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David Hockney catalogue raisonné in the pipeline with painting volume expected in 2026

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More than 35,000 works to be documented over 20 years

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Chardin’s strawberries masterpiece forms fruity backdrop to Dior catwalk

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Eagle-eyed arty fashionistas spotted two delectable paintings by the underrated 18th-century French artist Jean Siméon Chardin hanging alongside the catwalk.

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‘Our biggest heritage crisis’: why Britain’s churches are in danger

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It also extended the programme for one year only, casting doubt on its future after March 2026. The nave has one of the largest single-stone roofs in the south of England, with beautiful original paintings on the 15th-century roof beams. If a building is not maintained, damp and rot can spread.

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Renewed Bern Kunsthalle works to reframe Switzerland's history

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Alongside solo exhibitions for the octogenarian US sculptor Melvin Edwards and the young Namibian artist Tuli Mekondjo, Tschabalala Self is presenting an installation of her signature painted and collaged Black figures. ft of polyethylene over the Neo-Classical façade of the Kunsthalle Bern—their first wrapping of an entire building.

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Ahead of new fair in 2026, Qatar takes centre stage at Art Basel

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Models of the new cultural venues slated for Qatar take centre stage in the Collectors Lounge at Art Basel, including a maquette of the Lusail Museum, designed by Basel architects Herzog & de Meuron, which will house the world’s biggest collection of Orientalist painting and photography.

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Amid geopolitical tensions, Pakistani and Indian art worlds unite in London exhibitions

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Huma Bhabha: Encounters: Giacometti , Barbican, London, until 10 August (Un)Layering the Future Past of South Asia: Young Artists’ Voices , Soas Gallery, London, until 21 June A Story of South Asian Art: Mrinalini Mukherjee and Her Circle , Royal Academy of Arts, London, 31 October-24 February 2026 The Insiders Asian Art in London India Pakistan Share (..)

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Anonymous image makers, New York nights and confronting the colonial: three photography shows to see at Les Rencontres d'Arles

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David Armstrong The Tower, Luma, Arles, until spring 2026 David Armstrong, Cookie at Bleecker St., Meanwhile 200 scantily clad or nude photographs, taken of a wife by her husband between 1930 and 1945, catalogue the husband’s habit of “painting” his muse into different forms.