Flat, soulless and stupid: why photographs don’t work in art galleries
Photographs can be powerful, beautiful, and capture the immediacy of a moment like nothing else. But they make poor art when hung on a wall like paintings
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Louvre Abu Dhabi scoops up 300 masterpieces from France
Monet, Leonardo, Van Gogh and Matisse among artworks to go on display at the £400m Arab museum when it opens in December 2015
Ai Weiwei, Modern Toss, The Turner Prize: this week’s new exhibitions
From Ai Weiwei’s show at Blenheim Palace to The Turner Prize in London, Skye Sherwin and Robert Clark find out what’s happening in art around the country
What is art for? Alain de Botton’s animated guide – video
In this exclusive video for the Guardian, philosopher Alain de Botton gives his top five reasons why art is such a vital force for humanity. Are we wrong to like pretty pictures? Why is some art painful to look at? Can art heal your feelings of urban alienation? Relax, watch and find out
Subversive design, radical Germans, and cultured holidays – the week in art
The V&A celebrates design as a form of protest, Isa Genzken brings her radical vision to Edinburgh, and we showcase the best exhibitions to catch on your summer travels – all in your weekly art newsletter
Kazimir Malevich: the man who liberated painting
Malevich’s Black Square was an emptying out of all the value associated with art. Ahead of a new Tate Modern show, Frances Spalding explores the work of a revolutionary painter