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Photo credit: Manchester Art Gallery

Jack the Ripper's Bedroom
NEW: ARTIST IN FOCUS

The enduring mystery of Walter Sickert

'While it seems the artist was actually in France when most of the murders took place, those such as the crime writer Patricia Cornwell still build their cases.

Certainly, there is ample evidence that Sickert was obsessed with the crimes.'

Photo credit: Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery

The Mother of Sisera
NEW: EXHIBITION IN FOCUS

Reframed: a glance at women in the window

P. L. Henderson covers the new show at Dulwich Picture Gallery.

Emma Fineman in the studio. Photo credit: courtesy of the artist

Emma Fineman in the studio
NEW: ARTIST INTERVIEW

Seven questions with Emma Fineman

Art UK speaks to the American painter.

When art meets literature

Black history and culture

Feature

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  • Miss Edith Evans in a Restoration Comedy
    Beyond cooling: the art of handling a folding fan 16 May 2022, Jacob Moss
  • Peonies and Butterfly
    Scottish printmaking inspired by Japan: gendered perspectives 13 May 2022, Lindsay Leard-Coolidge
  • Sir Miles Stapylton, 4th Bt of Myton
    Pink! A very Rococo colour 9 May 2022, Tegan Huskinson
  • Fort Precincts, Collioure
    Comrades in Catalonia: Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Rudolph Ihlee 5 May 2022, James Trollope
  • 'Muse' by Ruth Millington
    Eight muses who inspired art history's masterpieces 22 April 2022, Ruth Millington
  • Tea Plant (Camellia Sinensis): Flowering Stem
    Storm in a teacup: a visual history of tea 21 April 2022, Anne Wallentine
  • Remember Belgium
    Europe in crisis: artistic responses to the invasion of Belgium 14 April 2022, Katy Norris
  • Draped Seated Woman
    Musical statues: the archaeology of regeneration through sculpture 31 March 2022, Mandy McIntosh
  • Princess Rákóczi
    The boy with the pearl earring: the decorative art of slavery 30 March 2022, Marjorie H. Morgan
  • Anthony Schrag during his residency with Culture Perth and Kinross
    'Kill your darlings': what is a public collection and who is it for? 23 March 2022, Anthony Schrag
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Artist in focus

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  • Jack the Ripper's Bedroom
    The enduring mystery of Walter Sickert 19 May 2022, Chris Mugan
  • Jane Morris, née Burden
    An unconventional Victorian marriage: at home with Jane and William Morris 12 May 2022, Suzanne Fagence Cooper
  • Two Jamaican Girls
    Augustus Edwin John: the painter at home in society's margins 10 May 2022, Marjorie H. Morgan
  • 1956, oil on canvas by Keith Cunningham (1929–2014)
    Rediscovering the figurative painter Keith Cunningham 6 May 2022, Chris Mugan
  • Marguerite Milward sculpts the bust of 'Singaru'
    Marguerite Milward: an anthropological approach to sculpture 3 May 2022, P. L. Henderson
  • Quick Slow
    Infinite possibilities: the open-ended work of artist Claire Barclay 29 April 2022, Tom Jeffreys
  • Peggy Ashcroft (1907–1991), as Juliet, London, 1935
    Women's work: the life of painter Ethel Léontine Gabain 28 April 2022, P. L. Henderson
  • Installation view of 'Frank Auerbach: Unseen'
    Capturing the intense world of artist Frank Auerbach 27 April 2022, Maya Binkin
  • Ash Dome
    David Nash: sculpting with nature 25 April 2022, Chris Mugan
  • Mitcham Common
    John Doman Turner: letters to the forgotten Camden Towner 21 April 2022, Stephen Robertson
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Artwork in focus

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  • Denise Dutton with the maquette of Mary Anning in her studio
    The sculptor bringing Dorset palaeontologist Mary Anning to life 20 May 2022, Gemma Briggs
  • The Unknown
    The Unknown: a contemporary giant in an ancient landscape 24 March 2022, Ian McKay
  • Nude Study
    Queering the collection: Elizabeth Raikes' 'Nude Study' 17 February 2022, Renee Vaughan Sutherland
  • Cedric Morris (Man with Macaw)
    Queering the collection: Frances Hodgkins' 'Cedric Morris (Man with a Macaw)' 8 February 2022, Renee Vaughan Sutherland
  • De español y negra se produce un mulato (detail)
    Tara Munroe on the discovery of the 'Casta Paintings' 2 February 2022, Tara Munroe
  • Three Graces
    Queering the collection: Phelan Gibb's 'Three Graces' 1 February 2022, Renee Vaughan Sutherland
  • Wedding of Patricia Preece and Stanley Spencer, 1937. From left: Hepworth, Preece, Spencer, Jas Wood
    Queering the collection: Patricia Preece's 'Girl in Yellow Dress' 25 January 2022, Renee Vaughan Sutherland
  • Spanish Village
    Queering the collection: John Minton's 'Spanish Village' at Towner 18 January 2022, Renee Vaughan Sutherland
  • Tay (AIDS Memorial)
    Romany Mark Bruce's 'Tay (AIDS Memorial)' 3 January 2022, Anthony McIntosh
  • Crawshay's Cyfarthfa Ironworks
    Penry Williams' 'Merthyr Riots' 31 December 2021, Benjamin Price
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News

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  • The Pallant House Gallery guide on Bloomberg Connects
    Pallant House Gallery launches on Bloomberg Connects 16 May 2022, Ben Reiss
  • The Graves Gallery guide on the Bloomberg Connects app
    Sheffield Museums' Graves Gallery launches on Bloomberg Connects 12 May 2022, Ben Reiss
  • The RSA guide on the Bloomberg Connects app
    The Royal Scottish Academy (RSA) launches on Bloomberg Connects 11 May 2022, Jolif Guest
  • The Art UK guide on the Bloomberg Connects app
    Art UK and Bloomberg Connects: an anniversary round-up 29 April 2022, Ben Reiss
  • Blue Gloves, Orange Chair (Menig Glas, Cadair Oren)
    Five things we've learnt from Art Unlocked... so far 25 April 2022, Gemma Briggs
  • Lamentation
    Remembering Alistair John Brown (1961–2022) 17 March 2022, Marion Richards
  • Floral gift cards
    Mother's Day gift guide 11 March 2022, Barbara Owino
  • Art UK's new office in Stoke-on-Trent
    Art UK moves to Stoke-on-Trent 2 March 2022, Katey Goodwin
  • Russell Tovey
    Art UK's Patron for 2022 is Russell Tovey 17 January 2022, Art UK
  • Write on Art 2022
    Launching 2022's Write on Art competition 10 January 2022, Gemma Briggs
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Artist interview

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  • Emma Fineman in the studio
    Seven questions with Emma Fineman 17 May 2022, Lydia Figes
  • Barbara Walker, 2022
    Seven questions with Barbara Walker 13 April 2022, David Trigg
  • We are only human (Incomplete sculpture for Scarborough to be finished by snow)
    Seven questions with Ryan Gander 7 April 2022, Lydia Figes
  • Jusqu'ici tout va bien
    Seven questions with Hulda Guzmán 22 March 2022, Lydia Figes
  • Detail of 'Oneness' at Leighton House
    Seven questions with Shahrzad Ghaffari 14 March 2022, Amah-Rose McKnight-Abrams
  • Array Collective, Pride 2019
    Seven questions with Array Collective 14 February 2022, Chris Mugan
  • Caroline Walker, 2018
    Seven questions with Caroline Walker 10 February 2022, Lydia Figes
  • Peix que fui
    Seven questions with Miquel Barceló 27 January 2022, Lydia Figes
  • Tayo Adekunle in the studio
    Seven questions with Tayo Adekunle 21 January 2022, Rhona Taylor
  • Vanessa Raw in her studio
    Seven questions with Vanessa Raw 11 January 2022, Lydia Figes
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Art Matters podcast

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  • Olympic Games poster, Stockholm 2012
    Art Matters podcast: art at the Olympics 27 October 2020, Ferren Gipson
  • Self Portrait
    Art Matters podcast: the art of love 13 October 2020, Ferren Gipson
  • 25,000 BC, engraving on a mammoth tusk, discovered in Pavlov in the Czech Republic
    Art Matters podcast: the artistry behind maps 29 September 2020, Ferren Gipson
  • Golders Green
    Art Matters podcast: poster designs for the London Underground 15 September 2020, Ferren Gipson
  • c.1599, oil on canvas by Caravaggio (1571–1610)
    Art Matters podcast: art good enough to eat 1 September 2020, Ferren Gipson
  • Plague in London
    Art Matters podcast: 1666 – a year of plague, fire and war, told through art 18 August 2020, Ferren Gipson
  • c.1503, oil on poplar wood by Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519)
    Art Matters podcast: psychoanalysing art 4 August 2020, Ferren Gipson
  • Job
    Art Matters podcast: art and advertising 21 July 2020, Ferren Gipson
  • 2017, front cover of book by Mark Godfrey and Zoe Whitley, published by Tate
    Art Matters podcast: soul of a nation 16 June 2020, Ferren Gipson
  • Skegness is So Bracing
    Art Matters podcast: the art of twentieth-century British railway posters 2 June 2020, Ferren Gipson
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Exhibition in focus

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  • The Mother of Sisera
    Reframed: a glance at women in the window 18 May 2022, P. L. Henderson
  • Isabella
    'Inspired! Art inspired by literature, theatre, and music' at London's Guildhall Art Gallery 26 April 2022, Katty Pearce
  • Photograph of Ladi Kwali
    The politics of clay: Black women, ceramics and contemporary art 20 April 2022, Jareh Das
  • Hew Locke's 'The Procession' at Tate Britain
    Hew Locke's 'The Procession': transforming darkness into joy 8 April 2022, Melissa Chemam
  • Hulme
    Postwar Modern: New Art in Britain – making sense of an altered world 6 April 2022, Chris Mugan
  • The Rat Catcher
    Curating 'Royals to Ratcatchers' at Southampton City Art Gallery 4 April 2022, Chloë Ward, Selin Moustafa, Katie Phillips and Bethany O'Dell
  • Nirvana 'Nevermind' Doppleganger
    Cover Versions: bending, mashing and squeezing new from old 1 April 2022, Graham Dolphin
  • Who is Woody Tiger
    Season One: for an inclusive and accessible contemporary art world 15 March 2022, Lisa Slominski
  • Installation view of 'Surrealism Beyond Borders' at Tate Modern, London
    From Egypt to Mexico: Surrealism beyond borders 8 March 2022, India Lewis
  • Tulips and Irises
    Female artists and flowers 7 March 2022, Jane Simpkiss
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Collection in focus

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  • Venus, a Satyr and Cupid – Cupid Trapping Birds
    Artistry unfurled: treasures from The Fan Museum 15 February 2022, Jacob Moss
  • Still Life: Fruit
    Kirkcaldy Galleries: the 'Tate of Scotland' 10 December 2021, Gavin Grant
  • The Fisher Lass
    The Scottish Fisheries Museum: herring lasses and their silver darlings 20 October 2021, Minna Kajaste-McCormack
  • The Great Tapestry of Scotland
    The Great Tapestry of Scotland: a new Galashiels gallery space focussed on wellbeing 30 September 2021, Kirsty Innes
  • Naomi Mitchison
    Modern African art, from Dar es Salaam to Dunoon 4 August 2021, Kate Cowcher
  • Samuel Richardson's books
    The Stationers' Company collection: a British history of publishing 9 July 2021, John Peacock and Margaret Willes
  • Stained glass window at All Saints Church, Farnborough, West Berkshire
    Painting in coloured light: the modern stained glass designs of John Piper 31 May 2021, Natalie Patel
  • Black British History is British History
    Black Outdoor Art: creativity in action 28 May 2021, Greg Bunbury
  • Kinds of Life
    Enhancing visitor experience through art at Great Ormond Street Hospital 21 April 2021, Kate Phillimore
  • Charterhouse's Great Chamber
    Charterhouse's Tudor Great Chamber: a rare gem survives in London 12 March 2021, Gabriella Swaffield
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Being...

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  • Mark with a bedroom wall mural
    Being... Mark Noble, artist and Ambassador for Outside In 26 January 2022, Mark Noble
  • Vivian Ross-Smith
    Being... Vivian Ross-Smith, Programme Coordinator at Gaada, Shetland 22 October 2021, Vivian Ross-Smith
  • Jim Ewen, left, slipcasting with Project Ability artist Cameron Morgan
    Being... Jim Ewen, Technician at Project Ability, Glasgow 27 September 2021, Jim Ewen
  • Abi, a white female with long brown hair, stands next to a white table frame which lit from beneath to make the table surface glow white. Behind the table frame sits a computer monitor on a side table. Abi is smiling at the camera and giving a thumbs up gesture.
    Being... Dr Abi Roper, Speech and Language Technologist at City, University of London 24 August 2021, Abi Roper
  • Visiting Do Ho Suh's 'Bridging Home' near Liverpool Street
    Being... Wells Fray-Smith, Assistant Curator: Special Projects, Whitechapel Gallery 28 June 2021, Wells Fray-Smith
  • Curator Claire Craig in front of the Travelling Gallery ahead of the exhibition 'Displaced'
    Being... Claire Craig, Curator at Travelling Gallery 25 May 2021, Claire Craig
  • Louise Dunning (left) and Abi Spinks (right) in Nottingham City Museums Collections Centre
    Being... Louise Dunning and Abi Spinks, Curators of Fine and Decorative Art, Nottingham City Museums 5 January 2021, Louise Dunning and Abi Spinks
  • Francis Raeymaekers, Curator at Marchmont House
    Being... Francis Raeymaekers, Curator at Marchmont House 4 January 2021, Francis Raeymaekers
  • Gemma at Guildford House Gallery Café with a slice of coffee cake
    Being... Gemma Haigh, Curatorial Assistant at Guildford Heritage Services, Guildford Borough Council 4 June 2020, Gemma Haigh
  • Georgina at a London Transport Museum event
    Being… Georgina Cheung, a freelancer in heritage and culture 29 April 2020, Georgina Cheung
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Art UK Home School

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  • Children with their junk animals
    Art UK Home School: The Great Big Art Exhibition 18 February 2021, Shane Strachan
  • Yellow Helicopter
    Art UK Home School: create a softer world with Brendan Jamison 15 December 2020, Shane Strachan
  • front cover of book by Bob and Roberta Smith, published by Thames & Hudson
    Art UK Home School: draw five inspirational objects with Bob and Roberta Smith 8 December 2020, Selina Levinson Drake
  • Jo Taylor's ITV ident
    Art UK Home School: create your own logo 16 November 2020, Jo Taylor
  • The unveiling with model
    Art UK Home School: telling stories through sculpture with Hazel Reeves 24 September 2020, Hazel Reeves
  • 1-ania-bas725px-1.jpg
    Art UK Home School: make your own colour sculpture 27 August 2020, Ania Bas
  • Chameleon
    Art UK Home School: create a wire hybrid creature 13 August 2020, Fiona Campbell
  • Pedestal diagram
    Art UK Home School: who's on the pedestal? 30 July 2020, Sam Ayre
  • Stranger VII
    Art UK Home School: take flight with a winged sculpture! 16 July 2020, Shane Strachan
  • Weaving with a haiku in Doric
    Art UK Home School: write a summer haiku 2 July 2020, Shane Strachan
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