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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 ...

The National (Scotland) · Apr 21, 2025

“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.

Creative Bloq · Apr 21, 2025

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 Conversation · Apr 21, 2025

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

The Guardian - UK · Apr 20, 2025

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.

Evening Standard · Apr 20, 2025

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 Independent UK · Apr 20, 2025

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.

The National (Scotland) · Apr 20, 2025

Even if you’re not a person of faith, there are reasons to see Antoni Gaudí as a saint

The Catholic church has taken the first steps to canonise the architect of Barcelona’s extraordinary Sagrada Família

The Guardian - UK · Apr 19, 2025

Why JMW Turner is still Britain’s best artist, 250 years on

The revered artist conjured groundbreaking scenes of gods, legends and lost civilisations, but, more than anything, his work came to represent the complex soul of Britain like that of no artist before or since

The Guardian - UK · Apr 19, 2025

Peri-peri patron: how Nando’s amassed a huge collection of South African art

Chicken chain has been buying up art since 2004, which it displays on walls of its restaurants

The Guardian - UK · Apr 19, 2025