Book reviews: The Smile Revolution in Eighteenth Century Paris by Colin Jones and Debtonator By Andrew McNally
Mark Le Fanu on how smiling overturned a monarchy and Christopher Silvester on a sharp denunciation of our blind faith…
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BBC Proms Review: Prom 4, Beethoven 9, CBSO
The 2015 BBC Proms season is upon us: a quintessentially British festival with a unique atmosphere. The programming is varied,…
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The monumental financial inequality of the Women’s World Cup
As the curtains closed on a thrilling Women’s World Cup, where the US team thrashed Japan 5-2 in a repeat…
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Zak Smith is annoyed that women’s teams, who have just provided so much enjoyment, earn so much less than men…
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Hedgehog 45 on sailing, decorating, giving and drinking
Hands up! Hedgehog has been to young-philanthropist parties. They are, by and large, horrific: stuffed suits impersonating their parents’ grandiose…
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Meeting the artists whose disabilities enrich their canvases
Chuck Close, one of the most penetrating portrait painters of our time, was not somebody I knew well but he…
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Fake or Fortune’s Philip Mould sets up shop on Pall Mall
Within the art world, there are two currents which flow in opposite directions. Galleries selling Contemporary works are rushing forward,…
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Josh Spero explores a gleaming gallery where Old Masters share wall space with much newer fare Within the art world,…
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The Burning Man building temporary temples in Derry
The crowd gasped as the steeple of the 75-foot temple finally succumbed to the flames. The sky was full of…
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The 'Flashes of Thought' that drive Sheikh Mohammed
A new book by the emir of Dubai offers a glimpse of the ambitious philosophy behind the growth of the…
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Exhibition Review: Fighting History at Tate Britain
Above: Allen Jones ‘The Battle of Hastings’ (1961-2), Tate In a society obsessed as much as it is oppressed by…
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Review: Fiddler on the Roof at Grange Park Opera
When I think about what makes the great British country opera season special, I turn my mind to the wonderful…
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Review: Indigenous Australia, Enduring Civilization at the British Museum
Above: ‘Kungkarangkalpa’; Kunmanara Hogan, Tjaruwa Woods, Yarangka Thomas, Estelle Hogan, Ngalpingka Simms and Myrtle Pennington; 2013; Acrylic on canvas. ©…
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Chestertons Polo in the Park marks the start of summer
London’s summer social season starts this year with Chestertons Polo in the Park which takes place on 5-7 June at…
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Sinking statues and Cheshire Cats – exploring the artistic landscape of Cowley Manor
Local legend says that Lewis Carroll found inspiration for some of his Alice-world creations – like the Cheshire cat, the…
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Debut UK exhibition by Massimo Agostinelli at Hus Gallery, London, sells out on opening night
The show, which opened on 15th May, presents a selection of twelve works from Agostinelli’s Palindromes series (2014), a sequence…
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Picasso masterpiece sells for record £116.3m
Author: Zahra Al-Kateb Picasso’s Women of Algiers has become the most expensive painting to sell at auction, going for £116.3m…
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A masterclass in antique pistols, albatross skin canes and whale memorabilia at Michael German Antiques
It’s hard to find a pair of duelling pistols these days, says antiques dealer Dominic Strickland. They were often split…
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Slow-moving Suffolk moves up in the world
Aldeburgh’s Jubilee Hall doesn’t date from any of HM Queen Elizabeth II’s Jubilees — goodness me, nothing so modern could…
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Time for the Outsiders to save the art world from itself
Above: a Henry Darger illustration from his fantasy novel, ‘The Story of the Vivian Girls’, courtesy Andrew Edlin Gallery It…
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