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Pageantry and pants: artists imagine king’s coronation undies

Renowned artists and illustrators create their visions of Charles III’s coronation briefs to raise money for charity

The Guardian - UK · Apr 11, 2023

Antiques Roadshow guest can't believe five-figure valuation of family heirloom from the 1780s

In the latest episode of the BBC series, a guest brought along their family heirloom which had been passed through the generations of their family since the 1780s.

Daily Record · Apr 10, 2023

Challenging the norm

After reading two books with red-coloured covers -- bell hooks' All About Love and Tara Costello's Red Moon Gang, Chanaradee Chatrakul Na Ayudhya, better known as juli baker and summer, became triggered by issues in the books, including relationships, politics, capitalism and menstruation. In order to convey the messages she…

Bangkok Post · Apr 10, 2023

‘We were like urchins, snottery-nosed, manky’: the Glasgow tearaways who became an iconic work of art

In the 1960s, Pat and Ann Samson used to go to Joan Eardley’s studio to eat cheese and treacle sandwiches by the fire – and be painted in now famous works. What happened to the girls? The maker of a new Radio Four show tracked them down

The Guardian - UK · Apr 10, 2023

How we met: ‘One of my friends said: “Dave fancies you!” I said: “Oh God”’

When Jill, 70, first met Dave, 71, she wasn’t keen - she hid from him before their first date. But she soon changed her mind and, after many times of asking, she later agreed to marry him

The Guardian - UK · Apr 10, 2023

How the politics and personalities of Portland's art scene informed A24's 'Showing Up'

A ceramic artist named Lizzy sits in her studio, nimbly bending the arm of a clay figurine. She examines her creation, then picks up a fork and scrapes the clay girl's skirt. In doing so, she adds folds to the clothing and makes it look more realistic.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 10, 2023

Artist called 'Banksy Hates Me' targets one of Bristol's most famous Banksy works

They say they are 'just having a bit of fun'

Bristol Post · Apr 10, 2023

Lorraine Tollemache obituary

Other Lives: Social work trainer with an expertise in fostering and adoption who was also an accomplished artist

The Guardian - UK · Apr 9, 2023

Ai Weiwei: Making Sense review – horror, playfulness and delight

From neolithic tools to Monet in Lego, the artist contemplates the human freight of things made and of use – or useless – across millennia in a show that’s at once elegiac and affirmative

The Guardian - UK · Apr 9, 2023

‘It’s called stealing’: new allegations of plagiarism against Roy Lichtenstein

Pop art founder made millions, but the comic book artists he copied struggled financially

The Guardian - UK · Apr 9, 2023