Painting
Francis Bacon’s visceral language
Pain and pleasure are never far away in these portraits
Sean Scully in France
He’s been showered with honours and awards — yet plenty of people can’t stand his work
Stubbs at flay
His controlled charnel house gave the painter a peerless understanding of horses
Dazzled to death in Venice
At last, a truly world-class experience
The Turner Prize’s identity crisis
The art establishment has revived competent drawing in spite of itself
Eight women well worth meeting
“Parallel Lives” is an unsung gem of an exhibition
Bittersweet breakfast
“Discover Liotard and the Lavergne Family Breakfast” at the National Gallery
Why a great artist stopped painting
Even Dürer was probably a little surprised
When painters lose their sight
How the loss of vision can both help and hinder artists
What survives of love
A splendid exhibition explores the history of romance
We should have the freedom to criticise Islam
Religious freedom entails the right to criticise a belief system as well as to adhere to it
We must resurrect the symphony
Or the orchestra will die with it
Who Should Be The Next Archbishop of Canterbury?
With the shock resignation of Justin Welby, who will the Great British Public select to lead the Church of England?
Don’t bet on green energy
Groupthink has blinded us into backing solar and wind. Will a big short make us see sense?
No Kemi, liberalism hasn’t been hacked
Badenoch’s party brought us to this point. It was no accident
South Africa needs better policies, not just better vibes
Political change must lead to economic change as well
Much more than mere child’s play
Children’s literature is the platform on which everything else is built
Is the culture war over?
Populist political victories do nothing to change the reality of progressive institutional dominance
Free speech defenders should practice what they preach
There should be no illiberal exception for anti-Zionist academics
The iconoclast’s last defence
Artistic excuses for Just Stop Oil are confused and opportunistic
From El-Alamein to Ukraine
How has the nature of warfare changed since World War Two?
