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An irrelevant bourgeois ritual: this year’s Turner prize shortlist is the soppiest ever

Holy balls of wool! From pointless paintings to emotionless snapshots, the once-controversial award tiptoes too earnestly across the minefield of today’s culture wars

The Guardian - UK

Spat at, skint and splattered with sludge: the fearless artistic life of Gustaf Broms

In 1993, the Swedish artist had reached a dead end – so he burned all his work. Seeing the ashes inspired him to embark on an epic journey through the Indian wilderness, a Swedish cave – and now Britain

The Guardian - UK

‘I like pushing boundaries’: Yinka Shonibare on his landmark art show in Madagascar

The British-Nigerian artist explores colonialism and connection in his first major solo exhibition in Africa. Plus, a grime MC goes oyster farming

The Guardian - UK

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Videotape sculptures and war trauma paintings make Turner prize shortlist

Nnena Kalu, Mohammed Sami, Rene Matić and Zadie Xa nominated for £25,000 contemporary art prize

The Guardian - UK

Royal fans can't believe this sweet detail from Prince Louis' birthday portrait

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Marie Claire

Freddie Mercury’s sister 'secretly spent £3 million to buy back his memorabilia'

Kashmira Bulsara spent millions to keep some of his possessions, including his jukebox and draft lyrics, in the family

Evening Standard

‘Monks, politicians, drag queens – all life is here’: a trip to Japan’s Kyotographie festival

The theme of this year’s celebrated photo bonanza is ‘humanity’ – and Kyoto is bursting with images

The Guardian - UK

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Tokyo's Newest Art Star: One-year-old Thumbelina

Gripping paintbrush and crayon, the artist known as Thumbelina splodges and splats with merry abandon, the one-year-old star of a Tokyo exhibition that goes on way past her bedtime.

International Business Times

An Artist Was Told the Blindness She Experienced After a Skin Treatment Was Only Temporary. Her Sight Never Returned

Esther Jeong is using her experience to warn others about the potential risks of common cosmetic treatments, including fillers and Botox.

Latin Times

Mexican Singer Singer and Former 'The Voice México' Contestant Luis Máximo Threatened During Live Video

While livestreaming, Luis Máximo was approached by two men who threatened to "disappear" him.

Latin Times

Royal tour paintings from Charles’s personal collection to go on display

Charles began the tradition of commissioning a tour artist in 1985 when John Ward joined an official trip to Italy at his expense.

Evening Standard

Royal exhibition to recount 40 years of Charles on tour in 70 artworks

Visitors to Buckingham Palace will be able to see works by official tour artists who accompanied visits to 96 countries

The Guardian - UK

Georgian-Russian sculptor Zurab Tsereteli, known for his gigantic and controversial work, dies at 92

Zurab Tsereteli, a prominent Georgian and Russian sculptor known for colossal, often controversial, monuments, has died at 92

The Independent UK

Shona Craven: It’s easier to demonise gender-critical women than have a simple chat

ONE of my favourite free activities in London is eavesdropping – although the ear-blasting volume at which so many people speak makes me question…

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Police hunt two men after 'important' Scottish city monument smashed

TWO men suspected to have damaged an historic Scottish city monument are being urged to come forward before they’re caught ...

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“Work I’d always hoped to get is now coming in, after 40 years in the business”: first impressions with painter Greg Manchess

Greg tells us how martial arts training helped him learn how to paint, sparking his decades-long career as an artist.

The Conversation

Zimbabwe’s house of stone: the gallery that showcases a famous sculpture tradition

Zimbabwe is the house of stone, both literally and figuratively, with its very name derived from the ancient stone city of Great Zimbabwe. Stone is more than just a material here – it’s the totem pole of the country’s identity, shaping both its history and artistic legacy. And there’s no…

The Guardian - UK

Mud, masks and heads on spikes: Ali Cherri – How I Am Monument review

This richly fascinating show incorporates ancient artefacts into its primeval sculptures, asking pointed questions about how value is assigned to artworks

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‘My work is a scream for help’: Gaza’s artists document life under fire

Work illustrating the war’s brutality but also the resilience of four Palestinian artists, is being exhibited at the Darat al Funan in Jordan

Radio France Internationale

Yinka Shonibare’s debut African solo show highlights hybrid nature of identity

Renowned British-Nigerian visual artist Yinka Shonibare is celebrating his first solo exhibition on the African continent, at the age of 62 – an explosion of colour that raises questions of identity and challenges the way we see the post-colonial world.

The National (Scotland)

Contest to name newly restored historic unicorn sculptures launches

A PAIR of 19th-century unicorn sculptures at the top of Edinburgh’s Royal Mile have had their horns carefully restored, prompting a competition to…

The Guardian - UK

The Edwardians: Age of Elegance; Cartier review – excess all areas

British royal history in the era of Fabergé, photography, empire, war and tiny waists is an expertly spangled soap opera. And a blockbuster Cartier show of jewels, maharajas and movie stars rises above the gossip

Evening Standard

OPINION - India Rose James: I've replaced my past vices with the addictive thrill of discovering artists

Soho has always thrived on artistic energy. It’s been a refuge for outsiders, a breeding ground for creativity and a place where the unconventional is not only accepted but encouraged. Within its narrow streets, generations of artists, writers, performers and eccentrics have sought and found both inspiration and community.

The Independent UK

Zimbabwe's stone carvers seek a revival as an Oxford exhibition confronts a British colonial legacy

A collection of Zimbabwean stone sculptures will be the centerpiece of an exhibition at Oxford University meant to “contextualize” the legacy of British colonialist Cecil John Rhodes

The National (Scotland)

New play by Iranian artist reflecting oppression of women comes to Scotland

A POWERFUL new play by an Iranian artist reflecting on the oppression of women, non-binary and trans people is coming to Scotland next month.

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