Review – Michael Jackson: On the Wall
Emily Bevan heads to the National Portrait Gallery to examine the extent to which culture worships the King of Pop…
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Upcoming: ‘The Gilded Desert’ and other allegories of the beau-monde
Adam Dant delightfully satirises the ‘Domus Aurea’ that is Annabel’s and the gentrification of Chelsea in the artist’s latest series…
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The Diary: Sophia Money-Coutts on California
Sophia Money-Coutts takes a drive down the Pacific coast and discovers the magic and curious contrasts of Californian life To…
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The marvels of Christo’s pyramid in Hyde Park
Christo’s latest floating project has landed in the heart of London and made quite a splash, writes Anthony Haden-Guest It…
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Sotheby’s slumps in high-end art, while Christie’s achieves ‘sale of the century’
A disappointing half-year at the auction house signals to the intensity of competition at the top, particularly with its biggest…
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Review: The King and I, London Palladium ★★★★★
Laura Plumley hugely enjoys a brilliant reimagining of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic at the London Palladium Everyone has their…
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Review: Picasso 1932, Tate Modern
An important exhibition at the Tate Modern shows the sheer extent of Picasso’s creative energy, writes Christopher Jackson It was…
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Fitzdares launches racing futures list at Glorious Goodwood
William Cash joins the Bright Young Things of the racing world in Sussex for the launch of the Fitzdares Racing…
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Review: The Lehman Trilogy, National Theatre ★★★★
Head to the National Theatre for Sam Mendes-directed The Lehman Trilogy, an epic night to remember about one of capitalism’s…
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Review: Summer Exhibition 2018, Royal Academy
Grayson Perry’s eclectic curation makes for uncomfortable viewing, but it is an honest take on art in the present, writes…
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This heat is eroding our social norms
The scorching sun has brought British fashion out of its shell, with bizarre consequences, writes Alec Marsh With the mercury…
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Sale of the century: inside the Rockefeller auction
Christopher Jackson heads to New York for the $800 million sale of the art collection of Peggy and David Rockefeller…
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From Russia with l’Oeuf: why the Fabergé phenomenon lives on
From imperial St Petersburg to Mayfair and North Wales, the legend of Fabergé has captivated generations of aesthetes, writes Olenka…
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Review: Thomas Cole — from Eden to Empire, National Gallery
Christopher Jackson heads to the National Gallery and is educated in the work of an artist who should be better…
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In search of Eton’s ‘general, total failures’
For many years Eton named and shamed boys who were struggling academically in front of their peers – and for…
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Review: ArtNight 2018
The weird and wonderful world of contemporary art is worth staying up late for, writes Rasika Sittamparam We knew it…
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Review: Monet and Architecture, National Gallery
Christopher Jackson heads to the National Gallery to see the show of the season in its last weeks The great…
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Nine things you didn’t know about Croatia
The eyes of the world will be focused on England’s tie with Croatia, but what do we actually know about…
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At the launch of Adam Dant’s glorious book of London maps
Spear’s’ favourite artist is ecstatic at the launch of Maps of London and Beyond, a hand-drawn guide to the City’s…
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‘Repro’ revolution: how 3D technology is recreating history
Modern technology is helping to breathe new life into ancient manuscripts, writes Lucia van der Post When, many years ago,…
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