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Within This Wooden O conjures the time of the Bard at Shakespeare's Globe
The haunting paintings of Rosalind Lyons Hudson are the result of a residency at the Globe Theatre and currently form part of the famous theatre's exhibition and tour programme.
Marianne Faithfull and John Dunbar's Innocence and Experience at Tate Liverpool
Ben Miller talks to Marianne Faithfull as the singer-songwriter and actress unites with her former husband to choose some of the works that mean the most to her in a new exhibition at Tate Liverpool.
Young British Naturists given photographic spotlight at Gallery One and a Half
Award-winning photographer Laura Pannack takes on "the stuff of nightmares" by portraying young people casually embracing naturism.
Antiques Roadshow expert unearths oldest portrait of a transvestite, Chevalier D’Eon
Painting expert Philip Mould has identified an 18th century portrait of "Father of Transvestites" Chevalier D'Eon - lost since the 1920s - in a New York auction house.
Google and Saatchi Gallery announce finalists of prestigious Photography Prize
Ten finalists have won the chance to exhibit their work at the gallery in London alongside a new display of international photography, Out of Focus, starting at the end of April.
First solo exhibition of Vogue photographer Peter Rand at the National Portrait Gallery
A display of celebrity portraits taken during the 1960s celebrates the work of the photographer who shot his first cover for the renowned fashion magazine at the age of 22.
The Essence of Beauty looks at 500 years of Italian Art at Kelvingrove Gallery in Glasgow
Drawing together pieces from galleries across the city, this new exhibition features some of the best of Italian Art produced between the late 14th and 19th centuries.
The National Portrait Gallery marks the Road to London 2012 with touring photographic display
Bringing together highlights from the gallery's three 'Road to 2012' projects, the exhibition pays tribute to the athletes and workers behind the Olympic and Paralympic games.
Gillian Wearing shows compassion and forgiveness at the Whitechapel Gallery
In conducting a vox-pop on the streets offering Londoners a pen and paper, Gillian Wearing took a back seat and remained ominpresent. Mark Sheerin absorbs the resulting stories.
Shari Hatt wants to be taken seriously as an artist in show at Space Station Sixty Five
The gallery celebrate their new site in Kennington with a display featuring the award winning artist's unusual photographic portraits, videos and watercolour paintings.
Curator's Choice: Alison Morton picks Andy Warhol's Self-Portrait at the Graves Gallery
The Exhibition Programmer at Museums Sheffield comes face-to-face with one of the final portraits created by Andy Warhol before his death in 1987.
The Wild, the Beautiful and the Damned tells story of Stuart mistresses at Hampton Court Palace
The palace plays host to a new display exploring the value of beauty in the late 17th century by delving in to the histories of the Royal mistresses who lived at the Stuart Court.
A new angle on Andy Warhol in Late Self-Portraits at Sheffield's Graves Gallery
The Artist Rooms touring collection scratches at the surface of the real Andy Warhol in a Sheffield show combining self-portraits with audio recordings from those close to him.
Johan Zoffany RA: Society Observed at the Royal Academy of Arts
Correcting the lack of recognition afforded to a painter whose works offered a valuable social commentary on the 18th century, London's Royal Academy of Arts opens a comprehensive and diverse......
Keith Vaughan: Romanticism to Abstraction at Pallant House Gallery
Pallant House is marking the centenary of the birth of the British painter Keith Vaughan (1912-1977) with an investigation of his journey from Neo-Romantic to abstract painter of nudes in landscapes.
