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Royal fans refuse to let rain spoil coronation day

Crowds who gathered to watch event did their best to shrug off the miserable weather

The Guardian - UK · May 6, 2023

How Mexico City's mural movement transformed walls into art

A century ago, artists in Mexico began transforming walls into works of art, fueling the country's burgeoning muralist movement

The Independent UK · May 6, 2023

Secret sketches found under layers of paint in Liverpool artworks

Four rooms inside the Walker Art Gallery have been closed for almost three years to undergo a multi-million pound refurbishment

Liverpool Echo · May 6, 2023

London street artist Pegasus paints Coronation tribute in Highbury and Islington

The artist drew on the Sex Pistols, Basquiat and Eighties and Nineties pop art for inspiration

Evening Standard · May 5, 2023

London Craft Week 2023: our insider guide to the international stars and designers to watch

Here’s our essential guide to the capital’s craft fiesta

Evening Standard · May 5, 2023

Lucy Letby sobs in court as she recalls ‘traumatic’ death of baby at her hospital

Nurse allegedly killed five-day-old boy before poisoning his twin brother with insulin

The Guardian - UK · May 5, 2023

Scrap turns into sculptures at Coimbatore’s Periyakulam

Scrap is turned into art installations at Ukkadam Periyakulam

The Hindu · May 5, 2023

Staffordshire dog statues back in vogue with TikTok generation

Younger collectors drive up prices of ‘kitsch’ ceramic animals as Victoriana look returns yet again

The Guardian - UK · May 5, 2023

As Julia Gutman’s maverick collage wins the Archibald prize, the award is truly in the hands of a new generation

Julia Gutman’s Archibald-winning portrait of the singer Montaigne and Zaachariaha Fielding’s winning entry, Inma, in the Wynne Prize have more in common than their youth – although it is worth noting they both represent a new generation of artists, a changing of the guard at the Art Gallery of NSW’s…

The Conversation · May 5, 2023

‘Oi, Camilla! Where are your Rothmans?’ My day as a royal footman

What’s it like to share a carriage with Charles and Camilla? Still waiting for my invitation to the coronation, I grabbed a ride with a pair of lookalikes – and even made it into Buckingham Palace

The Guardian - UK · May 5, 2023