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Yayoi Kusama, Tate Modern - review
Yayoi Kusama's polka dots have become so ubiquitous on the global art scene that they have, to an extent, suffocated her own history Comments
Lucian Freud: the monstrous and the beautiful
The National Portrait Gallery's exhibition of Lucian Freud's portraits from first to last is an honest and revealing survey of the work of a man claimed to be the greatest figurative painter of his generation Comments (6)
Queen Elizabeth II by Cecil Beaton: A Diamond Jubilee Celebration - review
This exhibition is a comment on 20th-century icon Cecil Beaton as much as the accompanying narrative which follows Princess Elizabeth through teenage years to motherhood and monarchy Comments
London lights up for new art series
The Seven Dials Sundial pillar in Covent Garden has been lit up as part of a new exhibition Comments (1)
Ai Weiwei goes underground in London
Dissident artist and 'bird's nest' co-creators dig 5ft hole in park Comments (1)
David Shrigley: Brain Activity - review
Shrigley's drawings, paintings, sculpture and animations often look as if they are thrashed out in seconds yet reflect a precisely honed aesthetic Comments
A fitting farewell from the master Lucian Freud
Lucian Freud's final, unfinished - and so far unseen - painting is set to be the biggest draw at a new retrospective of his work Comments (1)
Migrations, Tate Britain - review
Migrations, a novel arrangement of Tate's British collection with a few choice loans, shows just how indebted our culture is to overseas artists Comments
More tickets to see Hockney blockbuster
The Royal Academy is to release more advance tickets for its blockbuster exhibition of David Hockney landscapes after the first batch sold out within weeks Comments
Hajj - journey to the heart of Islam, British Museum - review
Exhibition of the week: A rich, enlightening and cathartic experience awaits those who retrace the road to Mecca in Bloomsbury Comments (1)
Ragamala Paintings from India: Poetry, Passion, Song - review
A collection of Indian miniatures influenced by music has its enchanting moments but its mysteries remain unexplained Comments
Lis Rhodes: Dissonance and Disturbance, ICA - review
Lis Rhodes' highest profile solo show to date condenses her career into seven films, shown across three rooms, from Dresden Dynamo (1972) to a work completed last year Comments
Hanne Darboven and Raphael Hefti, Camden Arts Centre - review
German artist Hanne Darboven's work is among the toughest conceptual art. Grids of framed works on paper fill the walls and, close up, reveal obsessive mathematical calculations, most creating arcane systems to interpret the numbers within the calendar Comments
Arnold Newman, Chris Beetles Fine Photographs - review
"It's what they are, not who they are, that fascinates me," said the American photographer Arnold Newman, whose reputation is based on portraits of the most significant artists and politicians of his time Comments
Zarina Bhimji, Whitechapel Gallery - review
Bhimji tells rich stories not through actors or living people but through the ghosts that we imagine inhabiting her desolate scenes. It makes for a stirring show Comments (1)
