ART
July/August 2014
Variations in the paint used by artists tell an often ignored story of science, trade and ingenuity
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June 2014
An exhibition of folk art at Tate Britain is a reminder of the human need for creation and tradition
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May 2014
With his inherited wealth Kenneth Clark amassed an art collection that reads like a museum catalogue
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April 2014
Matisse’s cut-outs are free from the brooding and nostalgia that haunt the late works of so many artists
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Art
Written each month by Standpoint's resident art critic, Michael Prodger
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