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18Museums & heritageSecrets of Caravaggio’s last masterpiece revealed in new London show
The final known painting by the Baroque bad boy Caravaggio is heading to the National Gallery in London for a small show...
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25ExhibitionsA brush with… Alex Katz
Alex Katz talks to Ben Luke about his influences—from writers to musicians, film-makers and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that...
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20Booksfrom a survey of artists using words in their work to a Barkley L. Hendricks monograph
Vitamin Txt: Words in Contemporary Art, Evan Moffitt (contributor), Phaidon, 288pp £49.95 (hb)Phaidon’s latest contemporary art survey in the Vitamin series focuses on language...
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24PodcastsTrio of Basquiat paintings could bring more than $86m at Phillips in May
Phillips will offer three major paintings by Jean-Michel Basquiat this spring that the auction house estimates could sell for as much as...
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27ColumnsThe story of a newbie who took on the New York art world—then left it all behind
David Guenther, now a law professor at the University of Michigan, spent three years in the art trade in New York, arriving...
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28ArtTwo catalogues reveal how circles of influence were the driving force behind the Northern Renaissance
Renaissance in the North: Holbein, Burgkmair, and the Age of the Fuggers is a magnificently illustrated, intensely detailed and informative work of...
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23Museums & heritageFormer Tate Britain director Penelope Curtis on why she became a novelist
The London-born art historian Penelope Curtis has made the intriguing switch from running museums to writing novels. This month, the former director...
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26ExhibitionsA golden age for photobooks? As publishers join forces we find out what the future holds
Mack, the London-based publisher of artist monographs, essays and anthologies, is embarking on a series of acquisitions as it expands its ambit...
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32BooksMonet painting jointly owned by Nelson-Atkins Museum and donor’s descendents will be sold at auction
Claude Monet’s sun-dappled riverscape Moulin de Limetz (1888) will be sold in May during Christie’s 20th century evening sale in New York,...
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20PodcastsWhy contemporary dealers and collectors are monitoring an antitrust lawsuit over Birkin bags
The global luxury brand Hermès has been hit with a lawsuit in California alleging that the sale strategy for its most sought-after...
