Cartoons and Graffiti

Keep up to date with the ever-expanding world of cartooning and graffiti art with Culture24 exhibition reviews and news from UK museums and galleries together with event listings, websites and resources.

Lazarides and Robert Del Naja aka 3D present the art of Massive Attack in: Fire Sale

Shown together for the first time, a London retrospective looks at the artworks spawned by British trip-hop artists Massive Attack during the past two decades.

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Steadman@77: Cartoon Museum's Ralph Steadman Retrospective Exhibition

From Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas to Extinct Boids, the cult cartoonist stars in a show of around 100 works, accompanied by accolades from Will Self and Johnny Depp.

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Wally Fawkes and Humphrey Lyttelton: Trog, Flook and Humph at Cartoon Museum

From the Mail and the New Statesman to the Observer and Punch, cartoonist Wally Fawkes' 62 years as a cartoonist are portrayed in a sharp and witty London exhibition.

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The Dandy: 75 Years of Biffs, Bangs and Banana Skins at the Cartoon Museum

Korky the Cat, Keyhole Kate, Bananaman and Desperate Dan star in a comic new exhibition at London's Cartoon Museum, celebrating 75 years of iconic characters.

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In Pictures: Broadsides! Caricature and the Royal Navy 1756-1815 in Greenwich

From Napoleon and sailors on hedonistic shore leave to crocodiles and injustice; a few of the ancient caricatures on display in the National Maritime Museum's show.

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George Grosz: The big No at the New Walk Museum and Art Gallery in Leicester

Ecce Homo - a porfolio described as a "monstrous menagerie" from the anti-war satirist who was forced to flee Nazi Germany - goes on show as one of two rare portfolios.

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Broadsides! Caricature and the Royal Navy 1756-1815 at National Maritime Museum

Admiral Nelson and Rule Britannia are among the subjects in a selection of 20 satirical prints from the 18th and 19th centuries in Greenwich.

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Last Chance to See: Tom Lewis' Megan and the Beasts of Kaimei at Hoxton Gallery, London

Not every exhibition allows you to follow a fictional heroine in a quest to save magical soul flowers. Catch Tom Lewis' psychedelic new show before it closes this weekend.

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Competition: The Big Draw 2012: Win a beautiful signed numbered Quentin Blake print

Win a beautiful limited edition Big Draw print - signed and numbered by Quentin Blake.

This year's Big Draw celebrates 2012 in lines with art events across the UK

The nation's biggest drawing event challenges people of all ages, talents and backgrounds to get involved in artistic activities taking place throughout October.

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Terry Pratchett illustrator Paul Kidby's Discworld and Beyond at the St Barbe Museum

The man behind The Tourist Guide to Lancre and Nanny Ogg's Cookbook takes 18 years of imagined folkloric illustration to the Museum and Art Gallery in Lymington.

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Cheer Up! It's not the end of the World at Edinburgh Printmakers

Death, the end of the analogue era, the western financial crisis, loss of innocence and a close encounter with a Damien Hirst skull on a staircase feature in a show inspired by the much-heralded......

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Jungle Rooms and Tea Parties as arts centre takes over Old Police House in Gateshead

A group of art students are asking the public to decide their next steps after transforming a Gateshead police station which had remained derelict for a decade.

Sci-Fi Surrealist: Patrick Woodroffe's Flight of Fantasy at the Royal Cornwall Museum

The Royal Cornwall Museum plays host to the work of the artist, sculptor, poet and author whose distinctive Surreal paintings have a cult following throughout Europe.

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Curator's Choice: David McCracken takes a look at artist Donald Urquhart's Big Jessie

David McCracken, of show organisers Peacock Visual Arts, tells us about a print featuring Elvis, Tilda Swinton, Lena Zavaroni and the "energetic glamour" of Glasgow.

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