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Southbank Centre Present First Digital Unlimited Festival

The biennial festival predominantly showcases works commissioned by Unlimited, one of Arts Council England’s strategic diversity initiatives, to celebrate the artistic vision of disabled artists....

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Degas to Picasso: International Modern Masters

A major exhibition at Pallant House Gallery will span 100 years of modern art and feature over 40 internationally celebrated artists. ...

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We Travel Time: James Johnston and Steve Gullick

Where music and visual art meet. The talents of Steve Gullick and James Johnston combine on We Travel Time to poignant effect. ...

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The Socialism of the Lonely

Jonathan Jones’ biography shows that Tracey Emin remains one of the most important, engaging and unique voices in today’s contemporary art world. ...

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New London Gallery Space to Promote Hungarian Artists

David Kovats Gallery will launch in December with Year of the Rat, emerging painter Pista Horror's UK solo debut....

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British Library Acquires Unique 15th Century Lucas Psalter Manuscript

The late medieval manuscript is a previously unknown example of the work of the Master of Edward IV, one of the most influential artists of the late Middle Ages....

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Major Eileen Agar Survey Announced for February 2021

Angel of Anarchy is the largest exhibition of Agar’s work to date, and celebrates the crucial role the artist played within the development of European 20th century culture....

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Rare Picasso Platter Set to Make UK Debut

Each of the limited-edition works feature a different design, which draw upon three recurring themes in the artist’s oeuvre: bullfighting, Jacqueline Roque, and Henri Matisse....

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Photography, Light and After Love

An interview with The Heat Inc.'s Jon Dodd about the power of photography and the eternal light of Rock & Roll. ...

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New Online Play by London Poet Draws on the Life of Basquiat

The Lost Generation uses historical facts and surrealism to present a contemporary depiction of how Basquiat worked and lived, while highlighting some of his personal and social influences....

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Cathrin Hoffmann Debut Solo Exhibition

IT STILL SMELLS OF NOTHING features installation and sculpture by Hoffmann for the first time, alongside some of the artist’s largest and most ambitious paintings to date. ...

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Jade van der Mark: We’re All Human

Dutch artist's first London solo show explores contemporary society both before and after the pandemic, and examines the dichotomy of crowds and human intimacy....

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Conrad Jon Godly: Nevertheless

Godly's second show at JD Malat Gallery represents a return to the artist's favourite subject matter: the awe, terror, beauty, and suspense of the mountains. ...

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Soft Power in the Political Art of Annya Sand

An interview with London based painter Annya Sand on painting and politics. ...

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Burning Bright, Roswell Firework Art

Carrying the torch for firework art we interview Roswell artist Jeremy Howe....

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Contemporary Artists Customise Fender Guitars for Charity Auction

Artists including Gavin Turk, Goldie and Rugman have customised the iconic instruments to raise funds for The Big Issue and its network of sellers in a time of crisis....

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The Last Faust Gesamtkunstwerk

Artist Philipp Humm uses Goethe’s narrative as the compass for his own retelling of the Faust legend, as he continues to create a total body of work....

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Savage Beauty: Frida Kahlo

A new biographical account takes the artist out of the gift shop and re-establishes her in the gallery, reminding the reader that Kahlo was a force of nature....

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Damien Hirst to Open Huge Exhibition of More Than 50 Early Works

End of a Century will include more than 50 installations, sculptures and paintings from the 80s and 90s, when Hirst came to fame as one of the YBAs....

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MSCHF Recreate Medical Bills and Sell to Erase $73,000 Debt

The Brooklyn-based group sold each work at a price equal to the amount of each individual’s debt, with the profits sent to the bill owners in full....

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Dreamsongs: From Medicine to Demons to Artificial Intelligence

Major group exhibition inspired by the five categories of the dream identified by the Latin scholar Macrobius examines how dreams have been depicted from antiquity to the present day....

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Feel Flows: Richard Stone & Lorena García Mateu

A review of joint contemporary art exhibition, A Splendour Amongst Shadows, at Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, London Bridge. ...

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Trove of ‘Lost’ Hokusai Drawings Acquired by British Museum

103 forgotten works by the renowned Japanese artist resurfaced at a Paris auction after slipping out of sight for more than 70 years....

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Lisa Sanditz: Mud Season

Paintings made during lockdown reimagine and rework the tradition of the Romantic landscape in the time of global health pandemics and Trump-era America....

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Faces Built Up and Cast Down by Christian Hiadzi

An interview with the painter Christian Hiadzi about what he finds in human faces. ...

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Sotheby’s Teams Up With Keith Haring Foundation to Auction Personal Collection for Charity

All works by artists including Basquiat and Rammellzee will make their auction debut in the sale, which is expected to raise $1m for LGBTQ non-profit....

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Tommy Fiendish: FAITH

Box Galleries kickstart their spotlight on emerging artists with Fiendish's unflinching reflection of politics and the human condition through the converging aesthetics of modern baroque and street...

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The Massurreal Deconstruction of Prof. Nadia Wahdan

Interview with multimedia artist Prof. Nadia Wahdan. ...

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Ian Cumberland: Presence in Absence

Best known for his hyperrealist portraits of isolated subjects in detailed interiors, Cumberland explores themes of mass media culture, surveillance and the notion of the human self....

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The Queen’s Hidden Masterpieces to Leave Palace for First Time

Major palace renovations mean that the Queen's Gallery will display 65 works from the Royal Collection, including pieces by Rembrandt and Vermeer....

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