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Spiralling Intentionally Towards Figuration

David Treloar: Gestural Portraits and Simple Joy. An interview about focus and intention....

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Landmark Exhibition to Explore the Fragility of the Natural World

Paradise Lost, the first UK solo exhibition by visual artist Jan Hendrix, will convey his response to the transformation of Botany Bay in Australia....

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Hannah Starkey First Institutional Solo Exhibition

As the fourth recipient of the annual £100,000 Freelands Award, the Hepworth Wakefield will present a major survey exhibition of the photographer in 2020....

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Barbican Announce Michael Clark First Major Exhibition

2020 marks the 15th year of Michael Clark Company’s ongoing collaboration with the Barbican as an artistic associate....

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New Works by Quentin Blake

Shapero Rare Books present Anthology of Readers, an exhibition of new works that affectionately caricature people who love books....

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New Exhibition Explores Community in the Age of Climate Crisis

The Coming Community encourages viewers to consider alternative ways of living together in the face of global political and ecological instability....

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First Ever UK Commission by Toyin Ojih Odutola

A Countervailing Theory explores an imagined ancient myth conceived by the artist....

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The Future of Sound of a Native Culture – Hanggai

An unusual yet explosive mix of big band horns and Mongolian rock from a band with a subtle political subtext. Big Band Brass by Hanngai...

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Dylan Gebbia-Richards Makes UK Solo Debut

Inspired by Jungian philosophy, the multidisciplinary artist cultivates art driven from instinct, in a creative process that arises from emotions rather than an analytical approach....

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Harry Lange and the Design of the Landmark Science Fiction Film

The 2001 File: Harry Lange and the Design of the Landmark Science Fiction Film is a scrupulous study of a film’s inception and its progression through to finish....

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Elise Ansel Reclaims Female Identity From the Old Masters

In yes I Said Yes, the artist transforms scenes of violence against women in Old Master paintings into images of consensual pleasure....

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Van Gogh, Messiah & Madman Debunked

Reflecting on the expressionism of Van Gough and thinking about what it offers to the contemporary painter Natalie Andrews takes a critical view of the mad-messiah stereotype and reminds us whats...

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Is God Dead? Ben Caplan Takes Stock

The sense of historical evolution removes from us a responsibility of safeguarding the hard-won victories of the last 100 years... interview with Hirsute folksinging historian Ben Caplan ...

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In the Silence Electric: Julie’s Haircut

Grooves so epic they'll flap your flares for hours on end. Review of In the Silence Electric by Italian Psych veterans Julie's Haircut....

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Anticipating John Hoyland at the Tate

Anticipating John Hoyland at Tate, Natalie Andrews is thinking about the contemporary relevance of slow art. ...

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Chapters by Penguin Cafe Orchestra [Video]

The captivating new single-shot video for ‘Chapter’ was filmed in New York on The Roosevelt Island Tramway at Queensboro Bridge. ...

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Nostalgia and Vibrant Imagery at 50th Rencontres d’Arles

This year, the organisers undertook the unprecedented task of identifying, ranking, and inventorying their vast archives to turn them into a major retrospective exhibition....

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Flaneurism and Found Things

The collages of Richard Hill...

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Galerie da-End: What Ticks

Theatrical declarations and curated authenticity. Galerie Da-End: The mystery and the multidisciplinary...

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Well Hi There Jazztronica

The new EP captures the essence of what made Xover so memorable while also pushing the Blue Lab Beats sonic into new territory. ...

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“Are We Going to Be the Last Generation on This Planet?”

Extinction Rebellion is a moving reminder of the strategy by the environmental coalition of protesters to engage in peaceful protest around the world....

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Precious Nothing Pt 1: Pi

Space-time contains value on all human levels of understanding so where do we sit with it? ...

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Compressing Parliamentary Love Time with Actress

Interview with electronic musician Actress: Reworking Stockhausen around a contemporary issue ...

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Monoloc: Drought

A magic EP of two instant classics...

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The Ballet of the Nations

Actor Billy Zane narrates an arthouse production inspired by the original piece, in which war is imagined as a diabolical dance choreographed by Satan and Ballet Master Death....

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Delight In Neon, Glitz And Reconstruction

Live review of seminal industrial group The Young Gods March 23rd 2019 Islington, London. ...

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V&A to Stage Largest Ever Exhibition on Photographer Tim Walker

Tim Walker: Wonderful Things is the latest in the museum’s series of projects working in collaboration with contemporary practitioners. ...

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The Politics of Taste: When Millions Burn

If the art market represents the surface of the ocean that is contemporary capital, voices of resistance are light and shadow thrown down upon it, changing its complexion. ...

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American Realist Painter SJ Fuerst Presents Forest Fresh

SJ Fuerst’s works conjoin elements of contemporary culture with classical art forms, adding a playful twist to create a world where all is not as it seems....

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‘Please Don’t Be Dead’ Bags It Up In Blues

Fantastic Negrito Wins Best Contemporary Blues Album For "Please Don't Be Dead' at 2019 GRAMMYs...

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