Craigie Aitchison’s ‘Canary’ (1981) Mar 3, 2013

Craigie Aitchison: A Private Collection, Waddington Custot Galleries, London

This selling show is a rare chance to get an overview of the visionary Scottish artist’s mature work

‘Christ on the Cross’ Mar 1, 2013

A study in strictures

Does Federico Barocci – suggested as a better painter than his contemporary El Greco – deserve this grand revival?

‘Kensington Children’s Party’ by Bill Brandt ©Estate of Bill Brandt Mar 1, 2013

Snapshot: ‘Kensington Children’s Party’ by Bill Brandt

An image of wartime English society captured by one of the most celebrated British photographers of the 20th century

Detail from portrait of Dimitri Shostakovich (1987) by Tair Salakhov From COLLECTING Mar 1, 2013

The Art Market: from Russia with interest

Sotheby’s showcases Central Asian art while Art Nouveau tops expectations

The Great Hall at Hampton Court Palace ©HRP/Robin Forster From HOUSE & HOME Mar 1, 2013

Sense of majesty

A new exhibition at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum reveals another side to Henry VIII – and gives a masterclass in the art of showing off

Pepón Osorio’s ‘The Scene of the Crime (Whose Crime?)’ (1993) Feb 27, 2013

NYC 1993: Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star, New Museum, New York

Gritty, bellicose, self-absorbed: New York’s mid-1990s art scene is hard to romanticise, but this show does its best

Feb 25, 2013

Gravity and Grace: Monumental Works by El Anatsui, Brooklyn Museum, New York

The African artist’s mosaic-like works are beautiful but behind their shiny outward appearance lie weighty concerns

Emily Patrick’s ‘From Autumn to the Pacific’ Feb 24, 2013

Emily Patrick, Gallery 27, London

With sensual brushwork counterpointing grid-like compositions, these virtuoso still lifes offer viewers ‘a different energy’

Roy Lichtenstein’s ‘Torpedo . . .  Los!’ Feb 24, 2013

Lichtenstein: A Retrospective, Tate Modern, London

This cleverly curated show relates how Lichtenstein’s works formed a telling commentary on the dominant visual culture

The site near Turnpike Lane where a Banksy work of art was removed last week. ©Charlie Bibby Feb 24, 2013

Banksy mural withdrawn from sale

Removal of street art from wall in London outrages art world

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