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Belle Époque posters, sex and body art: The most unmissable art exhibitions of 2025

From Belle Époque posters to radical performance art, 2025 delivered exhibitions that pushed boundaries and opened dialogues.

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Artist caught up in row over Foreign Office queen portrait speaks out

Larry Achiampong, whose ‘pan-African colours’ replaced picture of former monarch, calls angle of some media coverage deeply problematic

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: the hit Danish true crime series following an undercover lawyer

Secret cameras roll as Amira Smajic advises criminal groups. Plus: artist Yinka Shonibare tells his deeply affecting story. Here’s what to watch this evening

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‘A palette unlike anything in the west’: Ben Okri, Yinka Shonibare and more on how Nigerian art revived Britain’s cultural landscape

To mark a new exhibition at Tate Modern, author Ben Okri and other leading British-Nigerian cultural figures trace the impact of their heritage on their work, and consider its growing influence on the world stage

The Guardian - UK

Almaty Museum of Arts opens its doors in Kazakhstan’s cultural capital

Dedicated to modern and contemporary art, the new museum marks a bold chapter in Central Asia’s cultural landscape

Euronews

Queen Elizabeth memorial to feature Prince Phillip tribute and translucent bridge

The project is set to transform St James’s Park with a ‘contemplative’ tribute to the nation’s longest-reigning monarch

The Independent UK

Welsh singer Tom Jones will feature in a new series of BBC’s In My Own Words

The series takes a closer look into some of the UK’s leading creative minds as they recount stories from their careers and lives.

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‘I like pushing boundaries’: Yinka Shonibare on his landmark art show in Madagascar

The British-Nigerian artist explores colonialism and connection in his first major solo exhibition in Africa. Plus, a grime MC goes oyster farming

The Guardian - UK

Yinka Shonibare’s debut African solo show highlights hybrid nature of identity

Renowned British-Nigerian visual artist Yinka Shonibare is celebrating his first solo exhibition on the African continent, at the age of 62 – an explosion of colour that raises questions of identity and challenges the way we see the post-colonial world.

Radio France Internationale

Queer quilts, rebellious knitting and political pants: the radical world of textiles

From union banners to sewn sculptures, a major new exhibition in Adelaide celebrates the emotional and revolutionary force of textiles

The Guardian - AU

‘An underlying stillness’: the Yinka Shonibare retreat where artists have space to grow and thrive

The earth-brick barn house nestled among cassava and yam fields in southern Nigeria is one of two artists’ residences established by the British-Nigerian artist

The Guardian - UK

Artist Chris Levine on how his portrait of the Queen went global, what addiction taught him and shooting our art greats

The light artist has created a new series for The Standard to mark Frieze Week featuring some of Britain’s great living creatives

Evening Standard

London Frieze 2024: Our picks of what to see from London's rising stars to inflatable penguins

The renowned London art fair is back once more: from Rose Wylie to Jeremy Deller, here’s our pick of what’s on

Evening Standard

Inside the Serpentine Summer Party 2024 with Maya Jama, Venus Williams and Benedict Cumberbatch

Stars brought the heat to the Serpentine, as society summer party seasons hits it peak

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Serpentine pavilion 2024 review – Minsuk Cho’s multi-use design is bold and playful

The South Korean architect has incorporated a climbing structure, a cafe and a library into an unpredictable space meant for coming together

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Aindrea Emelife on bringing the Nigerian Pavilion to life at the Venice Biennale 2024

Curator Aindrea Emelife has spearheaded a new wave of contemporary artists at the Venice Biennale’s second-ever Nigerian Pavilion. Here, she talks about what the world needs to learn about African art

Evening Standard

Venice Biennale: what you need to know about 'the Olympics' of the art world

The glittering event begins on Saturday with 331 participating artists and 88 pavilions from around the world... let the games begin

The Guardian - UK

Yinka Shonibare CBE: Suspended States review – gorgeously recognisable, but is that enough?

The British-Nigerian artist’s first solo London show in more than two decades is full of his signature beautiful African fabrics subverting familiar colonial figures – just like the last one

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Need to know: 8 of the best things to do in London this week

From the arrival of Feud to a crash course in Amy Winehouse, there is plenty to keep you busy

The Guardian - UK

Death-defying darkness, thought-provoking pop art and unrepentant nudes – the week in art

Caravaggio proves haunting, Yinka Shonibare brings colonial figures down to size and Monica Sjöö photographs the goddess feminism – all in your weekly dispatch

The Guardian - UK

Yinka Shonibare CBE review – where Churchill finds his inner psychedelic dandy

From colonial leaders dressed in trippy patterns to a library of historical conflicts, this delightful show brings a welcome wit and rationality to today’s angry debates

Evening Standard

Yinka Shonibare: Suspended States at Serpentine South review – beautiful, alluring and disquieting

This is classic Yinka: a knack for immediate visual allure with a subtle, disquieting meaning

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Yinka Shonibare considers the tangled relationship between Africa and Europe at Serpentine South

Yinka Shonibare‘s ‘Suspended States’ at Serpentine South, London, considers history, refuge and humanitarian support (until 1 September 2024)

Evening Standard

Yinka Shonibare: "The argument that things are safer at the British Museum is a little bit shaky now"

As the British-Nigerian artist’s new Serpentine Gallery show opens he talks about the long arm of colonialism, why art needs to engage, and why the Benin Bronzes should be sent home

Evening Standard

The best exhibitions to see in London in 2024, from CUTE at Somerset House to Francis Bacon at the NPG

The capital's museums and galleries are a treasure trove of glorious art and ideas – here's our pick of the year's offerings

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