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Irving Penn - the portraits
Wednesday, 17 February 2010
Irving Penn was a master at capturing the true character of his subjects, as a new exhibition exploring the work of the American portraitist reveals. By Michael Glover
On The Agenda: Pop artist Gerald Laing; Animated Exeter festival; chef Nuno Mendes; Topshop; Stephen Sondheim; Hosking Houses Trust
Sunday, 14 February 2010
Hitler, mothers, navelgazing: Richard Cork recalls the revealing day he spent with sculptor Henry Moore
Sunday, 14 February 2010
On the eve of a major retrospective, Richard Cork recalls the extraordinary day he called on the sculptor Henry Moore – and opened some old wounds
The Diary: Cultural Olympiad; Roy Blackbeard; J D Salinger; Keira Knightley; David Beckham
Friday, 12 February 2010
From Congo with love
Thursday, 11 February 2010
Claire Soares : Rankin went to Congo hoping to capture images of love in a land of conflict
Why have costly arts projects that were supposed to transform the country's cultural landscape flopped?
Thursday, 11 February 2010
Ten years on since the great Millennium Lottery rush to turn this country into an all-singing, all-dancing culture-box, the picture is distinctly less sparkly.
J G Ballard: High impact on artists
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
As an exhibition inspired by J G Ballard's controversial novel Crash opens in London, Charlotte Cripps talks to the artists involved about sex, death and the late writer's influence on them and their work
Paul Nash: Haunted by the past
Monday, 8 February 2010
Paul Nash depicted both the horror of war and the beauty of the English landscape. Tom Lubbock is left entranced
On the agenda: Melting rooms, love hotels, severed arms... the future's looking odd, to say the least
Sunday, 7 February 2010
The Diary: Maxine Peake: Man Booker prize; Alastair Campbell; The Art Fund; London Review of Books
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