art & design
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With his gorgeous and patiently realised black and white images, Kobayashi searches for a spiritual dimension in the calm beauty of nature
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One of spring’s biggest trends is duo-toning – wearing two contrasting hues. Art critic Jonathan Jones explains how 17th-century colour theory is influencing your wardrobe
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From a red bridge emerging from mist in rural Japan to a tiered stream stepping down a hillside, Toshio Shibata’s photographs take a positive view of our impact on the landscape
talking points
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Harry Borden’s father didn’t much care about being Jewish, so it was left to Harry’s grandmother to make him feel his heritage was special. And when his marriage ended, it proved invaluable
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reviews
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The South Africa-based artist is known for his shots of trophy hunters, tribes and conservationists. Now the British-born photographer has turned his lens on another kind of wildlife: his family
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Textile artist Molly Evans Fox’s #LionelStitchie project features Lionel Richie lyrics embroidered on to discarded furniture
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From a chunky Russian dacha to Renzo Piano’s evocative turrets in the South Pacific, these inventive buildings celebrate the oldest and most malleable of construction materials
the big picture
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Photographer Poulomi Basu travelled to Nepal to document the women exiled to forest shelters during their monthly periods, when they are believed to be possessed by evil spirits
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video
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The artist talks about the Harmony Art Collective and its series of murals celebrating cultural diversity
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