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The Scharf Collection opens for its first large-scale exhibition in Berlin

The iconic collection will feature more than 150 artworks by major artists like Manet, Degas and Picasso.

Euronews

A notorious nude and pages from the Guardian? Claire Fontaine’s dazzling show has got the lot!

The duo behind Claire Fontaine discuss their new exhibition, which explores everything from prison atrocities to neon profanities – and even pairs this newspaper with a Courbet masterpiece

The Guardian - UK

Friday essay: Gertrude Stein got famous lampooning celebrity culture – but not everyone got the joke

Today, modernist literary icon Gertrude Stein is famous for many reasons. The “autobiography” she wrote of her partner Alice B. Toklas: a gossipy, ironic tour of bohemian Paris, featuring memorable cameos by artist Henri Matisse, poet T.S. Eliot, Ernest Hemingway and others. Surviving Nazi-occupied France as a Jewish lesbian, somehow.…

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Radical Harmony review – Seurat’s shimmering visions trounce his spotty dotty imitators

The tradition of neo-impressionism begun by Georges Seurat was radical, even revolutionary, but this po-faced showcase is sadly lacking its joyful dazzle

The Guardian - UK

Delta is launching nonstop flights to these incredible European destinations — these are the best thing to do when you get there

A new direct service to Madrid, Spain, will begin on May 16, 2026, while flights to Nice, France, will start on May 17

The Independent UK

British artist hails importance of paint practice pioneered by Constable

Emily Powell is undertaking a residency on the Isles of Scilly this summer.

Evening Standard

Field Of Gold headlines regal first day at Royal Ascot with decisive victory in St James’s Palace Stakes

King Charles III and Queen Camilla were in attendance to watch the opening festivites

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Royal Ascot ready to roll with MPs worried future of racing is ‘on the line’

A sober report launched in parliament on the eve of the royal meeting paints a worrying picture for the sport

The Guardian - UK

Modernism from Cezanne to Australia in NGA blockbuster

Rarely seen modernist masterpieces by the likes of Cezanne, Matisse and Picasso have come to Australia from Berlin's Museum Berggruen.

AAP

‘Just be radical’: the feminist artist giving Matisse a modern punk twist

In her irreverent new exhibition, Sylvie Fleury is pairing the great modernist’s drawings and cutouts with her own feminist, fashion-focused work

The Guardian - UK

Art Lovers Mob Paris's Pompidou Centre Ahead Of Five-year Closure

Tourists and French visitors alike filled Paris's landmark Pompidou museum on the weekend to catch a last glimpse of its prestigious art collection ahead of a five-year closure for a major renovation.

International Business Times

Those Passions: on art and politics by TJ Clark review – show me the Monet

The veteran art critic sets out to unsettle received ideas in this collection of 22 dazzling essays

The Guardian - UK

Matisse’s muse: new exhibition dedicated to the illegitimate daughter he spent a lifetime painting

Marguerite, who survived diphtheria and torture by the Gestapo, is the focus of Musée d’Art Moderne showcase

The Guardian - UK

It’s the art Olympics! The 20 greatest ever sporting artworks

From ancient fist-fighters to futurists on bikes, from starchy archers to a naked runner frozen in time … as the Games kick off in Paris, our critic ranks the finest depictions of sport in art

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‘Only to love art’: The gallery that Miro, Giacometti and Braque thought of as a second home

Amy Fleming visits the Maeght Foundation in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, which is celebrating its 60th birthday with a new extension and an exhibition that recalls the closeness of Bonnard and Matisse to its founders

France 24

The artistic treasures within Henri Matisse's 'Red Studio'

Painting his very own canvases into a vivid, red scene, Henri Matisse marked an important – and somewhat controversial – moment in his artistic journey with the 1911 piece "Red Studio". As the LVMH Foundation shows the painting in a new setting in Paris, we take a look at its…

The Guardian - UK

Expressionists review – the vivid premonitions of Europe’s wildest-eyed geniuses

Tate Modern’s survey of Kandinsky, Münter and the rest of the avant garde Blue Rider group is an exhilarating riot of colour – but also abounds with anxieties about the coming conflicts of the 20th century

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Swatch and Tate have watches down to a fine art

Swatch x Tate watches are a joyful tribute to seven artists, including Matisse, Miró, and Louise Bourgeois

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National Gallery should scrap 1900 cut-off date, says art expert

Julian Spalding says work by artists such as David Hockney could hang alongside old masters in bicentenary year

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Art that can be easily copied by AI is ‘meaningless’, says Ai Weiwei

Chinese artist responds to debate about data-scraping as he prepares for new collaboration with AI

The Guardian - UK

Podcast claims it may have first recording of Banksy’s voice

A 2005 radio clip from a man claiming to be the artist is ‘a bit of a find’, according to a new BBC series

The Guardian - UK

Françoise Gilot obituary

French painter who wrote about her relationship with the artist Pablo Picasso in a bestselling book

Radio France Internationale

Expo recounts rebirth of soul-searching Matisse in 1930s Paris

The "Matisse: Cahiers d’Art, the Pivotal 1930s" exhibition revisits a decisive decade for the French painter Henri Matisse. Although extremely successful, he had begun to call into question his place on the avant-garde scene. The exhibition traces this soul-searching period that ultimately took him in a new and bold direction.

Chicago Tribune

In 1913, a culture war erupted over an exhibition of modern works at the Art Institute of Chicago

CHICAGO — In 1913, the Art Institute of Chicago was the scene of what is now known as a culture war, a spitting match between defenders of tradition and partisans of innovation. Each side was convinced that civilization’s fate had been sealed, for better or worse, when the museum hosted…

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Faye Toogood brings new life to Matisse’s legacy

Milan Design Week 2023: tapped by Maison Matisse, the London-based designer has taken inspiration from the French master’s forms to create a collection of heirloom-worthy objects

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