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ONLINE ONLY: The Jihad Against Culture

Mali's literary heritage is at risk of destruction by Islamists bent on eradicating all art that doesn't fit their oppressive worldview

March 25, 2013

Africa·Art·Counterpoints

No Mickey Mouse Artist

Roy Lichtenstein based his work on comic strips but his approach to painting was intellectual

February 25, 2013

Art

A Vintage Year for Acting

A glut of superb performances in 2012 reflects a rising general standard in the actor’s craft

December 17, 2012

Art·Film·Modern Life

A Tragic Loss of Artistic Talent

Mirabel and Hugh Cecil's In Search of Rex Whistler is a fine tribute to a major artist cut down in his prime

December 17, 2012

Art·Books

ONLINE ONLY: Radical Chic and the Corruption of Art

Critics may be heralding the end of contemporary art as we know it, but nothing will change as long as artists worry about how fashionable, rather than how good, their work is

December 4, 2012

Art·Features

The Old Men Who Made Paint Itself Expressive

It is rare for great artists to keep producing well into old age. Two biographies of Titian and Cézanne reveal masters who saved their best until last

November 28, 2012

Art·Books