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Kapoor’s sublime spectacle, Hepworth’s sculpture sings and Hockney passes away – the week in art

Anish Kapoor gets a blockbuster showing, Barbara Hepworth’s pioneering use of colour is showcased and we look back at our beloved David Hockney – all in your weekly dispatch

The Guardian - UK

David Hockney: from sun seeker to beacon of modern art

David Hockney left England in search of California colour, and his bright touch made him one of the most celebrated artists of the 20th and 21st centuries.

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British art 'giant' David Hockney dies aged 88

British artist David Hockney, one of the most influential and defining figures in contemporary art, whose paintings captured the world in brilliant colour, has died aged 88, his publicist announced Friday.

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British ‘art giant’ David Hockney dies at 88

LONDON - British artist David Hockney, one of the most influential and defining figures in contemporary art, whose paintings captured the world in brilliant colour, has died at the age of 88, his publicist said on Friday.

Bangkok Post

David Hockney, star of 20th-century art, dies at age 88

David Hockney, one of the most celebrated and influential British artists of modern times, has died aged 88.

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Julio Le Parc obituary

Radical Argentinian artist who demanded the viewer participate in his kinetic art

The Guardian - UK

‘David Hockney changed the world just by looking at it’: a tribute to the artist whose work was a feast of visual pleasures

He was subversive and bold, yet also playful and accepting – putting the fun into pop art and finding freedom and fulfilment amid the blue skies and pools of California. David Hockney, who has died aged 88, lived and painted the truth

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King Charles leads tributes as iconic British artist David Hockney dies aged 88

The acclaimed artist passed away at his home on Thursday

Evening Standard

David Hockney, pioneering British artist famed for his pools and portraits, dies aged 88

The peroxide blond painter from Yorkshire made his name with sunkissed visions of California and never stopped breaking barriers, going on to become one of contemporary art’s most important figures

The Guardian - UK

David Hockney: The modern master who became a popular favourite

The Yorkshire-born artist made his name painting the sun-drenched swimming pools of California.

Evening Standard

David Hockney, radical British artist, dies aged 88

Capturing a world of colour, from the azure swimming pools and lithe, tanned bodies of LA to the Yorkshire fields of his youth, Hockney was one of the most prolific and revered artists of his generation

The Independent UK

Iconic Monet water lily and rare wife paintings set for record breaking London auction

The French artists 1907 Nympheas painting could fetch between £30m to £40m according to Sotheby’s

The Independent UK

Our front page with Scottish Refugee Festival explained

THE National has collaborated with the Scottish Refugee Festival to produce a special edition front page highlighting the contribution of refugees…

The National (Scotland)

Abilene, Through the Looking Glass

A monumental blown-glass installation inside a sparkling new library reflects a city—one grappling with an AI boom and an insurgent book-banner—that's defined by its slippery cultural identity.

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Hepworth in Colour review – salty Cornish seascapes compressed into immaculate sculptures

Barbara Hepworth’s elegant works, with their harp-like strings and splashes of blue, evoke the foamy breakers of St Ives. But should we really be surprised she used colour?

The Independent UK

Pop pioneer Peaches: ‘We’re told to be ashamed of our bodies – I want people to find the joy in resistance’

Radical artist warns that society is going in ‘the direction of white supremacy or bust’

Bangkok Post

Siam Paragon hosts illustration expo

Paragon Hall will be transformed into a vibrant art community for Illust Fusion Expo 2026, which will take place this Saturday and Sunday, from 10am to 8pm at Siam Paragon.

Marie Claire

Royal Author Reveals Princess Kate “Refused” To Discuss This Topic

“She is one of the most photographed and talked-about women in the world, yet we know remarkably little about her.”

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The Guardian - UK

Don’t lose sight of the big picture in art galleries

Letters: Dr Penelope Jackson, Sue Lewis and Fiona Willan respond to an article and letters on art overload

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‘I’m carrying rage like a blood-filled egg’: the best of Glasgow International – review

From his deathbed photographs of his former lover to a face emerging from dirt, New Yorker David Wojnarowicz is the festival standout, although Renèe Helèna Browne’s film about cows contains multitudes

The Times of India

Valentine's Day cheese turned deadly: British wife sues cheesemaker after husband died from listeria infection

The wife of a British artist has launched legal action against an artisan cheesemaker after an inquest concluded that a listeria-contaminated cheese contributed to his death.

The Guardian - UK

‘Making paintings at this moment is total folly’: the cosmic, chaotic art of Caragh Thuring

Nuclear submarines, gods in women’s bedrooms, a threadbare office carpet inside the World Trade Center … Thuring talks about painting the world on the brink of chaos – and letting you join the dots

The Guardian - UK

Former Burberry boss leads rescue mission for Burleigh Pottery

175-year-old Stoke-on-Trent company says Christopher Bailey’s investment will ensure continued production

The Guardian - UK

Cats, flowers and Harry Hill’s car on fire – RA Summer Exhibition review

Bowie karaoke in a cupboard, a gross David Gamble self-portrait and Harriet Porter’s serene silver pot are a welcome distraction from the tidal wave of landscapes and famous artists’ hand-me-downs for sale

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Enter our competition to snag lunch for two, an arty blanket and a year of free Tate entry as part of our partnership with Tate for Emin’s A Second Life exhibition

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