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Art

Tearing down the culture temples
British arts venues want to become bastions of “inclusivity” at the expense of connoisseurship
Alexander Adams

A brush with painting’s history
The restoration of great works of art is increasingly being carried out in public before an admiring audience
Michael Prodger

Not too many happy returns
Calls for restitution of artworks taken during the colonial era are intensifying around the world
Michael Prodger

Boom time for Picasso Inc.
One name dominates the art market, with his paintings soaring in value and remaining a solid investment
Michael Prodger

Masterpiece — or male and stale?
Once venerated as the founders of Western art, the Old Masters are losing their allure
Michael Prodger

No art too good for the workers
Fernand Léger drew from popular entertainment and working life to make Cubism less inaccessible
Michael Prodger

The master of human vanity
The new Pieter Bruegel exhibition in Vienna really is a once-in-a-lifetime artistic experience
Michael Prodger

The link between art and heart
A new Barbican exhibition explores how two were often better than one in the creative process
Michael Prodger

Lasting legacy of an English idealist
Samuel Courtauld’s Impressionist paintings can now be seen beside those he bought for the nation
Michael Prodger

An Exhibition of and for the nation
The Royal Academy’s summer bunfight has long ceased to be the place for new waves to emerge
Michael Prodger

Underrated: Abroad
The ravenous longing for the infinite possibilities of “otherwhere”
Stephen Bayley

The king of cakes
"Yuletide revels were designed to see you through the dark days — and how dark they seem today"
Carolyn Hart

A tripod in the sky
The view from above
Christian House
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