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Aubrey Williams: Atlantic Fire at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool

Produced in partnership with the October Gallery in London, Atlantic Fire at Liverpool's Walker Art Gallery takes a fresh look at the work of the powerful Guyanese artist Aubrey Williams.

Afro Modern: Journeys Through the Black Atlantic at Tate Liverpool

Tate Liverpool's new exhibition traces the impact of black cultures from the Atlantic on art during the past century. Curator Tanya Barson leads Culture24 through some of the works.

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The Lightbox lets the public have their say on Jenny Holzer exhibition

Reactions to Jenny Holzer’s controversial exhibition at The Lightbox have been captured in a new video by James ML Muller.

Paula Rego's picks from British Council Collection: Thresholds at Whitechapel Gallery

When the British Council Collection gave Paula Rego the chance to form an exhibition, the former Turner Prize winner came up with Thresholds, a suggestive range of more than 50 works.

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Richard Grayson gets textual at De La Warr Pavilion

A look back at five years of work by Richard Grayson shows an enduring interest in language and the alternate worlds it can create. Video, prints and drawings all feature in the show at De La Warr...

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André Stitt shows Substance at Golden Thread Gallery

A hybrid retrospective/catalogue is being held for one of Northern Ireland's foremost contemporary artists. Be warned André Stitt's performance "akshuns" may shock.

Shaped by War: Imperial War Museum's retrospective of conflict capturer Don McCullin

War photographer Don McCullin's own turbulent past shaped the unsentimental approach which allowed him to capture 51 years of global conflict. A major retrospective of his work opens at the Imperial...

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Star City: The Future Under Communism at Nottingham Contemporary

Taking its name from a training camp for Cosmonauts, Star City revisits Soviet-era ideas of progress. Space race ephemera features alongside art from the former Eastern Bloc.

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Stephen Walter re-maps London in Exposure Gallery show

Stephen Walter's intricate, hand-drawn maps of every borough of London invite viewers to find their favourite corner with magnifying glasses. He joins forces with ELLE magazine paper artist Rob Ryan...

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Party! at the New Art Gallery Walsall

To celebrate 10 years of opening, the New Art Gallery is hosting a show which takes the party as its theme. Martin Creed, David Batchelor, Judy Darragh, Marc Chagall and Yang Mian help with the...

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Walls Are Talking: Wallpaper, Art and Culture at the Whitworth Art Gallery

More than just a decorative backdrop, wallpaper is the focus of a major new show at the Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester. More than 30 international artists, including Zineb Sedira and Thomas...

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Afield & Louphole by Simon Whitehead at Oriel Davies Gallery

Two pieces by Simon Whitehead open soon at Oriel Davies Gallery, Powys. Afield is a 15-year survey of the artist's 'pedestrian practices'. Meanwhile Louphole brings wolves back from the 16th century...

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WWII tragedy of Lidice remembered in Ffotogallery exhibition

An ambitious new exhibition at Ffotogallery in Wales sees three artists responding to an atmospheric Humphrey Jennings documentary made about a brutal Nazi atrocity in wartime Czechoslovakia.

Hoops, bubbles, chimps, robots and gin: Newcastle Science Fest returns for 2010

Cocktail evenings, chinwags with chimpanzees, hoola hooplas and robots who can solve Rubik's Cubes are among the highlights at this year's Newcastle Science Fest, launching in March.

Brynmill Library replaced by mobile version after 58 years in Swansea neighbourhood

A community library which served the Uplands community of Swansea for 58 years has closed after councillors decided to replace it with a mobile version.

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