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DARK SECRETS: Vermeer | Vintage Vibes

‘Money! Glamour! Yachts! But not for me!’ Adrian Searle relives 30 glorious years as our chief art critic

He has faced off a fighter jet, ridden a motorised bed and even been a Beano character. As he steps down, the mighty Guardian critic delivers his insights, confesses his crimes and relives his highs

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Beatriz González review – the corpses pile up in a gripping retrospective that can be difficult to bear

The Colombian artist, who died this year aged 93, lived through years of conflict and corruption, making biting, macabre and endlessly forceful work from postcards, cheap furniture and press cuttings

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Old Songs by Amy Jeffs and Gwen Burns review – ancient tales of murder, maidens and magic

These interconnected short stories of love and death, inspired by traditional ballads from the British Isles, are narrated with immediacy and warmth

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Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum announces southern outpost in Eindhoven

Museum, which includes rich collection of Vermeers and Rembrandts, currently shows only fraction of its 1m objects

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Danes with scythes, wacky Albion and Squidsoup’s pulsating techno – the week in art

Anna Ancher echoes Vermeer, the children of modern Britain are laid bare, while Liz West and Squidsoup take you to the future

The Guardian - UK

From Da Vinci to Rembrandt, here's a look at some famous museum heists throughout history

Thieves reportedly stole nine pieces of valuable jewellery from the Louvre on Sunday, but it's not the first daring heist at the museum. Here’s a look at some other famous heists worldwide.

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Magna Carta ‘copy’ bought for $27.50 now believed to be genuine

The document is over 700 years old

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Magna Carta ‘copy’ wrongly catalogued in 1940s found to be original

Tests were carried out on the Harvard Law School Library document and it was confirmed to be an original issue of the Magna Carta from 1300.

Evening Standard

Really going Dutch: why I chose The Hague and Delft over Amsterdam

Canals, architecture, art, an enviable cycling culture … There are lots of reasons to take a city break in the Netherlands, without needing to set foot in the overtouristed ‘other’ capital

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Wellington’s false teeth and wolf bones: English Heritage seeks help to record vast collection

Charity launches fundraising appeal to care for and document eclectic store of more than 1m artefacts

The Guardian - UK

Ofili stands out in Edinburgh, print legends and money in the Banksy – the week in art

A bustling art festival rivals the fringe, a survey of star printmakers, and an exploration of wealth and artistry – all in your weekly dispatch

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‘Only disconnect’ – in Caledonian Road, Andrew O'Hagan depicts Britain’s great unravelling

It is Thursday May 20, 2021, and Campbell Flynn – “tall and sharp at fifty-two […] a tinderbox in a Savile Row suit, a man who believed his childhood was so far behind him that all its threats had vanished” – makes his way along Piccadilly to sign copies of…

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What a sad loss – Tom Wilkinson was quietly and consistently wonderful

From The Full Monty to In the Bedroom, Michael Clayton to Eternal Sunshine, the actor – who has died aged 75 – was an intelligent and unshowy delight

The Guardian - UK

Art: Laura Cumming’s 10 best shows of 2023

Our critic’s highlights included spotlit Vermeer, mouse-fur beauty spots, Donatello saints, Alice Neel’s New Yorkers and the reopening of an underloved institution

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Football shirt fever — how photographer Louis Bever made shooting sportswear a fine art

Bever is making a name for himself by shooting Londoners in retro football shirts, inspired by paintings throughout the ages. He speaks to Hayley Spencer about charity shops, celebrity shoots, and why Instagram is a great place for contemporary artists

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Frans Hals review – boring, lifeless portraits with flamboyant facial hair

Comprehensive collection of the 17th-century painter’s work aims to place him alongside Rembrandt and Vermeer, but his technically brilliant paintings are weirdly soulless

The Guardian - UK

Thunderclap by Laura Cumming review – a visionary examination of Dutch golden age art

With time-stopping attention to detail, the Observer’s art critic searches for redemption in the rubble of the catastrophic Delft explosion of 1654 – to miraculous effect

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Thunderclap: A Memoir of Art and Life & Sudden Death by Laura Cumming review – up in smoke

The critic explains her fascination with Carel Fabritius, whose studio was destroyed in a 17th-century explosion

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Missed out on Vermeer? Try these arty gems across Europe instead

With the Amsterdam blockbuster all sold out, our writer picks 10 alternative arty must-sees in Europe – all reachable by train

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Guantanamo Bay art: Pakistani artist depicts 20 years of detention

Ahmed Rabbani was held in the US detention centre at Guantanamo Bay for nearly 20 years and was eventually released without charge in February. Ahmed says his paintings denounce the torture he suffered at the hands of his captors and is asking the US military to return the artwork he…

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How Vermeer made me a social success for the first time ever

The art was, of course, sublime. Unlike the boat trip to Holland, the relentless rain, clogged motorways and packed gallery rooms

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I felt wheelie awful in Amsterdam; no wonder they want British tourists to stay away

Hard-drinking weekenders, Airbnb and noisy suitcases are no longer welcome in cities such as Venice and Marseille

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Illuminating Johannes Vermeer’s use of the camera obscura

Letters: The mastery of a such a technique would only serve to confirm the artist’s brilliance, writes Jane Jelley

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The Book of Vision review – dreamlike drama treads fine line between Terrence Malick homage and parody

Carlo Hintermann’s feature debut is a sometimes bizarre exploration of spirituality and obsession but it is hard not to succumb to its exquisitely rendered mysteries

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Must we put up with this for Fawkes’ sake?

Brief letters: Harm caused by fireworks | Pub pedantry | Evade the Question Time | Art over artist | The joy of eggs

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