Art and design

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Ilya Kabakov, ex-Soviet conceptual artist, dies aged 89
Ukrainian-born artist who turned whimsical albums into installations moved to US in 1980s with wife and collaborator, Emilia

Andrew Roth

30, May, 2023 @6:29 PM

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Remembering the Australian Women’s Weekly birthday cake book: ‘A phenomenal cultural icon’
A new exhibition tells the 90-year history of a famous Australian magazine through knitting patterns, pioneering journalism and, yes, cakes

Kelly Burke

29, May, 2023 @3:00 PM

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It’s 2023 – and women are still being told to cut their art down to size
From paintings stuck in cellars for centuries to acclaimed sculptures pointlessly destroyed, the art of women has been crowded out of galleries and public spaces. It’s time we stopped putting up with it

Katy Hessel

29, May, 2023 @7:00 AM

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Larry Achiampong: Wayfinder review – a big-hearted meander through the immigrant experience
Poignant and inclusive, the British-Ghanaian artist Larry Achiampong’s first major solo show roams through class, race and the English landscape, always circling back to his own family

Laura Cumming

28, May, 2023 @12:00 PM

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In the frame: Tate Britain’s rehang has received a mixed response
A reshuffle of Tate Britain’s collections has led to it being accused of reducing art to social history

Vanessa Thorpe

28, May, 2023 @11:00 AM

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Flaming June, once a student poster favourite, returns to London home
The only colour study by Frederic Leighton for his famous painting is set to go on show at restored museum

Vanessa Thorpe

28, May, 2023 @8:00 AM

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Who should win the 2023 Stirling prize? One of these…
Of the 131 RIBA regional award winners just announced, this year’s Stirling prize contenders ought to include a precision-tooled Isle of Wight house, the LSE’s latest addition and a farm in the middle of Belfast

Rowan Moore

28, May, 2023 @8:00 AM

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Northern Ireland: Living With the Troubles review – an incomplete snapshot of the conflict
Imperial War Museum, London
The exhibition exploring 30 years of strife has plenty of atmosphere and features voices from all sides but lacks clarity of purpose

Sean O’Hagan

28, May, 2023 @8:00 AM

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The big picture: Nobuyoshi Araki captures a dreamy boat trip
The Japanese photographer’s portrait of his wife and muse, Aoki Yoko, captures a startlingly intimate moment early in their relationship

Tim Adams

28, May, 2023 @6:00 AM

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Hurvin Anderson: Salon Paintings review – bright, beautiful series brings barbershops to life
In living scenes, rich with dissonant colours and tactile textures, Anderson’s collage-like paintings explore Black British social spaces in the impressionist cafe tradition

Eliza Goodpasture

26, May, 2023 @3:40 PM

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Painted Love – on the marriage market in Renaissance Europe
Although these portraits were something like dating profiles for aristocrats to woo across countries, staring back across the centuries they have an enigmatic privacy

Jonathan Jones

26, May, 2023 @2:18 PM

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Photorealist suburbia, Russian war protesters and the dark side of Constable – the week in art
A major show for photorealists Boyd and Evans, protesters mourn victims of the war in Ukraine and looming storms spark savage poetry – all in your weekly dispatch

Jonathan Jones

26, May, 2023 @11:00 AM

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