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I have seen the darkness
The prospect of a return to the past in the wrong sense worries Harry Eyres on his way to see the Lumière festival of light in the medieval city of Durham
Snap it up
Although prices for this ‘reproducible’ medium have traditionally been held down, photography is now central to contemporary art – and represents a distinguished culture all of its own, writes Francis Hodgson
All eyes on Miami
Art Basel Miami Beach could tell us a lot about the true state of the contemporary art market, says Gareth Harris
A force that has driven art for 100 years
Parasol Unit’s group show features four artists who explore how to capture perceptual experience while making work that asserts its status as painting, not mere recapitulation of reality, writes Jackie Wullschlager
A place for stimulating curiosity
Against the odds, Rome is finally beginning to establish a contemporary cultural identity, writes Rachel Spence
Bauhaus 1919-1933, Museum of Modern Art, New York
The revival of modern design approaches its apotheosis with this Bauhaus blowout, a survey that is at once focused and bountiful, shrewd and sprawling, writes Ariella Budick
Monet at the Helly Nahmad Gallery
Jackie Wullschlager on a rare and unnerving exhibition of high-calibre works from the French master that were kept in private hands for a century
Elliott Erwitt at the Museo di Roma
The photographer of talks to Rachel Spence about his latest show, a collection of stunning images of Rome taken over a 50-year period
How to navigate the Golden Art triangle
Due to the sheer size of the three world-class museums in Madrid it would be wise to pick out works, genres and temporary exhibitions in advance
David Hockney at Nottingham Contemporary
The new kid on the block of public art galleries launches with what Jackie Wullschlager calls a sexy, funny, scholarly and extremely relevant show by the illustrator of genius




