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The Independent announced as first fully-digital exclusive media partner of Tate Britain for Lee Miller retrospective

Partnership will see Independent produce original content on Tate Britain’s exhibition of esteemed photographer’s life and work

The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2025

Want to know the grotesque truth about the oil industry? Then look at their tacky paperweights

Tanoa Sasraku has been collecting – and creating her own – gaudy paperweights with a drop of crude oil encased within. All you need to know about global power games, the artist explains, is right there

The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2025

For instant autumnal luxury, we'll be rotating these 5 brown chrome nail looks all season long

From classic, icy glazes to trendy cateye shimmers, these brown chrome manicures are perfect for elevating your cold-weather wardrobe

Woman & Home · Sep 29, 2025

Artists given chance to use wood from felled Sycamore Gap tree

Two years after the tree was cut down, the National Trust says it wants to turn a sense of loss ‘into a sense of hope’

The Guardian - UK · Sep 28, 2025

What I learned from world-leading jewellery designers in Rome

And how I learned the 3D art I thought I never could.

Creative Bloq · Sep 27, 2025

Guillermo del Toro auctions off part of his Bleak House horror collection

A live auction for Guillermo del Toro's horror memorabilia auction wrapped up Friday

The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2025

Potteries brand is world-class. It must be saved

Letters: Joan Walley on why ceramics remain essential to the national economy, Dave Proudlove on green energy and Josiah Wedgwood’s marketing genius, and Sebastian Lazell on a lack of support from the government’s industrial policy

The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2025

Yto Barrada review – unravelling the threads of colonialism one pretty silk at a time

Colour theory and dye as political resistance is an interesting idea – but the Moroccan artist’s shimmering textiles, sweet shop stripes and take on Tintin in Palestine are visually underwhelming in practice

The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2025

Artists face the jury, the case for Hodgkin and multi-player politics – the week in art

This year’s Turner prize contenders, a colourist’s triumphs and immersive gaming in the gallery

The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2025

Cash-strapped sculpture festival finds its white knight

After appearing on shaky ground and facing the wrath of an arts minister, Sculpture by the Sea has announced the show will go on after finding a benefactor.

AAP · Sep 26, 2025