How to paint a new country
Konrad Mägi mined various early-20th-century styles to create a restless national vision for Estonia
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How the National Gallery changed my life
Also: a second referendum for Scotland, and Easter in Venice
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How John Vanbrugh revolutionised British architecture
The architect and playwright, who died 300 years ago, left his imaginative stamp on the nation
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Before Syria, I saw John Cantlie’s drive for danger
The photojournalist and subject of the new documentary Hostage was a fearless risk-taker
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It’s hard being Tracey Emin
A major retrospective at the Tate Modern shows how the artist became the queen of the confessional – but is…
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Paul Conroy knew the importance of bearing witness
The war photographer has died aged 61
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Ai Weiwei: “Maybe I’m still seeking trouble”
The artist on China, censorship and valuing ideas over physical work
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The female painters who redefined the British landscape
Alongside Turner and Constable, female artists contributed to this very British genre
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