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The Rossettis at Tate Britain review: an ‘evocative’ and occasionally ‘poignant’ show

The Rossettis were a “weird” bunch, said Melanie McDonagh in the Evening Standard. Born in London to Italian political exiles and raised to be “precocious artists and poets”, they were a major fixture of Victorian Britain’s cultural landscape. Dante Gabriel (1828-82), a painter, would become the co-founder and de facto…

The Week

The Rossettis review – lurid, luscious-lipped beauties drown out the family’s real talent

Dante Gabriel’s paintings are shown up by his sister Christina’s poetry in this baffling, overblown exhibition about the decidedly non-revolutionary pre-Raphaelites

The Guardian - UK

The Rossettis at Tate Britain review: a hothouse of sensuousness and big hair

There’s poetry on the walls in this fascinating examination of these mainstays of the Pre-Raphaelite movement

Evening Standard

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IKEA's new heritage prints are an easy shortcut to make a room look expensive – at under $30

From bedding to curtains and everything in between, these floral fabrics nail the pattern trend

Livingetc

Why Old Norse myths endure in popular culture

From Wagner to William Morris in the late 19th century, via Tolkien’s dwarves and CS Lewis’s The Last Battle, through to last year’s controversial film The Northman, Scandinavian gods and heroes have been central to the stories we tell ourselves.

The Conversation

‘Trump-like madness!’– our critic’s verdict on Boris Johnson’s £200,000 No 11 refurb

Carrie and the PM blew £7,560 on sofas, £8,500 on lamps – and £3,675 on a ‘Nureyev drinks trolley’ that actually features two pairs of brass hands desperately clinging on. Is this the most metaphorical home accessory ever?

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Is the V&A a temple of culture or a brothel?

The Conservative party’s latest £20,000-a-table function for donors at the Victoria and Albert Museum is a stain on one of our great institutions

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Unfaithful, too striking... why William Morris’s wife was painted out of the Arts and Crafts movement

Jane Morris’s creative influence on her husband’s design empire has finally been revealed in a new book

The Guardian - UK

Winter bedding trends

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5 must-see gardens at RHS Chelsea Flower Show

As the gates open to the public, green fingered journalist Clare Coulson picks her top plots to see at Chelsea

Evening Standard

‘Everything comes back to the spirit of rave’: Jonny Banger in conversation with Jarvis Cocker and Jeremy Deller

Whether adding a Nike swoosh to NHS T-shirts or asking kids to draw their feelings on the government’s Covid letters, the work of Jonny Banger blurs the line between art, fashion and activism

The Guardian - UK

Creativity is what makes us human

“I do not want art for a few, any more than education for a few, or freedom for a few.” So said William Morris, pioneer of British socialism, designer and founding figure of the V&A. From the beginning, the South Kensington museum (as it was known) had a strongly democratic…

Evening Standard

Contemporary Muslim artists continue to adapt Islamic patterns to challenge ideas about fixed culture

What is culture? In today’s globalized world, we are familiar with seeing various cultural objects and ornamentation outside of their original location or context.

The Conversation

William Morris’s ‘heaven on earth’ Oxfordshire home restored to former glory

After a £6m renovation project, the pioneering designer’s farmhouse is reopening to the public

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The Guardian view on William Morris: a man for all seasons

Editorial: The beliefs embodied in his love for Kelmscott Manor – his socialism and care for the environment – are as urgent now as they were in the late 19th century

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Boy bands, happy lands and Buffy’s deadly mate – take the Thursday quiz

Fifteen questions on general knowledge and topical trivia plus a few jokes every Thursday – how will you fare?

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New art exhibitions opening in Edinburgh from William Morris to Carol Nunan

Following the national Inspire Your Heart With Art Day, we bring you a list of exhibitions opening around the capital in February that you would want to save for your calendar.

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