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Mural on side of north London library to stay despite 'ghastly eyesore' complaints from locals

Hundreds complained about the artwork that Enfield Council had not sought permission for

Evening Standard · Nov 24, 2025

A stitch in time: the Ghanaian artist sewing trash into treasure

A civil engineer by trade and an artist at heart, Emmanuel Aggrey Tieku has found an innovative way to raise awareness about the problem of textile waste in his native Ghana. His ever-expanding installations are stitched together from hundreds of pieces of used clothing, collected from cities around the world…

Radio France Internationale · Nov 23, 2025

London exhibition to explore mental health and social bonds in ‘polarised’ times

Artworks to go on display in January at Bethlem Museum of the Mind, in the world’s oldest psychiatric hospital

The Guardian - UK · Nov 23, 2025

Export bar placed on ‘beautiful’ Hindu paintings

The Devi Mahatmya – illustrating the tale of the Divine Mother of Hinduism – are valued at £280,000.

Evening Standard · Nov 21, 2025

‘People once threw food at modern art!’ Turner-winning sculptor Tony Cragg’s amazing journey to success

He may now live in Germany, but he loves returning to Britain, not just to put on a show, but to enjoy the weather, the food, the humour – and the selfie-takers in galleries

The Guardian - UK · Nov 21, 2025

Cupid’s dazzling arrival, Bridget Riley’s rollercoaster and a duel of two masters – the week in art

Caravaggio’s masterpiece hits the UK, Margate goes dotty for Riley, and it’s paintbrushes at dawn for Turner and Constable

The Guardian - UK · Nov 21, 2025

Rare Frida Kahlo self-portrait breaks record for female artists after selling for £41.8m

‘El sueño (La cama)’ was unseen for three nearly decades

The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2025

Archaeologists finally lift lid on ancient sarcophagus hidden beneath capital city

During the Roman period, much of what is now Hungary formed the province of Pannonia

The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2025

Experience: I found an old Rembrandt in a drawer

I guessed it would be worth a couple of hundred pounds at most, but it was a preparatory print for his famous 1639 etching The Goldweigher

The Guardian - UK · Nov 21, 2025

Frida Kahlo self-portrait sells for $54.7m to set new auction record for a female artist

The 1940 painting of Kahlo asleep in bed has surpassed the record set by the $44.4m sale of Georgia O’Keeffe’s Jimson Weed/White Flower No. 1 in 2014

The Guardian - AU · Nov 21, 2025