Tag: Jonathan Jones
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Beyoncé meets Botticelli: how tabloid photos throw new light on old masters
The Twitter account Tabloid Art History juxtaposes celebrity shots with artworks they resemble. It’s a game that works because great art is universal
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Frida Kahlo: Making Her Self Up review – forget the paintings, here’s her false leg
V&A, LondonBy focusing on Kahlo’s life and her suffering rather than her art, this memorabilia-stuffed exhibition stifles her blazing visionary brilliance
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Blue blooms: Matisse is having a fashion moment this spring
Sixty-four years after his death, the French artist is this season’s style inspiration
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Picasso’s ‘Annabel’ – the rights and wrongs of renaming paintings
Richard Caring – owner of Annabel’s – has decided to retitle the artist’s Girl with a Red Beret and Pompom after his Mayfair club. It’s an arrogant move, but we shouldn’t be religious about the names we pin on art
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From Picasso at his mightiest to gods of American cool: the hottest art shows of 2018
Picasso reveals his most erotic year, Andreas Gursky predicts the post-truth era, O’Keeffe and Hopper hit Oxford – and the only way is Sussex for William Blake in our exhibitions preview
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Want to try slow tourism? First give up your guidebook
Florence’s Uffizi Gallery wants to discourage casual visitors, promoting repeat visits at different times. It’s a noble aim: we should all learn to take our time