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Tracey Emin’s lust for life, gaudy Egyptian treasure and Don McCullin hits 90 – the week in art
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Tracey Emin’s lust for life, gaudy Egyptian treasure and Don McCullin hits 90 – the week in art

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📌 Key Takeaways

  • Tracey Emin's exhibition at Tate Modern explores passionate expressions of life
  • Ramses II's extravagant treasures showcase megalomaniac wonders at Battersea Power Station
  • Don McCullin's retrospective celebrates his 90th birthday with war photography at Hauser & Wirth
  • Rose Wylie's vibrant paintings receive critical recognition at Royal Academy

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The UK's art scene this week features major exhibitions showcasing Tracey Emin's passionate works at Tate Modern, London until August 31, alongside Ramses II's extravagant treasures at Battersea Power Station from February 28 to May 31, and Don McCullin's war photography retrospective at Hauser & Wirth in Somerset celebrating his 90th birthday until April 12. London's cultural offerings continue with Rose Wylie's vibrant paintings at the Royal Academy from February 28 to April 19, while York Art Gallery presents a comprehensive survey of Japanese woodblock printing until August 30. Meanwhile, Milan's PhotoVogue festival coinciding with fashion week presents the 'Women by Women' theme, featuring powerful imagery including a south Indian bodybuilder challenging conventional notions of femininity. The week's art news also highlights various cultural developments, including the potential end of free entry to UK national museums and galleries, and the rediscovery of David Hockney's first English landscape after 30 years.

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Contemporary Art, Historical Exhibitions, Cultural Milestones

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Tracey Emin’s lust for life, gaudy Egyptian treasure and Don McCullin at 90 – the week in art Emin reminds us of the deep power of art, Ramses II parades his megalomaniac gold and Rose Wylie’s witty paintings finally get their due – all in your weekly dispatch Exhibition of the week Tracey Emin: A Second Life The most serious and intelligent, as well as passionate, artist of her generation proves art can still touch us all and express what it is to be alive. Tate Modern, London , until 31 August Also showing Ramses and the Pharaoh’s Gold Egypt’s most ambitious pharaoh, Ramses II, brings his positively Trumpian vision to London in a show of megalomaniac wonders. Battersea power station, London , from 28 February until 31 May Rose Wylie: The Picture Comes First This splashy, frenetic, sometimes compelling painter struts her stuff. But it does get a bit silly at times. Royal Academy, London , from 28 February until 19 April Making Waves The art of Japanese woodblock printing gets a much-deserved survey, from the Edo pleasure quarter all the way to Mount Fuji. York Art Gallery , until 30 August Don McCullin A survey of the celebrated war photographer’s work for his 90th birthday. Hauser & Wirth, Somerset , until 12 April Image of the week The PhotoVogue festival coinciding with fashion week in Milan covers a wide range of strands, but the central theme is Women by Women, which celebrates how women express and imagine themselves while confronting the growing fragility of their rights and visibility. Here a bodybuilder from south India challenges ideas about femininity, and the notion that strength and muscularity are masculine. See a gallery of highlights from the show here. What we learned Bodmin’s new festival will attract art lovers to this less visited corner of Cornwall David Hockney’s first English landscape is on show for the first time in 30 years Rose Wylie is still making her wild, witty, sometimes football-inspired art at 91 Antoni Gaudí’s Sagrada Familia chur...
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