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    • a photo of a large abstract wall painting
      News A Very British Artist: River and Rowing opens new permanent John Piper Gallery
      A new permanent gallery at the River and Rowing Museum in Henley-on-Thames, the home town of John Piper, has opened to celebrate the artist's life and work.
      14 December 2016
    • a watercolour drawing of a palace with a main crenelated tower and dome
      News Henry VIII's lost palace of Nonsuch - V&A acquires a painting that shows us what it looked like
      A watercolour by the celebrated Flemish painter Joris Hoefnagel depicting Henry VIII's fabled lost palace of Nonsuch has been 'saved for the nation' by the V&A.
      09 December 2016
    • a side by side image showing a painting of a woman in Victorian dress and an x-ray of the same
      News X-ray of painting solves mystery surrounding portrait of Catherine Dickens
      Staff at the The Dickens Museum have found themselves swinging from dismay to elation as X-rays have been used to investigate the truth hidden inside a treasured portrait of Catherine Dickens by Daniel Maclise.
      03 November 2016
    • a black and white photo of two boys with greased rock and roll haircuts and drapes
      News How Ken Russell's photos of Teddy Girls and Teddy Boys captured Britain's first teenage tribe
      In the post war years Ken Russell travelled the blitzed world of East End estates and fun fairs photographing Teddy Girls and Boys - and captured the birth of the teenager in Britain.
      21 October 2016
    • a head and shoulders photo of a young woman with short hair and a pink dress
      Interview The Dandy Lion Project: Brighton Photo Biennial's fascinating foray into black male dandyism
      Curator Shantrelle P. Lewis on the black dandy phenomenon and her collection of contemporary images of black dandies from Europe, the US and Africa.
      14 October 2016
    • a poster with a slogan in red and prints of rifle barrels a bloodied hand prints
      News Radical poster pioneer Paul Peter Piech celebrated at People's History Museum
      A major retrospective of the career of artist, humanitarian and radical poster campaigner Paul Peter Piech opens at the People’s History Museum in Manchester.
      30 September 2016
    • a photo of the musician jarvis cocker standing inside an exhibition
      Preview Jarvis Cocker curates a new exhibition in London based on his 90s Outsider Art series Journeys to the Outside
      Nek Chand, the self-taught Indian who made an 18-acre rock sculpture garden, and St Eom, a visionary from Georgia responsible for a seven-acre artscape, are part of The Gallery of Everything.
      25 September 2016
    • a drawing of a rabbit in an astronaut's outfit
      News Comic artists re imagine Beatrix Potter for 150th Anniversary
      To mark the 150th anniversary of Beatrix Potter, award-winning comic artists have given their time and talents to reimagine the characters and artwork of Beatrix Potter, with stunning results.
      23 September 2016
    • A photo of a sculpted green head
      Preview Gerald Laing: From Andy Warhol and Brigitte Bardot to Amy Winehouse and George W Bush, 21 of the artist's works
      The first posthumous exhibition of British Pop artist and sculptor Gerald Laing has just opened at The Fine Art Society on the fifth anniversary of his death.
      20 September 2016
    • A photo of an abstract painting by the artist keith cunningham
      Curator's Choice 10,000 miles on a dream: Keith Cunningham, the Royal College of Art great whose works were left unseen
      Unseen Paintings, a new exhibition at London's Hoxton Gallery, is about to reveal some of the works left by artist Keith Cunningham in his studio following his death in 2014, says Mike Dempsey.
      18 September 2016
    • A photo of an intergalactic sky
      In Pictures Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2016: Twenty-seven images as the awards are announced
      Chinese photographer Yu Jun has beaten thousands of amateur and professional photographers to win this year's overall prize at the Royal Observatory. Here are 27 of the chosen pictures.
      16 September 2016
    • a photo of a man standing in a gallery in the town of sanquhar in scotland
      Curator's Choice "It holds vast cosmic forces": Shuttle astronaut Jeffrey Hoffman shows up at Scottish town's science-art exhibition
      Jeffrey Hoffman, the five-mission shuttle astronaut and savior of the Hubble Space Telescope, was a surprise visitor to the Merz Gallery, in Sanquhar, for its Landscape of Waves exhibition.
      15 September 2016
    • A photo of a large public sculpture given listed status by english heritage
      News The search is on for Britain's lost public sculptures as Historic England protects five more artworks
      A ventilation shaft and a woman carrying a basket of hens on her head are among five artworks given new listed statuses by Historic England, who are trying to find missing public sculptures.
      11 September 2016
    • A photo of an interesting architectural interior as part of the essex architecture weekend
      Preview From secret nuclear bunkers to a house by Grayson Perry, ten of the greatest works of architecture in Essex
      The Essex Architecture Weekend features three key modernist estates: Silver End, Bata East Tilbury and Frinton-on-Sea. And there's much to enjoy elsewhere, as the highlights show.
      09 September 2016
    • A photo of the front of a harry potter book
      News The typo in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone which makes rare first editions worth a fortune
      A rogue wand, misprinted on a first edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, could make some copies very rare. Bookseller Pom Harrington explains how to spot one.
      06 September 2016
    • a photo of artist Kieron Williamson standing by one of his north norfolk paintings
      News "I hardly ever think about where it's gonna go": Britain's 14-year-old "Old Master" on his North Norfolk inspiration
      Ahead of his latest exhibition, a BBC film crew has been following life for Kieron Williamson, the brilliant 14-year-old artist whose paintings of North Norfolk have turned his family into reluctant art dealers.
      04 September 2016
    • Competition Competition: Win tickets to Charleston's Small Wonder festival
      We've got a pair of Saturday (Oct 1) tickets to Charleston's Small Wonder literary festival to give away to one lucky winner
      22 August 2016
    • A photo of a landscape painting by adriaen van de Velde showing people in the countyside
      Preview Ten tranquil landscapes from Adriaen van de Velde - a Dutch Golden Age great
      Anyone mourning days spent on sunny beaches this winter will find much to enjoy at Dulwich Picture Gallery, where 60 of Adriaen van de Velde's uplifting landscapes are going on show. Here are ten.
      22 August 2016
    • A photo of a landmark taken by Oliver Curtis
      In Pictures World Photo Day 2016: This photographer turned his back on the world's most famous monuments
      From Auschwitz and Lenin's Tomb to the Great Wall of China and Stonehenge, see alternative shots of some of the world's best-known sites - as seen by photographer Oliver Curtis.
      19 August 2016
    • Preview "It's so grand": Theatre masters dreamthinkspeak on life in Blackpool's famous Winter Gardens
      Taking Blackpool’s listed 19th century Winter Gardens as their home, dreamthinkspeak’s new work features a woman who spends 50 years living in the old building.
      17 August 2016
    • A photo of rock musician David Bowie looking sideways into the camera
      Preview Another side of the enigma: David Bowie's tour photographer on a new exhibition featuring unseen portraits
      Denis O'Regan was David Bowie's long-term tour photographer. A new tour of 40 of his photos, including many unseen shots, shows Bowie in stadiums, deserts and inspecting an artificial eye.
      09 August 2016
    • A photo of a British museum french drawing of a young man
      In Pictures French Portrait Drawings: Ten works from the British Museum's upcoming exhibition
      Taken from a collection of French portrait drawings, next month's exhibition at the British Museum illustrates the power of the medium between the Renaissance and the 19th century.
      08 August 2016
    • A photo of a vase from northumberland with blue and gold decorations
      News Public appeal launched to keep 18th century china and huge vase in museum collection
      Some of the most striking china ever produced in Britain could be lost from public collections if a fundraising bid fails, organisers at the Coalport China Museum are warning.
      07 August 2016
    • a photo of a small ceramic pot with succulent and small group of pebbles
      In Pictures Ceramic Art York 2016: Ten British studio ceramicists to watch out for
      Here's ten studio potters to look out for at Ceramic Art York, the three day selling fair on September 9 and 10 featuring some of the most talented makers of British studio ceramics working today.
      05 August 2016
    • A photo of a typewriter at the design museum in london
      C24 Feature A dozen delightful designs: Twelve of the best classic creations at London's Design Museum
      From the Apple iMac G3 and a 1980s Dyson vacuum cleaner to an early Sony and a Vespa, the Design Museum is inviting its fans to choose from sponsoring 12 classics in a new campaign.
      03 August 2016
    • A photo of a man standing on a cliff wearing a huge fake beard in a bedwyr williams artwork
      Preview The Artes Mundi 7 six: Who's your winner from the finalists in this year's prize?
      From Wales to Angola, work by six artists will be on show when the exhibition of the 2016 biennial opens at National Museum Cardiff later this year. The prize is worth a cool £40,000.
      02 August 2016
    • A photo of a man's face on a screen at the edinburgh art festival 2016
      Preview More Lasting than Bronze: Seven commissions to see at the Edinburgh Art Festival 2016
      As this year's Edinburgh Art Festival begins, discover seven of the festival's commissions - described by the artists in their own words.
      29 July 2016
    • A photo of a small sculpture showing a woman looking sideways
      Review Night in the Museum: Ryan Gander Curates the Arts Council Collection at Yorkshire Sculpture Park
      A brooding presence in the peripheral vision frequently turns out to be a sculpted figure in Ryan Gander's combination of figurative and abstract elements from the collection, says Mark Sheerin.
      28 July 2016
    • A photo of crowds watching Florence and the Machine's The Odyssey film on a big screen at Latitude Festival 2016
      C24 Feature The Odyssey: Florence Welch on the film accompanying Florence & the Machine's How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful album
      Created with Director Vincent Haycock, Florence and the Machine's film, The Odyssey, is a seven-part accompaniment to the band's third album - and, she says, about a car crash of a relationship.
      27 July 2016
    • A photo of a bronze sculpture of England's World Cup-winning captain Bobby Moore
      News "He emanated grace": Bobby Moore's daughter on her father and creating a "beautiful, significant" artwork to celebrate the 1966 World Cup
      Bobby Moore's daughter, Roberta, on commissioning a sculpture of the World Cup-winning England captain.
      26 July 2016
    • a page of a scrapbook with various cards and letters affixed to it including a postcard with a drawing of a boot on it by Eric Ravilious
      C24 Feature From Picasso's Guernica to scraps from The Telegraph: Delving into Edward Bawden's scrapbooks
      As the Edward Bawden Scrapbooks are published, we talk to the Fry Art Gallery about the originals held in their collection and the man who created them.
      21 July 2016
    • a photo of a foil balloon floating in outer space above Earth
      Review How many curators does it take to change a lightbulb? Liverpool Biennial reviewed
      Mark Sheerin enjoys himself time travelling across Liverpool for the 2016 Liverpool Biennial; "a pleasing experience" with a strong core of artists whose work gels together.
      18 July 2016
    • Old painting of a woman with brown hair and an open necked dress.
      Preview Vanessa Bell the forgotten painter of the Bloomsbury set at Dulwich Picture Gallery
      Vanessa Bell's oil paintings as well as ceramics, fabrics, works on paper and photographs will be showcased in the first major solo exhibition of her work at Dulwich Picture Gallery in February 2017.
      18 July 2016
    • A photo of a woman sitting on the back of a car as part of the art car boot sale 2016
      Preview Big names and dark morals: John Cooper Clarke and Mr Bingo head to Hastings for the Art Car Boot Sale
      Featuring exclusive works by leading artists, the Art Car Boot Fair returns to Hastings this weekend. Founder Karen Ashton says this year's event is the latest in a "long list of bizarre acts and artworks".
      14 July 2016
    • A photo of Sebastian Masuda, a Japanese designer wearing a colourful suit
      Preview Sebastian Masuda, one of the ringleaders of Japan's kawaii culture, is bringing a time capsule to London
      Leading designer Sebastian Masuda has created ten capsules for an event in Camden today which will move to the Hyper Japan expo at the weekend. Last time he was in London, he says, there was "revolution in the air".
      13 July 2016
    • A photo of a colourful moth sculpture in a tribute to aviation hero Amy Johnson in Hull
      News Moths are everywhere: Hull's homage to flight hero Amy Johnson is a swarm of multicoloured moths
      From the Stade de France and Cristiano Ronaldo's eyebrow to a Hull shopping centre and the city's aquarium, The Deep, moths seem to be ubiquitous. The ones on Humberside are a homage to a flying heroine.
      11 July 2016
    • A photo of a bust held at the Victoria and albert museum in london
      C24 Feature Busts, beds and Marie Antoinette: 11 of the best from 2016 Museum of the Year winner the V&A
      At the end of last year, new Museum of the Year winners the V&A opened their seven-gallery Europe 1600-1815 spaces. The expansive five-year project involved 1,100 objects. Here are 11 of them.
      07 July 2016
    • A photo of a can of Beck's bier with a black handle on it as created by artist Jason Taylor
      Preview Barnsley arts centre says town's "Pound Shop of the North" tag is great - and calls on residents to send in objects
      Partly inspired by a now-defunct Twitter account casting the South Yorkshire town in an unflattering light, Barnsley's Civic has issued a call for objects alongside an exhibition by artist Jason Taylor.
      05 July 2016
    • A photo of people looking at a masterpiece artwork as part of a Sky Arts television show called Fake! The Great Masterpiece Challenge
      News Seven masterpieces in six big museums have been swapped for fakes - but will you spot them?
      Could you tell a masterpiece from a copy in the midst of a massive gallery? Sky Arts has swapped six central works for copies at seven major galleries.
      04 July 2016
    • News "They are angry for a reason": Artist who created portraits of migrants in Nottingham vows to love leave voters "as family"
      Read the thoughts of the migrants in Nottingham portrayed by Mahtab Hussain - the artist whose exhibition, Commonality of Strangers, opened in Sicily on the day of the referendum result.
      29 June 2016
    • Benedetto Pietromarchi
Of Saints and Sailors
MESSMAN – Delgado, Nilo Jardenil
      Preview Seventeen sculptures are taking over London's Square Mile in a display of heads, "anti-monuments" and more
      From huge heads to delicate paper chains, Sculpture in the City is a 17-work takeover of the Square Mile. Here are some of the works to look out for this time.
      28 June 2016
    • A photo of an installation by Janette Cardiff at Bishop Auckland Castle featuring speakers in a room
      Preview Artist puts 40-part choral performance through oval of 40 speakers at 900-year-old castle
      Bishop Auckland Castle, the palatial home of the Prince Bishops of County Durham, is the setting for an "extraordinary" new installation by the Canadian artist based around a 16th century sacred composition.
      27 June 2016
    • A photo of landscape artist Charles Jencks standing in front of a mosaic in Scotland
      Preview A land artist has created a solstice work in his 55-acre intergalactic artland in rural Scotland
      Charles Jencks's new mosaic at the Crawick Multiverse is inspired by earth, the sun, life and death. The landscape artist talks comets, ampitheatres and a desert near Dumfries.
      22 June 2016
    • a black and white photo of a Stanley Spencer pushing an old pram through rainy streets
      Object of the Week Object of the Week: Stanley Spencer's painting pram
      Acquaint yourself with Stanley Spencer's pram, which the artist used to help him paint 'en plein air' around the village of Cookham.
      22 June 2016
    • A photo of an abstract colourful painting made for the cover of Jake Bugg's On my One record
      News "Brave and unpretentious": The Liverpool artist who made the artwork for Jake Bugg's new album On my One
      Nathan Pendlebury, the Liverpool abstract painter behind the cover and inlay of singer-songwriter Jake Bugg's new record, says the work has been the most enjoyable commission of his career.
      21 June 2016
    • A black and white photo of a girl jumping into the air at Jupiter Artland in Scotland
      News Mental health, a dog in a gallery and ever-evolving museums: Rankin on the Art Fund Museum of the Year photo finalists
      Leading photographer Rankin has picked one image of each finalist museum from hundreds of entries. Who will you choose in the public vote?
      18 June 2016
    • A photo of the modern futuristic tate modern building against a dusk sky in london
      C24 Feature Cows, sunflowers, toilets and bunnies: As the new Tate Modern opens, here are 19 of its best events and exhibitions
      A weekend of celebrations are marking Tate Modern's new £260 million Switch House extension. Here are 19 hits from the first 15 years of the gallery.
      17 June 2016
    • A black and white photo of film director stanley kubrick looking sideways
      Preview Daydreaming with Kubrick: Big-name Somerset House exhibition to reinterpret Stanley Kubrick's career
      Anish Kapoor, Beth Orton, Peter Kennard and Jarvis Cocker will be among the names taking part in a major Stanley Kubrick exhibition curated by James Lavelle this summer.
      16 June 2016
    • A photo of artist Mat Collishaw looking at a white sculpture inside the National Trust's Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal
      Preview A drunken orgy and Zeus's sons: Mat Collishaw's Folly at a pond and banqueting house in Yorkshire
      A strobe-lit chandelier channels an elitist 18th century drinking club in one of two new installations by Mat Collishaw, set between the Banqueting House and Temple of Piety at the National Trust's Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal.
      14 June 2016
    • a cartoon of David Cameron quaking in bed as a ghost hovers at the foot of his bed saying "Daddy, why are you killing my disabled brothers and sisters?"
      News From David Cameron to the Grim Reaper: Cartoonist Crippen on decades of campaigning
      The cartoons of Crippen have been highlighting how disabled people have been an invisible element of society for decades. He speaks to Anne Teahan about a life of campaigning and cartooning.
      14 June 2016
    • A photo of various artefacts from a Harry Potter exhibition in London's Soho
      Interview "JK Rowling was absolutely fantastic": Graphic Art of Harry Potter exhibition opens in London
      Thousands of people have visited a new exhibition in a Soho house showing graphic design duo MinaLima's work for the Harry Potter series. One half of the pair, Eduardo Lima, says fans have given the display a good reception.
      10 June 2016
    • A photo of people looking at a sculpture of a binbag on a city street
      News Homeless art: Sculpture of rough sleeper makes people look twice on streets of London
      Made out of a bin liner resembling a homeless person huddling in a bag, Maxwell Rushton's mystery figure has been making people reconsider how they view rough sleepers in London.
      07 June 2016
    • an abstract painting of a windmill
      In Pictures Hughie O'Donoghue's haunting Seven Halts on The Somme conjures a battlefield at Leighton House
      Recalling the Battle of the Somme, Hughie O'Donoghue's labyrinthine landscapes go on show at London's Leighton House Museum for the Somme centenary.
      02 June 2016
    • A photo of a Marilyn Monroe impersonator surrounded by various exhibits in a London display
      Preview Marilyn Monroe's "vulnerability and humanity" shown in glittering display of personal items on star's 90th birthday
      Journals, handwritten letters and a display of Marilyn Monroe's favourite jewellery, watches and accessories are being seen for the first time in public - as curators suggest she wanted to write a book.
      01 June 2016
    • a film still with Vivien Leigh wearing an ornate headdress and make up in the role of Cleopatra
      In Pictures The V&A's revealing Vivien Leigh tribute heads to Oliver Messel's home of Nymans
      A Cleopatra headdress, designed by Oliver Messel, is among the star items in a new exhibition putting the spotlight on film and theatre actress Vivien Leigh at Nymans in West Sussex.
      01 June 2016
    • photograph of hand holding roller covered in pink ink
      Preview The taste of ink: Where to try printmaking in the UK
      Culture24's pick of the best places in the UK to try out the art of printmaking.
      31 May 2016
    • In Pictures Post-punk London, wrestling and strippers: See the shots of photographer Dick Scott-Stewart
      Often containing portraits from the peripheries, little-known freelance photographer Dick Scott-Stewart's photos of late 1970s and post-punk London have just opened at the Museum of London.
      27 May 2016
    • A photo of a bronze sculpture of a small boy urinating in the city of brussels museum in belgium
      Object of the Week Object of the Week: This peeing little boy was cast in bronze in Belgium almost 400 years ago
      The emblem of the city on a street corner of Brussels, the Mannekin-Pis is a constantly reinterpreted statue of a wee boy relieving himself.
      25 May 2016
    • A photo of the brightly-coloured music room at Wysing Arts Centre in Cambridge
      Preview Sound and vision: Wysing Polyphonic returns to Cambridge with band of exquisite experimentalists
      Backed by The Quietus, the seventh annual music event at Cambridge's Wysing Arts Centre is the first fully acoustic edition. Director and Curator Donna Lynas tells Culture24 more.
      25 May 2016
    • A photo of a colourful interior of a house inside a gallery created by Felicity Hammond for House 2016 in Brighton
      Interview Show Room: Artist Felicity Hammond prods London's property bubble with Language of Living commission
      Working somewhere between photography, sculpture, property promotional materials and contemporary art, Felicity Hammond has made a candy-coloured room for Brighton's HOUSE Festival.
      24 May 2016
    • A photo of a portrait of Queen Elizabeth the first called the armada portrait
      News Save the Armada Portrait: Public appeal launched to save £10 million painting of Elizabeth I
      A 16th century portrait will enter public ownership for the first time in its 425-year history and be hung on the site of the original Greenwich Palace if a public appeal raises £8.6 million.
      23 May 2016
    • a photo of two hand-thrown ceramic vessels with reeds decoration
      In Pictures Shaped from the Earth: Sheffield Ceramics to take centre stage at Millennium Gallery
      The wealth and variety of handmade ceramics produced in Sheffield today will be celebrated at the Millennium Gallery this summer in a show curated by local potter Penny Withers.
      23 May 2016
    • A photo of a colourful letter press design by Alan Kitching
      Curator's Choice A Life in Letterpress: The story of design great Alan Kitching
      John L Walters, the author of a lavish new book about the life and career of printmaking great Alan Kitching, on how the artist went from being a "backroom boy" of design to an internationally acclaimed figure.
      19 May 2016
    • A photo of a piece of vintage imagery by artist Martin Rayment at Backlit
      Interview Pin-ups, crystals, sci-fi, Magritte and Ballard: The surreal imagery of artist Martin Rayment
      Artist's Statement: Martin Rayment combines vintage found imagery, detailed pen-and-ink work and collage techniques to produce prints that have a surreal, science-fiction feel.
      19 May 2016
    • a photo of a man standing on one hand on a balcony
      In Pictures Photo London 2016: The UK's biggest photography fair
      The UK's largest photography fair opens for four days at Somerset House this weekend, accompanied by exhibitions and events across the capital.
      18 May 2016
    • A photo of artist Bedwyr Williams in a seated yoga pose next to a Macclesfield instructor
      Preview "Coronation Street meets Last of the Summer Wine": Bedwyr William creates festival work with Macclesfield yogi
      Sunday mornings in the sun salutation pose for Bedwyr Williams, whose new film, Flexure, will premiere at a Georgian chapel for Macclesfield's Barnaby Festival.
      16 May 2016
    • A photo of sculptor Hamish Black crouching in a garden next to a curved black sculpture called Blackbird in Kemp Town, Brighton
      Preview Enter the Secret Garden: Sculpture and sound meet in a Regency Brighton landscape
      Set in a secret Brighton garden during the city's festival month, sculptor Hamish Black's Blackbird sculpture has been described as a silent song in a secret garden - as he tells Culture24.
      16 May 2016
    • An installation view of a sculpture of human buttocks in a wall by artist Anthea Hamilton in the Turner Prize 2016
      News Turner Prize 2016: Michael Dean, Anthea Hamilton, Helen Marten and Josephine Pryde nominated
      Seduction, elusiveness, vigorous sculptures and staged pieces are a few of the elements on this year's list. Take a look at a few of the works by the four nominees.
      12 May 2016
    • A photo of a woman carrying a spraycan
      Preview From cave art to graffiti and Berlin to Dumfries, street artists create giant murals for "a world without borders"
      With her street art group Recoat, Amy Whiten painted a series of murals across Glasgow for the Commonwealth Games 2014. Her latest work is a giant mural at the city's On The Corner.
      07 May 2016
    • A photo of artist Leanne Pearce, who has created an exhibition about breastfeeding, with a painting of a baby
      Preview Breastfeed: Artist creates series of powerful portraits of "strong, nurturing, fragile" mothers
      Artist Leanne Pearce's exhibition aims to celebrate and normalise breastfeeding through portraits of the artist and other mothers feeding their children.
      05 May 2016
    • a sketch of a cedar tree above two houses contained within a circle
      News Lost Stanley Spencer sketchbook found by The Hepworth Wakefield during research for summer exhibition
      The Hepworth Wakefield has uncovered a sketchbook by the artist Stanley Spencer, dating from 1907 and containing his earliest known drawings and a short story.
      04 May 2016
    • A photo of a woman standing in a bright space at the Victoria and Albert Museum, nominated for the Art Fund Museum of the Year 2016
      News Art Fund Museum of the Year 2016: A look at the five finalists
      Culture24 takes a look at the V&A, York Art Gallery, Jupiter Artland in Scotland, Arnolfini in Bristol and Bethlem Museum of the Mind. Who gets your vote this year?
      29 April 2016
    • a photo of an artwork consisting of woven yellow threads across blocks mounted on a white wall
      Interview "I am not disabled by my genetic condition": Esther Fox on the Pandora's Box of screening for disability
      With her new Installation, Pandora's Box, about to open in the Science Museum's Who Am I gallery, Esther Fox talks about genetic screening, disability, art and what it means to be human.
      29 April 2016
    • A photo of male artist Doug Fishbone steering a ship
      News "Cheap at twice the price": Artist takes Routemaster bus to streets of Aberdeen as festival kicks off
      Doug Fishbone leads an unorthodox bus tour and Turner Prize winners Assemble create a Brutalist Playground as art, design and architecture festival Look Again lives up to its name in Aberdeen.
      28 April 2016
    • A photo of artist Yinka Shonibare MBE inside a gallery lined with shelves of books
      Interview End of Empire: Yinka Shonibare MBE on his new exhibition at Margate's Turner Contemporary
      As his new End of Empire exhibition opens, the artist talks to Mark Sheerin about the EU Referendum, the First World War and adopting a reconciliatory approach.
      27 April 2016
    • An image of a colourful illustration of Andy Warhol
      Competition Win a copy of Where's Warhol, the new illustrated take on Where's Wally by Laurence King
      Where’s Warhol is the latest and most unique take on the ever popular Where’s Wally. Win a copy by spotting Andy Warhol.
      22 April 2016
    • a photo of woman seen from above with a series of balloons attached to her skirt
      C24 Feature Cherophobia: Floating artist Noemi Lakmaier talks helium balloons and the fear of happiness
      Noemi Lakmaier talks about her plans to float for 48 hours with the help of 20,000 helium-filled balloons as part of Cherophobia, a live art event live streamed in September.
      19 April 2016
    • A photo of an installation view of work by artist Hajra Waheed at Baltic Mill in Newcastle Gateshead
      Preview Power games over the sky: Artist Hajra Waheed brings first solo UK show to BALTIC
      Raised in Saudi Arabia, Hajra Waheed grew up under strict regulations including the prohibition of photographic and video documentation by civilians. The Cyphers brings her observations to the north-east.
      18 April 2016
    • a drawing of a nude young woman combing her hair
      News Pallant House scoops beautiful Degas nude once owned by Gladys, Duchess of Marlborough
      Pallant House gallery has acquired a largely unseen drawing by Edgar Degas, previously owned by Gladys Deacon, Duchess of Marlborough as part of the Acceptance in Lieu scheme.
      15 April 2016
    • A photo of an artistic reinterpretation of the skull of king richard the third
      News Artist uses X-ray scans of King Richard III's skull to create a forensic record of his remains
      Alexander de Cadenet has used X-rays of the skull of Richard III to create a series of vanitas artworks more than 500 years after the king's death.
      14 April 2016
    • a painting of white lilies in a garden
      News The year of Stanley Spencer: Galleries celebrate the life and works of an English genius
      A trio of exhibitions together with events, readings and a flurry of book publications mark the 125th birthday of Stanley Spencer in 2016/17.
      14 April 2016
    • A photo of Michelle Emery Barker, the curator at Wasps Artists' Studio in Glasgow
      Curator's Choice Curator's Choice: Michelle Emery Barker on Bugs Bunny, Stephen Hawking and the Glasgow International festival
      The Curator of Glasgow's Wasps Artists' Studios on quantum physics, the death of art history and more at this month's Glasgow International arts festival.
      12 April 2016
    • A photo of a woman and a young girl enjoying themselves at the Museums at Night festival
      News Five leading artists to be put to public vote as venues compete for Museums at Night's Connect! initiative
      Your vote could decide which galleries, museums and heritage venues win visits from Marcus Coates, Susan Hiller, Aowen Jin, Peter Liversidge and Bedwyr Williams this October.
      12 April 2016
    • A photo of a metal artwork of an African figure by the artist Sokari Douglas Camp
      Curator's Choice Curator's Choice: Lovers, guns and African goddesses as Sokari Douglas Camp takes inspiration from Botticelli
      Taking a leaf from the revisions of Botticelli, Sokari Douglas Camp’s new works breathes life into antique forms, says curator Gerard Houghton.
      11 April 2016
    • A photo of a historic dress on show at York Castle Museum
      Preview "Supermodel" mirrors and body-bracing iron Tudor corsets: Shaping the Body exhibition goes beyond bum implants
      Corsets made of iron and mock-up kitchens are part of a display predating the age of bum implants at York Castle Museum.
      07 April 2016
    • a photo of rows of miniature pots laid out in rows on a table
      Preview Ceramic Art London 2016: Four potters to check out at this year's fair
      As Ceramic Art London prepares to introduce the public to over 80 talents in contemporary studio ceramics we take look at four studio potters exhibiting for the first time this year.
      06 April 2016
    • A photo of a model wearing trendy clothes and holding a large bunch of flowers
      Preview Fashion Cities Africa: Exhibition of star designers promises "something really special"
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