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Editorial: Hand in Hand

Two silhouetted children, hand in hand, on a verdant, pulsating background. Look closely, and you see their bodies contain an intricate lace-like pattern. I’m trying to describe the picture below and...

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Maeght and his magicians

Fondation Maeght is more than a museum, it is a dialogue between art and architecture. To set the scene for the RA’s new exhibition, Richard Cork recalls the visit he made as a teenager, his encounter with Picasso and what proved an inspiring introduction to the work of Miró, Calder, Giacometti and Braque.
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Art and the age of the icon

This autumn, the Royal Academy hosts a spectacular show celebrating the artistic legacy of the Byzantine Empire. Two eminent scholars outline its fascinating history and guide us through the key exhibits in this unmissable exhibition.

• Sifting through some eleven centuries of the Byzantium legacy, Cyril Mango explains why its art is still relevant today. Read article

• Judith Herrin shares the start of her own fascination with Byzantium and introduces us to some of the works in the major exhibition at the RA Read article

Cafe culture

This winter, the RA hosts GSK Contemporary, a sensational season of contemporary art and performance taking over 6 Burlington Gardens. It includes a restaurant likely to become a lively haunt for artists and public alike.

• To set the scene, Darra Goldstein chews over the relationship between art and food Read article

• GSK Contemporary highlights: Your guide to some of the twenty exhibitions, 40 live events and 100 film screenings that make up this exciting season Read article

Academy

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Out to Lunch: Paul Huxley RA

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Hot off the press - Hockney for Christmas

The RA's major exhibition 'David Hockney RA: A Bigger Picture' is only weeks away and the exhibition's catalogue is currently in production. In the meantime, these two new Hockney books are hot off the press just in time for Christmas (and would make perfect stocking fillers).

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