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Playwright Alfred Fagon’s bust among black history memorials given listed status

On the advice of Historic England, two memorials have been added and three amended.

The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2022

Exhibition explores the shape of objects

Art lovers are invited to explore various shapes of objects that have been changed by fire during "Love & Fire" which is running at HOP Photo Gallery until Nov 20.

Bangkok Post · Oct 4, 2022

By artists, for artists

There were rugs, cushions, couches and chairs. There were TVs. There were books for browsing and perusing. There were vegetable gardens. In one, there was a beautiful woven bamboo structure, under which people cooked, ate and talked. There was a room for children, too. For the bigger kids, there was…

Bangkok Post · Oct 4, 2022

Letter: Diane Haigh obituary

Annie Coombs writes: She did more than anyone to champion the role of landscape architects in the design review process

The Guardian - UK · Oct 4, 2022

Sam Webb obituary

Architect and safety campaigner who listened to tenants’ views on postwar tower blocks

The Guardian - UK · Oct 4, 2022

Spooky 150-year-old 'time traveller' painting shows woman using iPhone

The Expected One was painted more than 100 years before the first smartphone was invented but art fans are convinced the woman in the 1860s portrait is using one

Daily Mirror · Oct 4, 2022

Tracey Rose, renegade South African artist: understanding her 30 years of outrage

When an artist is welcomed into the monumental interiors of a structure such as the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa for a retrospective of their work, it suggests the levels of recognition they enjoy. The gallery, crafted from old dockyard silos in Cape Town, South Africa, opened in 2017.…

The Conversation · Oct 4, 2022

Like stepping inside a migraine – the house that is covered in doodles

Artist Sam Cox has just finished drawing on every inch of his six-bedroom house in Kent, inside and out. But what does his partner think of it?

The Guardian - UK · Oct 4, 2022

Shankill Community Rescue Service mural unveiled as a tribute to 'living heroes'

Montage of volunteers' work appears on another busy weekend for outfit

Belfast Live · Oct 4, 2022

Paper flowers inspire Falkirk mural dedicated to mariner's heritage

Local artist Lewis Bissett enlisted the help of his mum and his granny to create the mural as part of a community art project.

Daily Record · Oct 4, 2022