Jonathan Jones writes on art for the Guardian and was on the jury for the 2009 Turner prize
October 2024
Francis Bacon: Human Presence review – ‘This whirligig of horrors is the best Bacon show I’ve ever seen’
The hard-living artist’s distorted figures – deformed to reveal mortality, sex and death – often left their subjects feeling injured. But this biting show should leave crowds astonished
Haegue Yang review – a must-see show if the slats of venetian blinds make you cry
Hayward Gallery, London This busy retrospective of the Korean artist’s collage-heavy work uses terms like ‘displacement’ and ‘interconnectivity’ but you’d be better off just taking a walk to the shops
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Francis Bacon gets personal, the poetry of decay and a sensory wonderland arrives – the week in art
The modern master’s portraits take the genre apart, Mire Lee explores entropy in the Turbine Hall and Haegue Yang enlivens multiple media
September 2024
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Impressionism-on-Thames, a star slacker and a disturbing double act – the week in art
London Standard’s AI imitation of Brian Sewell proves art critics cannot be easily replaced
Uncanny Visions: Rego and Goya review – it’s Little Miss Muffet vs the horrors of war
Monet and London review – genius lurks behind the capital’s filthy light
Silk Roads review – mesmerising show turns world history upside down
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Silk Road treasures, Turner hopefuls and the wisdom of Jeremy Deller – the week in art
Teresa Margolles’s fourth plinth review – haunting rack of faces memorialises transgender victims of violence
Michael Craig-Martin review – sorry, but these lamps and filing cabinets just aren’t that interesting
The Cumbrian barn-stormer: is Kurt Schwitters’ last masterpiece finally about to be restored?
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Van Gogh dazzles, the Fourth Plinth beckons and Norwich nabs some narcs – the week in art
Van Gogh: Poets and Lovers review – a riveting rollercoaster ride from Arles to the stars
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Monuments to motherhood, cinematic dreams and a ‘wild beast’ – the week in art
Surréalisme review – monstrous, deviant, glorious fun as the movement hits 100
August 2024
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Van Gogh v the ’gram, word sculptures and Japanese ceramics – the week in art
Autumn arts preview 2024
From Van Gogh to Le Va, Rego to the Renaissance: the best exhibitions for autumn 2024
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Anish Kapoor at prayer and a giant pumpkin in the park – the week in art
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Zooming in on nature, sounding out a stone and sculpting space – the week in art
