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Jacob Willer
Skin and bone
'Jusepe de Ribera went beyond palpability — the way the paint
becomes
flesh — to the visceral. He sought to engage all our senses at once'
Jacob Willer
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An American Turner?
The National Gallery exhibition shows that Thomas Cole, like Turner and John Martin, was a visionary and a pictorial dramatist
Jacob Willer
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Earth, Air, and Water
The Gagosian's retrospective of Michael Andrews is a rare opportunity to enjoy a subtle and surprising artist
Jacob Willer
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The What and the How
Timothy Hyman's book on 20th century figurative painting,
The World New Made
Jacob Willer
Drawing Board
Cool For Katz
Alex Katz's bold, instantly recognisable canvases have been widely imitated
Jacob Willer
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Museo Dell’Opera Del Duomo, Florence
The newly renovated museum for the Duomo's artistic treasures brings these great works back to life
Jacob Willer
Drawing Board
The Aesthetes: When Kitsch Was Avant-Garde
We may sneer at the Victorian aesthetes, but is the sloppier, more cynical art of today any healthier?
Jacob Willer
Art
Western Europe
Is art therapeutic?
Alain de Botton tries to personalise the museum experience — but instead trivialises great historical ideas
Jacob Willer
Art
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A Self-Portrait Of The Young Man As An Artist
Six years after leaving art school, I finally put on my own show. In that time I have learnt what exactly it means to be a painter
Jacob Willer
Art
Features
A New Golden Age? Let Art Imitate Sport
Is Wayne Rooney today’s Raphael? If we treated art with the same seriousness as we do sport, our visual culture could flourish again
Jacob Willer
Art
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Underrated: Abroad
The ravenous longing for the infinite possibilities of “otherwhere”
Stephen Bayley
Underrated
The king of cakes
"Yuletide revels were designed to see you through the dark days — and how dark they seem today"
Carolyn Hart
Food
A tripod in the sky
The view from above
Christian House
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