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Artist who came out on TV says LGBT rights are ‘going backwards’

Tony O'Connell was protesting against Section 28 when he came out on live TV

Liverpool Echo · Mar 20, 2023

Ai Weiwei’s Lego re-imagining of Monet’s water lilies to go on show in London

Exclusive: 15-metre-long work made up of 650,000 Lego bricks to form part of artist’s biggest UK show in eight years

The Guardian - UK · Mar 20, 2023

Art Basel Hong Kong 2023: can the city’s art scene bounce back?

Art Basel Hong Kong 2023 is about to kick off following years of restrictions. Catherine Shaw explores what we can expect in and around this year’s fair (23-25 March 2023), and whether Hong Kong can bounce back to reclaim the title of ‘Asia’s art hub’

Wallpaper · Mar 20, 2023

Cadillac Created From Blocks Of Wood Looks Ready For Top Down Cruising

Created using a jigsaw and wood chisel, the 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz has opening doors and a working suspension.

Motor1 · Mar 19, 2023

Souls Grown Deep Like the Rivers: Black Artists from the American South review – hardwon labours of love

Conjured out of found objects, plant juice, even dirt, the work of 34 Black artists from the American south is jubilant, defiant, awkward, profound – and innately free

The Guardian - UK · Mar 19, 2023

Conor McGregor displays local artist's work in Dublin restaurant The Black Forge

"My heart was racing"

Belfast Live · Mar 19, 2023

How images of the 2011 tsunami in Japan led me to examine connections with water in photography, sound and sculpture

In everyday language when we describe something as “salient” we mean what’s most central.

The Conversation · Mar 19, 2023

France and Saudi Arabia sign deal to create new oasis for Arab art

The Pompidou Centre in Paris has signed a deal to help create a modern art museum – dedicated to Arab artists – in an ancient desert city in Saudi Arabia.

Radio France Internationale · Mar 19, 2023

Man renovating home finds historic 400-year-old paintings of 'national significance'

Kitchen fitters who were renovating Doctor Luke Budworth's home in Micklegate, York, found paintings dating back to 1660

Daily Mirror · Mar 19, 2023

Lowry station painting set to depart to another owner - for £2m

"L.S. Lowry's works have enduring appeal"

Manchester Evening News · Mar 19, 2023