Painting
Is Oscar Murillo the new Jean Dubuffet? Plus the real Dubuffet! – the week in art
Murillo shows work he commissioned by children in 30 countries, Alison Watts says it with flowers and time is ticking to catch the must-see Dubuffet
Jonathan Jones
23, Jul, 2021 @1:00 PM
National Gallery to buy Thomas Lawrence’s ‘Red Boy’ for £9.3m
Sentimental toffee-tin favourite was first painting on a UK postage stamp but has divided opinion since 1825
Mark Brown Arts correspondent
22, Jul, 2021 @2:42 PM
Little Canaletto’s sordid city in the sky – Bellotto: The Königstein Views Reunited review
Bernardo Bellotto, the nephew and pupil of Canaletto, channelled his master’s Venetian magic into these five sublime views of a fortress in deepest Germany
Jonathan Jones
21, Jul, 2021 @2:56 PM
Sophie Taeuber-Arp review – the great overlooked modernist
Tate Modern, London
Dadaist, textile designer, teacher, dancer… the prodigiously gifted Swiss artist makes the spirits soar in this big reveal of a show
Dadaist, textile designer, teacher, dancer… the prodigiously gifted Swiss artist makes the spirits soar in this big reveal of a show
Laura Cumming
18, Jul, 2021 @12:00 PM
Exhibition reveals how Shakespeare’s Hal has excused royal heirs for centuries
New show uncovers a long tradition for princes of Wales to excuse their own behaviour by comparing it to Prince Hal’s
Alison Flood
15, Jul, 2021 @6:01 AM
Black artists take Britain’s pulse – and pose as Grace Jones: Untitled at Kettle’s Yard review
Colonialism, sexuality and impersonating Grace Jones are among the subjects in a show in which 10 artists don’t so much explore Black British identity as question our era
Kadish Morris
14, Jul, 2021 @12:51 PM
Sophie Taeuber-Arp review – ‘Her paintings pop and quiver before your eyes’
Tate Modern, London
From painting to puppets, from embroidery to stained glass, from furniture to textiles, the full range of the Swiss modernist’s terrific work is recognised in this dynamic retrospective
From painting to puppets, from embroidery to stained glass, from furniture to textiles, the full range of the Swiss modernist’s terrific work is recognised in this dynamic retrospective
Adrian Searle
13, Jul, 2021 @3:40 PM
Charles Lutyens obituary
Other Lives: Artist who liked to work on big art projects, whether in mosaics, painting or sculpture
Marianna Lutyens
11, Jul, 2021 @5:06 PM
Basque country hails ‘forgotten’ retelling of Picasso’s Guernica
Agustín Ibarrola’s 1977 version was painted as part of campaign to get the original returned from New York
Sam Jones in Madrid
11, Jul, 2021 @1:06 PM
Paula Rego review – stunning is an understatement
Violence, eroticism and oppression converge as Rego’s deeply ambiguous work goes straight for the subconscious in this mesmerising retrospective
Laura Cumming
11, Jul, 2021 @12:00 PM
British Art Show 9 review – is this really the art of a country in crisis?
There’s lots of self-indulgent ‘radicalism’ here but plenty of humour too – and a magic mushroom-inspired Dracula
Jonathan Jones
09, Jul, 2021 @4:11 PM
From a Dada pioneer to a tragic goldfish bowl – the week in art
Sophie Taeuber-Arp gets a UK retrospective, Aberdeen surveys British art, Kneebone makes connections, and Walpole’s cat is honoured – all in your weekly dispatch
Jonathan Jones
09, Jul, 2021 @1:00 PM
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