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We bring you news and inspiration from the world of visual arts and culture, including exhibitions, festivals, events and series.

Immersive art experience Magentaverse casts new light on Pantone's Color of the Year

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3 February 2023

© Mariana San Martin

Copper amulets woven atop amulet-adorned artworks from identity exploring artist Mariana San Martin

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1 February 2023

Evanescent by Atelier Sisu © David Levene

Giant colour-changing bubbles take over The Cheesegrater in London to bring joy to the city

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30 January 2023

Credit: Athletics / Catskill Art Space

Athletics celebrates the global art & local soul of the Catskill Arts Space with a new identity

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30 January 2023

Synchronised is a re-imagining of the prosthetic arm as a piece of jewellery. Image by Omkaar Kotedia, co-created with Dani Clode.

The Alternative Limb Project by Sophie de Oliveira Barata is where art meets science

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30 January 2023

© National Portrait Gallery

A new identity for The National Portrait Gallery marks a new chapter for the London space

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25 January 2023

Yayoi Kusama turns Harrods into a canvas for new Louis Vuitton collaboration

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25 January 2023

Credit: Olivia Odiwe

Seven design experts reveal their favourite creatives for inspiration

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24 January 2023

Credit: Darren Foldes

What DJing for Prince taught Sibling Rivalry's Darren Foldes about creativity

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24 January 2023

Thick-skinned, 2019 © Rebecca Moss

'Poor Things' challenges the impact of social hierarchy in art on creative practice

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24 January 2023

Rapid Gaze Polynomials Embedded in Infinite Variables, 2021 © Ryota Matsumoto

Colourfully complex compositions from Japanese artist Ryota Matsumoto reference societal shifts

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24 January 2023

Jordan Buschur

Sentimentality is a force, and it’s not always light, says object painter Jordan Buschur

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23 January 2023

Kevin Chin

Kevin Chin explores hybrid notions of space in his massive, meticulous paintings

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19 January 2023

An 'exotic' photograph from Lau's book Picturing the Chinese: Early Western Photographs and Postcards of China.

Photographer Grace Lau celebrates Chinese New Year with portraits that turn the tables on the 'exotic'

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18 January 2023

Tattoo artist Martha Smith transfers her mark making skills to beautiful linocut prints

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18 January 2023

© Giulia Grillo aka Petite Doll

Surrealist performance, subverting expectations and solo exhibitions: Petite Doll on the art of the self portrait

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17 January 2023

Mom in Harlem.

Judy Bowman’s world of collage celebrates the African American experience in Detroit

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17 January 2023

Chaoying Lin's illustrated installation explores how young people live alone in China

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11 January 2023

Rebecca Parkin surrounded by her monstrous women.All photos courtesy of David Bebber.

Turning B-movie schlock horror into a feminist critique

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10 January 2023

© Stephanie H Shih

Ceramic artist Stephanie H Shih recreates food products in clay to explore cultural identity

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9 January 2023

Amber holds herself proudly in her parents living room.

How Debby Besford's roller skating project questions our sense of purpose

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5 January 2023

Artist Julia Kuzina paints tiny bird pictures that break free from the canvas

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5 January 2023

© Julian Germain

Football and comic nostalgia are celebrated in a new photography book, Subbuteo Superheroes

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16 December 2022

Mascot, the latest offering from Céline Leterme and Jon Dowling

The 10 best books of 2022 to inspire your creativity

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15 December 2022

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