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Tade Thompson deploys an alter ego for this disturbing immersion in darker aspects of the artist’s lifestyle
Sadie Coles lends space to Londoners; Outsider artists break records; Pace takes on Hermann Nitsch
The exhibition brilliantly explores the outrage, suffering and cruelty in his work, now more relevant than ever
Two new books present vivid and contrasting accounts of the British artist’s flamboyant life and final days
The Royal Academy has brought together paintings featuring animals for one of the most eagerly awaited shows of 2021
The Centre Pompidou in Paris explores the painter’s literary influences, celebrating his epic scale and expressiveness
By juxtaposing two of the biggest names in postwar art, this show risks covering familiar ground — but succeeds instead in casting new light on their oeuvres
A study of British painting is a compelling account of a great time in modern art
A searching survey of 20th-century life painting omits some of its greatest practitioners
Group says increasing concentration of western art holdings in region offers opportunity
A wild market holds a convex mirror to conventional investment
These major sales will dominate opinion on the market’s health as a whole
Painting of artist’s lover and muse expected to fetch at least $35m at Sotheby’s
Sotheby’s, Christie’s execs buoyed by big ticket purchases
The InterContinental hotel is offering wealthy art fans a unique private view — a champagne reception for two in Francis Bacon’s studio
An exhibition and a new catalogue raisonné show us more about ‘the last great European Modernist’
Jackie Wullschlager picks her books of the year so far
Attitudes to British art are changing, with classic works displayed — and sold — next to contemporary favourites
Tate Liverpool’s double bill of the two figurative painters is a stroke of curatorial inspiration
Owners of disputed artworks can go to great lengths to burnish their worth
Biggest display of artist’s work yet to be held in north England
Sculptures account for just one third of the exhibits in this uneven show
Exhibitions planned for 2016 include O’Keeffe, Bacon and Nash
The painter’s work is fetching higher prices as the market becomes more global
The selection on show is a marvellous profile of Irish visual art since the turn of the 20th century
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