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A cartoon of a royal Queen dressed in green drinking beer while levitating above a sea

Her Maj: Cartoon Museum heralds Diamond Jubilee with 60 Years of Unofficial Portraits

The curator of the new show at The Cartoon Museum in London, tells us about some star portraits from the minds of Ralph Steadman, Martin Rowson and their contemporaries, taken from the likes of Private Eye and the Guardian.

An image of a surreal painting of a figure with a bright yellow face

The Road is Wider than Long: Southampton enjoys Roland Penrose and British Surrealism

More than 100 works by the artist who introduced Surrealism to England accompany works by later practitioner Desmond Morris in a show at Southampton City Art Gallery.

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Stanley Spencer Gallery - 50th Anniversary Exhibition

A 99-year-old portrait of Stanley Spencer as a young man and a work from the Tate made as he faced his death feature at the gallery which was created as a tribute to the artist in the Berkshire town he described as "a kind of earthly paradise".

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Rachael Lomas looks at the Falklands in new show at Weston-super-Mare Helicopter Museum

Based on interviews with veterans, West Country artist Rachael Lomas uses drawings and imagery to re-interpret the Falklands conflict in Inscape Landscape.

a stylised sketch of a woman

New Art Gallery revisits Jacob Epstein's Hyde Park Monstrosity

New Art Gallery Walsall is revisiting the controversy that surrounded Jacob Epstein's design for a memorial to WH Hudson in Hyde Park by taking a closer look at his sketches.

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Simon Martin's Louis Ghost Chair installation premieres at The Holburne Museum in Bath

Installation artist Simon Martin's latest short film, Louis Ghost Chair, uses the original design of the Louis XV chair as a starting point before looking at its modern reinterpretations.

An image of a stuffed dog holding a sign saying I'm Dead

David Shrigley: Brain Activity at the Hayward Gallery

David Shrigley's intuitive work - showcased across 20 years in an exhibition featuring 68 pieces created specifically for the Hayward in London - makes for a refreshingly simple show amid the stuffed ......

A black and white photo of a footballer holding a trophy aloft in triumph

Herbert appeals to public for footage capturing joy of Coventry City's 1987 FA Cup win

Organisers of an exhibition celebrating the 25th anniversary of Coventry's FA Cup win are asking the public to send in footage of the day itself and the celebrations which followed.

A photo of a figure walking through the snow in a winter-battered forest

Ori Gersht: This Storm is What we Call Progress at the Imperial War Museum London

In his first major solo show in the UK, Israeli-born, London-based artist Ori Gersht presents films and photography exploring the personal and visual scars of war.

An image of a painting of a ship on a high sea

Joys of nature at Turner Contemporary in Turner and the Elements and Hamish Fulton's Walk

A Margate homecoming for JMW Turner's surveys of the four elements, plus brave and bold textual, sculptural and video works from "walking artist" Hamish Fulton.

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David Dawson: Working with Lucian Freud gives portrait of the artist at Pallant House

The man who was Freud's friend and sitter for 20 years - including in his final, unfinished portrait - presents new insights into the artist in an intimate show in Chichester.

Film still in which a man and a girl sit side by side on a sofa

Student film festival exposures 2012 returns to Manchester for 18th edition

The weekend-long event offers classes in cinematography, editing, screenwriting, directing and six screenings for competition winners.

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Step Behind the Scenes of Sherlock Holmes at the University of the Arts

Hollywood Art Director Sarah Greenwood, who won awards for her work on Sherlock Holmes, shifts an entire studio into a film fan's dream at the Arts Gallery in London.

An image of a computer animation of Roman soldiers looking over a sea

Red House Museum in Christchurch to host Forgotten Roman Emperor and Together shows

Screens tell the dastardly stories of late 3rd century Roman Britain, accompanied by works from an award-winning local wood sculpture and ethereal painting duo.

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Portuguese photographer Daniel Blaufuks explores Works on Memory at Ffotogallery

In his first UK show, in Cardiff, acclaimed Portuguese artist Daniel Blaufuks uses film canisters, cassette tapes, celluloid film strips and negatives to explore themes of memory.

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