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Sculpture depicting contemporary ‘everywoman’ unveiled on Trafalgar Square's Fourth Plinth

The work pays homage to a young, metropolitan woman and was inspired by a desire to bring a contemporary everywoman to Trafalgar Square

Evening Standard · Sep 10

Lady in Blue: New Fourth Plinth sculpture brings contemporary ‘everywoman’ to London

New York artist Tschabalala Self’s work pays homage to a young, metropolitan woman

The Independent UK · Sep 10

Flamboyance, creativity, club culture – and no smart phones: why the 1980s are all the rage again

A series of major exhibitions focusing on the era has unleashed a wave of nostalgia for those who were there and curiosity from the young who envy its freedom

The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2025

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The best biographies and memoirs of 2024

Salman Rushdie’s account of his near-fatal stabbing, a 360-degree view of Queen Elizabeth II and Al Pacino’s rags to riches career are among this year’s most compelling personal histories

The Guardian - UK · Dec 7, 2024

The Strangers by Ekow Eshun review – five Black pioneers

From Malcolm X to Justin Fashanu, Eshun uses historical figures to illuminate contemporary struggles – and his own alienation

The Guardian - UK · Nov 23, 2024

Frieze London 2024: everything to see and do

As London gears up for Frieze Week (9-13 October 2024), here are the must-sees inside and outside the fair

Wallpaper · Oct 2, 2024

The Strangers by Ekow Eshun review – inside the minds of extraordinary Black men

The author inhabits the perspective of five figures, from Malcolm X to footballer Justin Fashanu, in this lyrical account of their lives, a thrilling affront to the archives that exclude them

The Guardian - UK · Oct 1, 2024

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London’s fourth plinth artwork aims to ‘unite trans community around the world’

Trafalgar Square piece by Mexican artist Teresa Margolles is made of masks depicting faces of transgender and non-binary people

The Guardian - UK · Sep 18, 2024

Ekow Eshun considers the Black figure in portraiture at the National Portrait Gallery

In ‘The Time is Always Now: Artists Reframe the Black Figure’, curator Ekow Eshun unites works from 22 African diasporic artists working in the UK and US

Wallpaper · Feb 24, 2024

The Time Is Always Now at National Portrait Gallery review: a stellar, stirring achievement

This show featuring 22 artists explores the complexity and precarity of Black lives as well as their richness and wonder

Evening Standard · Feb 21, 2024

Year in review: top 10 art and culture stories of 2023, selected by Wallpaper’s Hannah Silver

Silver’s top 10 art and culture stories of 2023 include in-depth profiles, eclectic exhibitions, and arresting photography, and span from ANOHNI to Nan Goldin and Stephen Galloway

Wallpaper · Dec 25, 2023

Ghana’s artists celebrated in new book by Manju Journal

‘Voices: Ghana’s artists in their own words’, from Manju Journal, celebrates 80 Ghanaian creatives

Wallpaper · Dec 2, 2023

Bereaved families withdraw support for UK Covid tapestry

Some members of justice group pull out from art project over lack of input in formal pandemic inquiry

The Guardian - UK · May 22, 2023

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