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Turner & Constable at the Tate: Who is the greater artist?

5/5 This blockbuster at Tate Britain pits the two rivals against each other and sheds new light on their reputations

Evening Standard

From Wicked: For Good to Stranger Things: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead

Ariana Grande sparkles in the concluding part of the Wicked Witch tale, and the first batch of final episodes of the retro sci-fi juggernaut are unleashed

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Cupid’s dazzling arrival, Bridget Riley’s rollercoaster and a duel of two masters – the week in art

Caravaggio’s masterpiece hits the UK, Margate goes dotty for Riley, and it’s paintbrushes at dawn for Turner and Constable

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Turner: The Secret Sketchbooks review – the sheer number of pornographic drawings is a big shock

JMW Turner left behind some 37,000 sketches when he died, many of which have rarely been seen. Do they – including a huge collection of explicit sketches – reveal truths about the elusive man?

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JMW Turner’s mother deserves respect and understanding too

Brief letters: Exploring neurodivergence | Volunteer plants | Frankie the flamingo | Thriving jazz | Young letter writers

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Documentary explores whether JMW Turner may have been neurodivergent

Programme uses artist’s sketches, drawings and watercolours to build unprecedented psychological portrait

The Guardian - UK

From Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere to IT: Welcome to Derry – your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead

Jeremy Allen White channels the Boss in a hotly tipped new biopic, and Pennywise the clown returns to terrorise unsuspecting children in a spooky horror prequel series

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Wales revs up, Turner casts his shadow, Gursky goes large and Wool keeps it woolly – the week in art

Artes Mundi kicks off in Cardiff as JMW hits Liverpool, Germany’s photography star unveils his latest epics and acclaimed abstractionist Wool tries not to unravel

The Guardian - UK

Turner seascapes and Damien Hirst sharks: Liverpool anniversary exhibition hopes to surprise

Walker Art Gallery highlights contemporary artists and ‘connections, histories and legacies’ to mark 250 years since Turner’s birth

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The South West Coast Path’s ‘forgotten section’: the quiet pleasures of south-east Cornwall

The Rame peninsula, just west of Plymouth, is often bypassed by tourists these days, which makes its hidden coves and fine walking even more appealing

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‘Prince of the rocks’: JMW Turner’s gorge paintings go on show in Bristol

Exhibition featuring fragile and rarely seen watercolours explores artist’s jaunts in and around Avon Gorge

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Documentary on Sir Paul McCartney’s lost bass guitar among new Arena films

The new films will celebrate 50 years of Arena, which began life as a magazine show in 1975.

Evening Standard

Space, stadiums, poses and prizes: the best art and architecture of autumn 2025

The season’s standouts include mighty Picassos, mesmerising mushrooms, the visions of Kerry James Marshall, the combat photography of Lee Miller – and a return trip to space

The Guardian - UK

Reframing the debate over Tate attendances and exhibitions

Letters: Tate director, Maria Balshaw, responds to reports of a decline in visitor numbers. Catherine Bliss is unimpressed by recent offerings at the galleries

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Campaign launched to bring only Turner oil painting of Bristol back to city

The one-week campaign, named Bring Turner Home, aims to return the piece to the city.

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Exhibition launched to mark 250th anniversary of the birth of JMW Turner

Display at Petworth House, West Sussex, explores link between artist and the landscapes that inspired him.

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Your next summer read and our award-winning podcasts – what you should read, watch, see and listen to this week

The Women’s prize was founded in 1991 in bold riposte to the year’s all-male Booker prize shortlist. It’s funny to think how male-dominated the industry once was when you look at it now. There has been a real renaissance in literary fiction by women since then. Take last year’s Booker…

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Turner's earliest exhibited oil painting is up for auction after disappearing for 150 years

The painting is being auctioned with an estimated value of £200,000-300,000 (approx. €237,500 to €356,000).

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One of JMW Turner’s earliest paintings rediscovered after 150 years

Depiction of a stormy Bristol landscape to be sold after artist’s signature was found when it was cleaned

Evening Standard

Five Turner works to be auctioned on 250th anniversary of painter’s birth

A watercolour titled Lake Brienz, With The Setting Moon, is estimated to fetch between £600,000 and £800,000.

The Conversation

Austen and Turner: A Country House Encounter captures the spirit of two great geniuses, born 250 years ago

Harewood House, with its impressive history and classic English beauty, is a magnificent place to visit in Leeds, west Yorkshire. The house frequently hosts remarkable exhibitions and cultural events devoted to art, poetry and history.

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Gilbert and George go to hell and back while Marina Abramović sexes up Manchester – the week in art

Provocations from the original living sculptures, and 70 performance artists prepare to re-enact ancient sexual rituals – all in your weekly dispatch

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Turner’s rarely seen watercolours take centre stage in Bath

Exhibition at Holburne Museum features 32 experimental land and seascapes that chart artist’s evolution

The Guardian - UK

From The Wedding Banquet to Kylie Minogue: your complete entertainment guide for the week ahead

The queer romcom gets an update with Lily Gladstone, while the revitalised Padam Padam hit-maker tours the UK’s big venues

Evening Standard

Turner’s Kingdom: Beauty, Birds and Beasts - 'charming little exhibition'

3/5 As part of the 250th anniversary celebration of JMW Turner, this small display at the great artist’s summer house shows his studies of animals and birds

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