Art & Design

David Hockney was as serious as he was fun

Behind the uncomplicated joy was an artist who always pushed boundaries

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The British artist has died aged 88

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The Photo London fair at Olympia was a joyous rebuke to all our fears about modern human attention

By Gerry Brakus

A new exhibition reveals how the 17th-century painter captured Spain’s spiritual imagination

By Michael Prodger

Konrad Mägi mined various early-20th-century styles to create a restless national vision for Estonia

By Michael Prodger

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The architect and playwright, who died 300 years ago, left his imaginative stamp on the nation

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