Art and design, photography and architecture
Art & design
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A new exhibition celebrates black British creativity. Its curator discusses the show and talks us through eight key pieces
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On the eve of a major UK exhibition, friends and fellow artists remember the beloved pop art maverick
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Lubaina Himid, the first woman of colour to win the award, was once told, ‘black people don’t make art’
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The British photographer celebrates memorabilia of the first canines in space in a new book
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Ed van der Elsken captures a carefree moment between takes of a 1979 Dutch movie
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Led By Donkeys, Shane Meadows and Carly Rae Jepson – portraits commissioned by the Observer in May 2019
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Floods, waves, flowers and lava – the last seven days, as captured by the world’s best photojournalists
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An exhibition at the Guildhall Art Gallery, opening on 31 May, brings together works from the 17th century to the present day to show how the city’s architecture has inspired resident and visiting artists
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Overgrown and weathered, many historical monuments are disappearing as public funds for culture fail to match modern Italy’s inheritance
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The bugged shoes and poison brollies are fun and fascinating. But why are the sections about state-sponsored torture and assassination so uncritical?
Visual arts
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Works depicting dozens of female politicians and campaigners to be introduced
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E-Werk Luckenwalde will offer workshops and studio space for artists squeezed out of Berlin
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This year’s LensCulture Visual Storytelling Awards encompass a global set of artists documenting the world around them from big moments to small
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