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A new book explores why we still consume art created by ‘monsters’. It’s the wrong question, says Eloise Hendy

The Welsh-born painter Gwen John is generally remembered as a “fragile”, isolated figure, said Mark Hudson in The Independent. Neglected for some time after her death, John (1876-1939) was rediscovered in the 1980s, when she was reassessed as a reclusive talent overshadowed by two “bombastic male egos”: her brother, the…

This year marks the 50th anniversary of Pablo Picasso’s death, and museums across Europe and the US are “pulling out all the stops” to celebrate his life and work. Among the most essential destinations on any “immersion tour” is Málaga, says Andrew Ferren in The New York Times. Picasso was…

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The American journalist’s thoughts on how we should respond to art created by dreadful people are muddled and poorly researched

Over the years, female artists like Georgia O’Keeffe and Hilma af Klint have received scathing reviews. When will women stop being seen as easy targets?

This month marks the anniversary of one of the many atrocities of the last century carried out in the cause of nationalism. On Monday, April 26, 1937, less than a year after dissident Spanish generals launched a coup d'état against a democratically elected coalition government, German and Italian airplanes bombed…

South African magnate hopes there will be bidder in auction who prefers 1,993 rare creatures to a superyacht