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European culture: art, music, film, books and ideas.
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How Refugee Week film festival brings migrants’ experience home
From one hostile environment to another, the documentaries and dramas ranging from Nigeria and Syria to British immigration give v…
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Reports of the blockbuster exhibition’s death are premature as Tate’s Kahlo show breaks ticket record
Recent Van Gogh show was National Gallery’s most popular ever and British Museum gears up for arrival of Bayeux tapestry When Tate…
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Matisse and Yves Saint Laurent come together in "Beauty, Fashion and Happiness" exhibition
The exhibition held at the Musée Matisse Nice in France showcases 160 works by famous painter Henri Matisse and fashion designer Y…
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Art Basel in Basel, Pierre Huyghe interview, James Turrell—podcast
In this week's episode, Ben Luke speaks to art market editor Kabir Jhala about this year's Art Basel, interviews artist Pierre Huy…
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Frida Kahlo at Tate Modern, the Brexit effect, a Renaissance tarot deck—podcast
In this week's episode, Ben Luke learns about Frida Kahlo at Tate Modern in London, speaks to Alexander Herman of the Institute of…
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Robin Hood’s famed Sherwood Forest 1,200-year-old oak tree declared dead
It’s not the first time the legendary oak has been declared dead. On previous occasions, fears were raised only for the tree to st…
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Bologna’s niche festival of forgotten films captures the streaming generation
Over 40 years, Italy’s Il Cinema Ritrovato – or ‘rediscovered cinema’ – has evolved into an influential international gathering Bo…
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St Kilda pier wins peak Victorian architecture award as judges praise playful and ‘deeply civic’ design
State government project among range of works celebrated for community-centred design that goes beyond utility The reimagined St K…
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New documentary goes behind the scenes of Rashaad Newsome’s biggest project
In 2022, the artist created a massive celebration of Black and queer culture at New York’s historic Park Avenue Armory
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Santé! Converted French winery gains recognition as national museum
La Coopérative-Musée Cérès Franco is reopening to show its eclectic collection after a major renovation
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Zooming in on the Dutch street photographer Ed van der Elsken
The artist chronicled Amsterdam life in the 1970s
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Who is the most evil Disney villain? The answer may surprise you
The House of Mouse has given audiences some cracking scoundrels over the years. Some heinous, some nightmarish, and some deeply mi…
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Anya Taylor-Joy will make a brilliant elf assassin in Hunt for Gollum. But it’s a movie we don’t need
Andy Serkis has picked the perfect actor for the next iteration of the Lord of the Rings franchise. But if Tolkien didn’t linger o…
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Add to playlist: the wild club-pop of Zara Larsson cowriter Helena Gao and the week’s best new tracks
The Chinese-Danish artist wrote nine 10ths of Larsson’s breakout album then got a Grammy nod. It’s a fine springboard for her own …
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The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup
The Pinnacle by Abir Mukherjee; A Violent Masterpiece by Jordan Harper; Murder on the Red River by Marcie R Rendon; The Devoted by…
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Fabulous Frida, classic Constable and a Cornish welcome for Kasuba – the week in art
Tate Modern celebrates everything Kahlo, the British Museum marks John Constable’s 250th birthday, while Claydon prepares for an i…
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10 museums to visit for America’s 250th anniversary
From Arkansas to Washington DC, museums across the US are grappling with what it means to celebrate the country As the United Stat…
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From Pompeii to Évora: Invisible solar panels for heritage sites
Unsightly for some, solar panels are now being disguised and designed as ancient Roman tiles to blend into historic city skylines.…
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Iranian artist Parastoo Ahmadi reportedly sentenced to 74 lashes for singing without hijab
Iranian singer Parastoo Ahmadi has been reportedly sentenced to 74 lashes for singing without hijab. For Iranian artists, the ruli…
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Exclusive: an unknown archive of treasures from Van Gogh’s doctor, Paul Gachet
Documents, photographs, drawings, paintings—and even a sketch of the artist on his deathbed
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Obama Presidential Centre opens with star-studded ceremony and veiled jabs at Trump
On stage, Barack Obama voiced his support for character, honesty, integrity, kindness, compassion and sense of duty, praising both…
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Joe Lovano: Paramount Quartet review | John Fordham's jazz album of the month
(ECM) Lovano and his spirited quartet make his instrument glow in all its pliable eloquence, with rattling originals amid the Char…
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A cosmic tribute: Asteroid named after beloved singer Elliott Smith
More than two decades after his death, Elliott Smith has been immortalized with an asteroid named after him. The celestial honour …
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You can handle the truth! Why cinema suddenly loves conspiracy theories
From Disclosure Day to Backrooms, a new wave of films promote stories of paranoia, alienation and mistrust. What are they trying t…