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Seeing Beyond Alberto Giacometti’s Bronzes

Tate Modern's retrospective of the Swiss sculptor, which gathers some 250 pieces, highlights his multi-pronged process and sustained work in plaster, wood, terracotta, oil paint, and more.

News

Artist Khadija Saye Dies in Massive Fire in London Apartment Building [UPDATED]

The artist, who lived with her mother on the 20th floor of the 24-story building, was last heard from at 3am this morning.

In Brief

In Ongoing Crusade for Privacy, Residents of Glass Condos Sue Tate

Five residents of a luxury apartment complex claim Tate is violating the European Convention of Human Rights by letting visitors photograph their glass-walled flats.

Art

How Michelangelo and Sebastiano’s Roman Chapel Was Recreated in London

For its current exhibition on the Renaissance artists, the National Gallery collaborated with Factum Arte to create a complex reproduction of one of their most famous collaborations.

In Brief

Artist Traffics in Road Signs that Land Him in a Jam

Franck Allais drew controversy for installing a yield sign with the silhouette of a Hasidic man in an ultra-Orthodox London neighborhood.

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When English Arts and Crafts Met Japanese Woodblock Prints

The William Morris Gallery in London recalls the printmaking collaboration between Yoshijiro Urushibara and Frank Brangwyn in the 1920s.

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See the Original 1958 Sketches for the Peace Symbol

Gerald Holtom's rarely exhibited original sketches for the peace symbol will go on view this March at the Imperial War Museum in London.

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Why Victorian Men Had Glorious Beards

The Age of the Beard at the Florence Nightingale Museum in London examines through photographs the Victorian mania for elaborate facial hair.

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Gavin Turk's Outdated Provocations

An exhibition of Turk's works in the London museum of fellow Young British Artist Damien Hirst fails to make a case for the longevity of his art historical in-jokes.

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Highlighting an Abandoned Parking Lot in Gold Before It’s Gone

When she encountered a dilapidated parking structure in London, artist Corrie Baldauf saw a gold zero in her mind. Then she undertook a large collaboration to make it reality.

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The British Artist Who Painted Through War and Found Surrealism

A retrospective devoted to the British painter Paul Nash shifts the focus from his radical interpretations of war and Surrealism to his innovative use of color.

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A Cozy Night in London's New Hotel for Artists

Designed to attract artists, actors, and musicians, Green Rooms offers affordable accommodations at a discounted rate to any creative.