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Jackie Wullschläger selects her best mid-year reads
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Blake Gopnik’s life of the artist gets behind the glare of his fame to track the dance between art and commerce
Caroline Maclean evokes the bohemian lifestyle — and affairs — of Hepworth, Nicholson, Moore and Mondrian
Olivia Laing’s timely essay collection makes important points, but doesn’t always convince
Stephen Johnson’s story of a symphony that is megalomaniac in its demands — and a source of great joy
David Gentleman’s pictorial memoir of London recalls a lost tradition of urban culture
The quest for rare catalogues and texts by artists, from Miró to Warhol, is gaining new cool
The group’s mystery remains elusive in a methodical history of their career
Jeremy Scott goes crazy for cubism, an Instagram artist sprinkles sparkles over fashion and Daniel Roseberry injects a surreal spirit at Schiaparelli
Inquiry into Gabriel Matzneff seen as #MeToo moment for literary establishment
Danny Leigh selects his must-read titles
Josh Lustig selects his must-read titles
Jackie Wullschläger selects her must-read titles
Ludovic Hunter-Tilney selects his must-read titles
Edwin Heathcote selects his must-read titles
Women’s shifting role in film, by the feminist critic who coined the term ‘male gaze’
A new account relates the rise of regional music scenes to the UK’s loss of heavy industry
As two new books show, 500 years since his death, the Renaissance artist’s life remains deeply controversial
Rich in anecdotes, the book charts the transformation of art into an investment vehicle
Danny Leigh selects his mid-year reads
Jackie Wullschläger selects her mid-year reads
Ludovic Hunter-Tilney selects his mid-year reads
Richard Fairman selects his mid-year reads
The art critic Jonathan Jones seeks to recalibrate the history of the YBAs
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