate Modern creates a Warhol wonderland

The biggest art exhibitions of 2020

Your guide to this month's artistic highlights

Hockney’s tender portraits

The haunted paintings of Léon Spilliaert

An unforgettable Steve McQueen exhibition

K-pop superstars launch Serpentine show

5 artists set to shake up 2020