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Lighthouse presents James Bridle's Under the Shadow of the Drone for the Brighton Festival

In a commission for this month's Brighton Festival, artist James Bridle has created a scale representation of the reaper drones which cast deadly shadows over modern war.

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HOUSE Festival animates Brighton streets with contemporary art this May

With Mariele Neudecker at the Regency Townhouse and four satellite works around town, HOUSE 2013 could be the best yet.

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Richard Nott paintings join St Michael's Church for Artists' Open Houses in Brighton

Having originally worked for the famous Valentino fashion house in Rome, artist Richard Nott's show in one of Britain's finest churches is a survey of exotic dresses.

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Culture24/7: Science and Nature highlights for May 2013

From the Thames and Kew Gardens to Greenland and journeys through the Earth, May is an inspiring month in Science and Nature. Here are a few exhibitions we've spotted.

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Our Time in Ice reflects on a fragile spring at Brighton's ONCA Gallery

The second exhibition at a gallery attuned to climate concerns is a strikingly simple and multi-disciplinary one, says Mary Stevens.

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Mariele Neudecker – Heterotopias and Other Domestic Landscapes at the Brighton Festival

Mariele Neudecker's three-storey show at Brighton's Regency Town House could represent the German installation artist's most ambitious work to date, says Mary Stevens.

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Ice Age returns: Brighton Museum Chilled to the Bone

Did curators in Brighton have one eye on the forecast when they were formulating their new Ice Age exhibition? Sarah Jackson takes a look at cave bear skulls, hand axes and orangutan jaws.

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Artist's Statement: Kaarina Kaikkonen on the Brighton Festival's Blue Route at Fabrica

Known for her poignant sartorial installations across the world, Finnish artist Kaarina Kaikkonen tells us why she has good feelings about her new project in Brighton.

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Mars Bars, White Heat and dads: Brighton Science Festival 2013 inspires families

Eight years after it launched, Festival Director Richard Robinson says the aim is to excite secondary school children at Brighton Science Festival

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The Culture24/7: Machines and festivals in our February 2013 Science and Nature picks

From Brighton to Newcastle, this month sees extinction, a Squeeze/Hug Machine, steampunk and reconstructed heads in a packed scientific line-up.

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Extinct species remembered in Ghosts of Gone Birds at Brighton's ONCA Gallery

Artists including Peter Blake have portrayed a range of extinct and endangered birds in a feathered exhibition at a new gallery in Brighton, says Jessica Strudwick.

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Prince Regent's Lost Pagodas sparkle at Royal Pavilion Brighton

Installation artist Geraldine Pilgrim's recreations of the pagodas George IV used to dazzle his visitors should not be missed, says Amelia Charman.

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Last chance to see: The Urban Explorers at Brighton Photo Biennial

Astonishing images of abandoned buildings, construction sites and underground tunnels are flickering inside a shipping container next to the bandstand on Brighton beach.

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Shoot the Wrx: Filmmaker and Artist Jeff Keen at Brighton Museum and Art Gallery

Legendary avant-garde artist Jeff Keen, who died earlier this year following a career which began during the 1960s, is honoured with an exhibition in the city he loved.

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Brighton Photo Biennial: John "Hoppy" Hopkins and Thomson & Craighead explore the visual language of protest

Two Brighton Photo Biennial shows at Space@Create offer different aprroaches and insights into the modern history of protest movements.

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