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Turner and Bonington duke it out, a fashion icon gets a major show and Chris Ofili tackles the burning tower with swirling emotion

The largest exhibition of Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s work in decades is on show at Tate Britain along with paintings by his wife, Elizabeth Siddal. Fans of pre-Raphaelite art will be thrilled with “The Rossettis”, which features splendid loans alongside much-loved paintings from our national collections. Until 24 September 2023, Tate…

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A man was reported to be standing on the roof of the gallery in a distressed condition, police say

When Paula Rego was asked to paint a mural for the dining room of the National Gallery’s Sainsbury Wing in 1990, it “seemed a thoughtless insult”, said Laura Cumming in The Observer. The artist, who died last year aged 87, was renowned for focusing on the kinds of people normally…

Visitors can pay £1 for special exhibitions, including Frans Hals showcase next month, amid cost of living crisis

The 28 works had come under scrutiny over suggestions non-Aboriginal assistants helped paint them.

Designed to be seen across dining crowds at the National Gallery, Rego’s 90s mural, inspired by Crivelli’s 15th-century one, comes alive in the details. And Cooke’s candid self-portraits find respite in flowers

Rego’s huge mural, painted 30 years ago for the Gallery’s restaurant, sits alongside the altarpiece that inspired it. Hers is less a feminist revolt than a celebration of perspective itself

The artist creates a world rooted in the here and now but propels viewers into the realms of the imagination

Tom Cruise is back as Ethan Hunt, and the acclaimed US restaurant drama returns. Here are all the essential cultural happenings over the next seven days