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He never set out to become a photographer but has ended up making some of the medium’s defining images
From Cecil Beaton’s coronation portrait via Warhol and Freud to a postcolonial image for the platinum jubilee, artists have shown humanity, politics and fantasy in that famous face
The long-awaited lifting of the ban on foreign tourists coincides with the launch of striking new works — and a new hotel — on Naoshima Island
The sculpture garden at Washington DC’s Hirshhorn Museum is being redesigned by Japanese artist and architect Hiroshi Sugimoto
What happened when the artist snuck a large-format camera into a run-down cinema
The Japanese artist on his latest shows, and exploring our relationship with actuality
A saturated art market and rising rents have forced a rethink
The Japanese photographer’s idea was to capture films in a single photo
A captivating new show about artists’ collections of pictures and objects illuminates aspects of their own work
Also Phillip King and Maggi Hambling
This year’s Arles festival features fine examples of photojournalism and photography – but raises questions about the wider role of art
The Royal Academy chief pays homage to history by recreating meals the artists ate while they were dreaming of an Academy
The Japanese artist’s series of photographs are being shown in honour of Henry VIII’s last wife
While top contemporary work makes records, the middle market remains uncertain
Jackie Wullschlager finds a daring diversity and dynamism at this year’s art festival
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