Art
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‘Guess what, I’m alive!’: How New York artist Alice Neel seduced us with her fearless, fleshy portraits
When American painter Alice Neel was in her eighties, she would telephone friends just to exclaim, “Guess what, I’m alive!”…
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‘Making pictures is a better high than sex and drugs’: David Hockney on painting into his eighties and creating the most ambitious show of his career
I have never been busier,” says David Hockney, painter, national treasure, smoking advocate and fervent libertarian, now aged 85, cigarette…
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Our weekend arts and culture picks, from Happy Valley to Florence + The Machine
Wondering what to do this weekend? You’ve come to the right place. Welcome to The Independent’s Arts Agenda, our guide…
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Our weekend arts and culture picks, from The Fabelmans to Happy Valley
Wondering what to do this weekend? You’ve come to the right place. Welcome to The Independent’s Arts Agenda, our guide…
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Tracey Emin and Antony Gormley works on offer in Royal Academy’s Ukraine charity auction
The Royal Academy of Arts is staging an unprecedented auction in aid of the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine…
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Notable artworks damaged in attack on Brazilian capital by Bolsonaro supporters
Numerous artworks and listed works of architecture have been destroyed by supporters of far-right Brazilian politician Jair Bolsonaro. On Sunday…
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Veronica Ryan’s win is also a victory for the Turner Prize’s credibility
Anyone remember the glory days of the Turner Prize? When every cabbie had an opinion on who should win Britain’s…
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Just Stop Oil protesters throw tomato soup on Van Gogh’s Sunflowers at the National Gallery
Just Stop Oil protesters have thrown tomato soup over Van Gogh’s masterpiece “Sunflowers” at the National Gallery in London. Two…
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Van Gogh’s Sunflowers: The story behind the artist’s 1888 masterpiece
On Friday 14 October, Vincent Van Gogh’s 1888 masterpiece, Sunflowers, was targeted by Just Stop Oil protestors at the National…
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Cezanne at Tate Modern review: Anyone remotely interested in art should see this show
People either get Cezanne, or they don’t. This grumpy Provencal workaholic was dubbed “the greatest of us all” by no…
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