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Think you have strong opinions about the 2026 Archibald prize? Check out the portraits that didn’t make the cut | Dee Jefferson

www.silverguide.site – The judges’ selections are, as always, bonkers – but there’s something beautifully daggy about the whole thing too…
Think you have strong opinions about the 2026 Archibald prize? Check out the portraits that didn’t make the cut | Dee Jefferson
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A woman with a bull costume exuding masculine energy: Marisol Mendez’s best photograph

www.silverguide.site – ‘This is part of my series Mother. I would ask my subjects: Do you feel more like a Mary Magdalene or a Virgin Mary? It’s always a fun question to ask’…
A woman with a bull costume exuding masculine energy: Marisol Mendez’s best photograph
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‘It takes an entire museum to do it justice’: the Smithsonian celebrates America in 250 objects

www.silverguide.site – As the US gears up for a major anniversary, a new expansive exhibition looks at history in a range of objects, from an 18th-century gunboat to a Maga hat…
‘It takes an entire museum to do it justice’: the Smithsonian celebrates America in 250 objects
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Zineb Sedira review: A chic ode to revolutionary cinema, brainy boozers – and exceptional berets

www.silverguide.site – Tate Britain, LondonThe Franco-Algerian artist’s exploration of radical film-making in the 1960s and 70s is so seductive it makes you wish the crowd was livelier and the wine was flowing…
Zineb Sedira review: A chic ode to revolutionary cinema, brainy boozers – and exceptional berets
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‘It’s about processing’: the artist who spent three months recreating the most poignant moments with her ex

www.silverguide.site – After a breakup, photographer Diana Markosian hired an actor to play her ex-boyfriend in hope of finding closure…
‘It’s about processing’: the artist who spent three months recreating the most poignant moments with her ex
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‘It’s a love letter’: exhibition pays tribute to Frank Gehry’s lesser-known works

www.silverguide.site – The late designer was best known for his distinctive buildings, but the first show since his death last year focuses on his non-architectural pieces…
‘It’s a love letter’: exhibition pays tribute to Frank Gehry’s lesser-known works
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The car park that changed British art: Bold Tendencies at 20

www.silverguide.site – Two decades after it opened in a multi-storey in Peckham in London, the space has redrawn the map for how to present art – with rooftop cocktails and the pink staircase that launched a thousand selfies…
The car park that changed British art: Bold Tendencies at 20
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Maracas in hand, my toddler wanders freely through a gallery of priceless ceramics

www.silverguide.site – Visiting galleries was fine when my son was asleep in the sling – now he’s a boisterous explorer. It’s made me wonder: should we be sticking to exhibitions aimed at children?…
Maracas in hand, my toddler wanders freely through a gallery of priceless ceramics
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Ray Burgoyne obituary

www.silverguide.site – Other lives: Carpenter and musician who had a late flowering as an artist…
Ray Burgoyne obituary
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What not to miss at the 2026 Venice Biennale

www.silverguide.site – Barenaked bell ringers, banned opera singers and mind-boggling dog-owner relationships … the art at this year’s biennale has people calling the cops…
What not to miss at the 2026 Venice Biennale
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Several Venice Biennale pavilions shut in protest over inclusion of Israel

www.silverguide.site – About a dozen were affected while some artists backed strike by adding Palestine references to their work…
Several Venice Biennale pavilions shut in protest over inclusion of Israel
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The glories of Francisco de Zurbarán’s paintings | Letters

www.silverguide.site – Letters: Paul McGilchrist, Jean Wilson and Chris Keil on the Spanish artist’s haunting images…
The glories of Francisco de Zurbarán’s paintings | Letters
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What does a woman swimming in urine tell us about the state of the world? Lots! – Venice Biennale review

www.silverguide.site – The theme of earth’s biggest art extravaganza – spiritual rest – felt wildly wrong for our crisis-hit planet. Thank goodness for the pavilions, from fake babies to hi-tech sperm banks to a chocolate Russell Crowe…
What does a woman swimming in urine tell us about the state of the world? Lots! – Venice Biennale review
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Artists v fascists, Khmer Rouge horrors, fab flowers and an eye-popping nude – the week in art

www.silverguide.site – The 1930s artists, poets and intellectuals who united to defend Europe, memories of Cambodia, blooming marvellous painters a beautiful reclining nude…
Artists v fascists, Khmer Rouge horrors, fab flowers and an eye-popping nude – the week in art
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Archibald prize 2026: Richard Lewer portrait of artist Iluwanti Ken wins $100,000

www.silverguide.site – Australia’s most prominent portrait prize was announced on Friday at the Art Gallery of NSW, where the finalist exhibition will open on Saturday…
Archibald prize 2026: Richard Lewer portrait of artist Iluwanti Ken wins $100,000
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Khaled Sabsabi is finally at the Venice Biennale: ‘Being here is already a win’

www.silverguide.site – Australia’s representative at the world’s biggest art show has not one but two works on show – a major achievement and happy ending to a year of controversy and protest…
Khaled Sabsabi is finally at the Venice Biennale: ‘Being here is already a win’
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‘A daring flash of pubic hair’: the extraordinary, monumental nudes of Sylvia Sleigh

www.silverguide.site – A new show of this Welsh-born artist’s mesmerising portraits is worth visiting for one nude alone: a painting of an eyes-closed, long-legged, elegant brunette, inspired by Sleeping Venus…
‘A daring flash of pubic hair’: the extraordinary, monumental nudes of Sylvia Sleigh
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A ‘bird of Mexico City’ strikes a revolutionary pose: Pieter Henket’s best photograph

www.silverguide.site – ‘In Mexico, which has a strong macho culture, the lucha libre wrestling mask is a symbol of masculinity. Ixchel was taking that back’…
A ‘bird of Mexico City’ strikes a revolutionary pose: Pieter Henket’s best photograph
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Stick a euro in the slot for the lights! The mesmerising, strictly Venetian works of Lydia Ourahmane

www.silverguide.site – From the pier built for a former quarantine island to the sculpture made from 1.3 tonnes of hotel bedlinen, the British-Algerian’s coin-operated show feels like it has sprung from The Floating City itself…
Stick a euro in the slot for the lights! The mesmerising, strictly Venetian works of Lydia Ourahmane
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Dark clouds, protests and resignations dampen start of 61st Venice Biennale

www.silverguide.site – Russian pavilion to stay closed as outcry over Israel’s inclusion also grows – but nesting seagull provides some light relief…
Dark clouds, protests and resignations dampen start of 61st Venice Biennale
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