First look at how Tate Liverpool could be transformed after almost £30m makeover The gallery is set to close in October to undergo a major reimagining of its spaces Liverpool Echo · May 18, 2023
French city opens probe into posters depicting Macron as Hitler France has launched an investigation into public insults and "provocation to rebellion" after posters caricaturing President Emmanuel Macron as Adolf Hitler were found on dozens of billboards in the southern city of Avignon. Radio France Internationale · May 18, 2023
Glasgow's Kelvingrove Art Gallery welcomes exhibition on 60s fashion icon Mary Quant Mary Quant: Fashion Revolutionary is the final chance to see the international exhibition and looks back at the legacy of the designer credited with creating the miniskirt. Glasgow Live · May 18, 2023
Sydney’s abandoned tram tunnels transformed into light spectacle for Vivid Hidden platforms and connecting tunnels are having their lights turned back on for Dark Spectrum The Guardian - AU · May 18, 2023
Svenskt Tenn: The American Chapter celebrates Josef Frank's travels and legacy A new journal by Svenskt Tenn celebrates Josef Frank's travels around the United States Wallpaper · May 18, 2023
Queen joins pupils to draw cartoon version of coronation crown Camilla was helped by illustrator Rob Biddulph at Shirehampton Primary School in Bristol. The Independent UK · May 18, 2023
A London community festival celebrates the spirit of local creatives Kindred Studios unites talent from art, music and fashion in a weekend-long event Wallpaper · May 18, 2023
Appeal over 'unreasonable' Midlothian council decision to reject body piercing studio The shared vennel which would be used by customers attending to studio was compared to the many similar paths in Edinburgh's Old Town which contribute towards it having World Heritage Site status Edinburgh Live · May 18, 2023
Family discover £1million secret that lay untouched in attic for 50 years A family have sold a "lost" extremely rare Chinese treasure that belonged to an antiques dealer and had been left gathering dust unbeknown to them in an attic following his death Daily Mirror · May 18, 2023
Sarah Sze: The Waiting Room review – astonishing kaleidoscopic slideshow for the smartphone age Like an experiment in time travel or a vision of things to come, Sze’s exhilarating video sculpture gives the sensation of a brain fried by information overload The Guardian - UK · May 18, 2023
University of Manchester cafe BANS students from studying there over lunch and at weekends 'In exam season it can be hard to find somewhere to study - so this is quite annoying' Manchester Evening News · May 18, 2023
Major Paris tourist attraction will close its doors for five years The popular Pompidou Centre was due to shut this year but will remain open for the Paris Olympics in 2024 The Independent UK · May 18, 2023
Best outdoor plant pots to decorate your garden or patio Hard-wearing planters that can withstand the elements Evening Standard · May 18, 2023
Behind the scenes at the "most colourful exhibition of the year" that's landed in Manchester The family friendly experience gives people a chance to interact and play with the artwork Manchester Evening News · May 18, 2023
Belfast Live · May 18, 2023 Belfast Photo Festival returns this year for the month of June The theme of the festival is "Journey"
The Guardian - US · May 18, 2023 ‘Visceral and powerful’: the everlasting appeal of giant art panoramas A new exhibition celebrates the immersive power of massive paintings while investigating the long and rich history behind them
The Guardian - UK · May 18, 2023 ‘We’ve done so much damage’: Beatriz Milhazes’s carnivalesque odes to nature Ahead of a historic survey of her work at Margate’s Turner Contemporary, the Brazilian artist discusses her global inspirations, shape-shifting patterns, and why she’s still an optimist
Al Jazeera · May 17, 2023 1,100-year-old Hebrew Bible sells for $38m, will head to Israel One of the world’s oldest surviving Bible manuscripts will be placed in the Museum of the Jewish People in Tel Aviv.
Reuters · May 17, 2023 World's oldest near-complete Hebrew Bible sells for $38.1 million The world's oldest and most complete Hebrew Bible sold for $38.1 million on Wednesday, Sotheby’s said, one of the highest prices ever for a book or document sold at auction.
The Guardian - UK · May 17, 2023 Anselm review – Wim Wenders’ reverent 3D portrait of artist Anselm Kiefer The director’s serious examination of the German artist’s life and work has an architectural quality as it moves around some monumental art – and studios
Liverpool Echo · May 17, 2023 Woman carrying on grandad's legacy after 'bookcase got her hooked' What others assume is rubbish is 'unique' to Lindsay Hudson
Radio France Internationale · May 17, 2023 Halim Flowers, from US prison cell to Paris art show Wrongfully incarcerated as a teenager, Halim Flowers, now 42, fought for his release, which as finally granted in 2019. He has now found new life as an artist. An exhibition of his paintings has just opened in Paris.
The Guardian - UK · May 17, 2023 Police to use live facial recognition in Cardiff during Beyoncé concert Technology be to deployed in city centre to identify wanted individuals, leading to concerns over normalisation of surveillance
The Independent UK · May 17, 2023 Danish Supreme Court says newspaper did not violate copyright of Little Mermaid statue Denmark’s Supreme Court has overruled two lower courts, saying a cartoon depicting Copenhagen’s The Little Mermaid statue as a zombie and a photo of it with a face mask did not violate the copyright of the famous bronze
The Week · May 17, 2023 Wandering star: Audemars Piguet’s new Code 11.59 Starwheel watch Audemars Piguet’s new code 11.59 Starwheel watch has papal provenance. The movement is a modern interpretation of a wandering hours complication first devised for Pope Alexander VII in the 17th century by Giuseppe, Pietro Tomasso and Matteo Campani – otherwise known as the Campani Brothers – who were the clockmaking…