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The Edwardians: Age of Elegance: Opulence, glamour and psychological depth
There’s a lot of sparkle to savour – and some sadness too – in this grand, wide-ranging exhibition at the King’s Gallery
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David Hockney 25, Fondation Louis Vuitton: Will transform how we think about this brilliant artist
Britain’s most popular living artist has launched his biggest show yet in Paris – and it’s an eye-opening, dopamine-unleashing triumph
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Ed Atkins, Tate Britain: Deeply unsettling – and uniquely sad
This mid-career survey may be pretentious, but the British artist manages to summon something sorcerous and compelling
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Grayson Perry: Delusions of Grandeur: An awkward, snarky venture devoid of class and wit
The popular artist likes to tease and provoke, but with this response to the Wallace Collection, he comes across as irritable and stroppy
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Leigh Bowery!: Invigorating celebration of a larger-than-life provocateur
The avant-garde fashion designer and performance artist was an irrepressible force – yet this show feels often feels repetitive and thin
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Rise Up, Fitzwilliam Museum: A claustrophobic interrogation of the legacy of the slave trade
This sombre show contains exhibits that skewer the heart – but it rather peters out with a curiously lukewarm call to action
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‘Britain is just a lapdog of the American Empire’
Art historian TJ Clark on ‘humourless’ leftist intellectuals, the problem with cancel culture and why restitution is in a mess
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Goya to Impressionism: Monet, Van Gogh, Picasso... this greatest hits collection is off the scale
The A-list allure of this exhibition’s pictures, which have never been shown together in Britain before, is reason enough to visit
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Making Egypt, Young V&A: an exhibition for children that they will actually want to see
Making history palatable for schoolchildren isn’t easy – but the work that’s gone into this imaginative show on ancient Egypt pays off
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A superb exhibition from a British genius – and a stinker from an American
A retrospective of montages by Linder exudes charm, menace and sensual thrills. Just ignore the vapid work of Mickalene Thomas, hung nearby
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Noah Davis: A spellbinding retrospective for an artist lost tragically young
Davis resisted painting clichés associated with the black American experience – his works revel in the magical and otherworldly
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‘Sex magic’ and surrealism: the ‘supersensual’ life – and eye-popping art – of Ithell Colquhoun
How a Cheltenham Ladies’ College alumna became England’s answer to Salvador Dalí
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Ancient Sudan: Enduring Heritage – Bring on the one-eyed warrior queens
With artefacts on loan from the British Museum, this modest show reminds us of the astonishing heritage of a country now beset by civil war
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Brasil! Brasil!: South America comes to Mayfair – with radiant results
Resplendent imagery evoking far-flung climes and culture: visiting on a dreary winter’s day will warm any sun-starved soul
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Iconic: A charismatic show – which tells you absolutely nothing
This exhibition showcases post-war portraiture and its relationship with photography – the theme is vast, but its implementation is modest
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New Contemporaries: Proof that there’s no match for originality
This annual exhibition provides a fascinating snapshot of what’s on the minds of the next generation of artists
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