Art

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A glowing installation of text made with LED signs

Jenny Holzer goes to the limits of free speech at BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art

Jenny Holzer's famous Truisms and recent text art works have gone on display at BALTIC in Gateshead.

A photo of a shack with Hotel painted on the side and a man on horseback

Global names make for compelling perspective at Artes Mundi 4

Mark Sheerin takes a look at the international names on the shortlist for Artes Mundi 4 at National Museum Cardiff.

Horace Walpole's Strawberry Hill uncovered in Victoria and Albert Museum exposé

Strawberry Hill, the summer villa built by Horace Walpole in the 18th century, has given hundreds of objects belonging to the first English art historian to the Victoria and Albert Museum while it undergoes renovation. Celia White casts her eye over a few of the precious pieces.

French war photographer Sophie Ristelhueber wins Deutsche Börse Photography Prize

Conceptualist Sophie Ristelhueber has won the Deutsche Börse Prize at The Photographers' Gallery in London.

John Terry, Naomi Campbell and The Incredible Hulk go hell for leather in Mark Evans debut at Scream Gallery

Mark Evans, Rio Ferdinand's favourite etcher, tells us about the footballers, supermodels and rock stars in his debut solo show.

An office-like building with curvy projections and multi-coloured illuminations

Phoenix Brighton reveals ambitious plans for £2.5m south coast arts centre

Mark Sheerin talks to David Litchfield, Development Manager at Phoenix Brighton, to get the inside track on the future for the South-East's largest artist-led arts group.

Black and white photo of a man inspecting a collection of cactii

£40,000 Artes Mundi prize takes on the Turner and sparks public debate at National Museum Cardiff

Culture24 visits National Museum Cardiff for Artes Mundi 4, the exhibition of global contemporary artists vying for the £40,000 prize this year.

Folding Plug wins Brit Insurance Design of the year 2010

The winners of the British Design Awards have been announced with a folding electrical plug winning this year's British design Oscars at the Design Museum in London.

Eleven curators to sweep up Saatchi fair for £75,000 Art Fund and Crafts Council prize

Curators from 11 museums and galleries will compete for a £75,000 prize at the Craft Council's Collect fair in May.

£600,000 arts bursaries scheme targets less well-off in search for next Billy Elliot

The Government has announced a two-year scheme of paid arts internships to support new graduate talent.

a painting showing two small figures in a vast icey landscape

A Terrible Beauty: Edward Wilson in Antarctica 1902-1912 at Brantwood

The works of Edward Wilson, artist, explorer, naturalist and doctor on the Scott expeditions to Antarctica are currently showing at Ruskin's former Lakeland home, Brantwood.

Pablo Picasso: resources and teaching ideas

With the exhibition Picasso: Peace and Freedom coming to Tate Liverpool, May 21 - August 30, 2010, here's a round-up of Picasso works in UK museums and galleries, including online learning resources...

Shark teeth and Victorian parlour make Chichester District Museum a hidden surprise

Culture24 stumbles upon secrets of Roman and Victorian England during a trip to Chichester District Museum.

Tate Modern Director Vicente Todolí announces departure

Spanish Director Vicente Todolí will leave London this summer after seven years at Tate Modern.

John Tunnard's sci-fi magic and modernism breezes into Chichester Pallant House

Culture24 sees the many sides of John Tunnard in a rare show of his work at Pallant House Gallery in Chichester.

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