Art and design, photography and architecture
Art & design
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The Royal Academy set today’s quiz, which lets you explore the art collections of British museums closed due to Covid-19 – while answering some fiendish questions along the way
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From second world war re-enactment to cheese rolling, Orlando Gili set out to capture bizarre English pastimes – many put on hold this year due to coronavirus.
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A contemporary art collection in the grounds of a castle north-west of Berlin is a bold addition for a quiet part of the Brandenburg region
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5 out of 5 stars.
Kanye West: Wash Us in the Blood review – an intensely potent study of race and faith
5 out of 5 stars.This new track sees Kanye at his very best, corralling his anger with masterful focus into an apocalyptic vision of America -
Print of the Beeckestijn, now identified as a slave ship, forms part of Amsterdammers and Slavery exhibition
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Istanbul Photo Awards 2020, organised by Anadolu Agency, has announced the winners in four categories of the annual competition: single news, story news, single sports and story sports
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Detroit’s early 20th century buildings were astonishingly grand – now they’re being destroyed. Philip Jarmain captured their fading glamour
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Nine visual storytellers, whose work is shown below, have been welcomed into Oculi as it celebrates its 20th anniversary
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Test your arts knowledge with these questions from our critics
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It’s had Huguenot weavers, Jewish traders and Bangladeshi tailors. But east London is not the clothing powerhouse it was. Could a £6m startup built from garages in Poplar see it sashaying back?
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We all share the built environment – so how come only 1% of British architects are black? Two designers discuss the trouble with statues, town planning, and why it’s time to stop focusing on Le Corbusier
Visual arts
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If you have been using your extra time inside to create pieces of art, we would love to see them
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Wherever and however you are allowed to exercise, why not seek out public sculptures and monuments? Meanwhile, artists including Gilbert & George do their best to keep working – all in your weekly dispatch
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Patricia Highsmith’s manipulative murderer, Michel Houellebecq’s bitter irony and Orhan Pamuk’s mysterious miniaturists feature in our roundup of the best art novels
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Gustav Klimt’s Portrait of a Lady has been found – in the same gallery it was taken from. At least it wasn’t cut up by a mafia boss or hauled aboard a pirate ship
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Devastated by his time in Germany, which he regards as still Nazi, the artist has moved. As he unveils a powerful virtual reality artwork, he talks about needing a monster to fight – and why he’d like to be a barber
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Film Title Poem review – scratched, dancing, scrunched-up celluloid
3 out of 5 stars.