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In 1524 Raimondi, an engraver working with Raphael’s circle of sexual libertarians, printed I Modi – The Positions. These pornographic illustrations gave erotic art to the masses
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‘I met this man and his bird in a forest behind my house in Goa. He said: I’ll make her do anything you want’
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With his melodramatic, stylised photographs, Louis Faurer finds quiet poignancy amongst the melée of New York’s streets
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It is one of the most influential, and most stolen, works ever. But for centuries, the origins of the Ghent Altarpiece have been shrouded in mystery. Now a restoration is revealing the truth about this masterpiece
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As Aleppo burns in this age of lies, Picasso's Guernica still screams the truth about war
Jonathan JonesMP Andrew Mitchell invoked the ghosts of Guernica in his speech on Aleppo this week. From the dead baby’s face to the figure in the fire, Picasso’s apocalypse will always outstare bloodthirsty dictators -
British Museum’s American Dream will touch on many of the themes in the turbulent presidential election
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The winners of the 2016 Age International photographic competition Strength for Life have been selected. Take a look at them here
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Quote me on this, Grayson: you're not a true artist at all
Jonathan JonesGrayson Perry has quoted my dismissal of him as ‘suburban popular culture’ on a new pot of his. But I’m no snob – and this is typical snark from an artist who makes dry jokes instead of feeling anything -
The iconoclastic feminist art group descended on Tate Modern for a live chat to share their views on art, oligarchy and political activism
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The National Gallery’s powerful exhibition about the artist and his followers shows a man who could share his genius
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From the crocheted loo seats to the pram-cum-barbecue and roving wet bar, there are stunts and stage-props galore. Then you turn a corner and find an artwork that sticks in your head and stays there
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Frieze’s spinoff fair sells classical and modern masterpieces to a tasteful elite. And by turning art into pure commodity, it destroys its beauty and meaning
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Contemporary photography from the countries of eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union is celebrated in the New East Photo Prize. Here are the finalists for the inaugural award
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The Museum of the City of New York is to present Gay Gotham, examining the artistic subcultures that have traditionally thrived in the city among the LGBT community
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New York photographer Landon Nordeman goes behind the deadpan expressions to find the wit and silliness of fashion week
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The latest selfie craze is chucking your phone in the air and trying to photograph yourself ‘self-fiving’ before it lands. In the name of important investigative journalism, we gave it a try
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Gnarled and scarred, the hands of Filipino domestic workers bear the weight of years of hard labour, in Ryan Arbilo’s dignified portraits
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Ranked as one of the best fairs in the country, ‘Goosey’ is over 700 years old and attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors each years. Guardian photographer Chris Thomond went along for the ride.
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The interiors of London’s most famous Brutalist housing estate are captured in a new book of photographs by Anton Rodriguez. Murray Healy reports
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Making heritage buildings sustainable is just as important as preserving their history – and they can offer energy-efficiency lessons of their own
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The British architect has created an exotically tiled Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology (MAAT) that finally reunites city and river
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From Washington DC to London, concrete edifices aren’t to everyone’s taste, but they’re here to stay – and people have learned to love these sights
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New York photographer Landon Nordeman goes behind the deadpan expressions to find the wit and silliness of fashion week
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Artemisia Gentileschi turned the horrors of her own life – repression, injustice, rape – into brutal biblical paintings that were also a war cry for oppressed women. Why has her extraordinary genius been overlooked?
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Seven metres of phallic black bronze, David Shrigley’s sculpture gives a sarcastic thumbs-up to Brexit Britain
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Almost 30 years ago Pulp’s frontman fell in love with the untrained, obsessive ‘outsider artists’. As he brings them to the Gallery of Everything, he talks about DIY genius – and getting lost in Robert Garcet’s tunnels
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Dark arts: how night inspires great painters
Jonathan JonesWhether it’s the night terrors of Edvard Munch or the shadowy holy light of Dutch nativity scenes, northern European artists have long found their voice in the dark
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The street artist Stik set out to ask the denizens of Old Shoreditch how his new mural should reflect their gentrified neighbourhood
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Rembrandt’s perfect drawing, Caravaggio’s invention of Hollywood lighting, Monet capturing a moment in time. David Hockney and critic Martin Gayford discuss the craft behind the greatest art
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A 120-meter long model of the 17th century London skyline burns to ashes to mark the 350th anniversary of the Great Fire of London
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