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Pope Francis recognises the ‘heroic virtues’ of the creator of Barcelona’s Sagrada Família basilica in first step of processHe’s long been nicknamed “God’s architect” by those who point to his piety and the religious imagery woven through his soaring s…
A 12-metre high mosaic will show the reflection of a wading bird native to Utøya island, where Anders Breivik murdered 69 people in 2011Fourteen years ago, the heart of Oslo was reconfigured by hate. On 22 July 2011, Norwegian neo-Nazi Anders Behring B…
Twelve dadikwakwa-kwa given to Manchester Museum on condition they are not permanently kept behind glassThey represent a “beautiful friendship” that defies preconceptions, spanning 9,000 miles with a complicated, 70-year history. The 12 dadikwakwa-kwa …
Exhibition of rarely seen paintings by Cassandra Austen is part of events marking 250th anniversary of author’s birthPerhaps most well-known for destroying thousands of her more famous sister’s letters, Cassandra Austen’s act of what some called litera…
William Mitchell artwork saved but Blackheath community centre in which it was housed will be torn downA rare piece of postwar art that was under threat of being demolished along with the south London building it was housed in has been saved.The work, …
Quilt, made in 1980s to raise awareness, to be shown as US cuts raise fears of Aids resurgence in some countriesA giant quilt made to remember people who died of Aids in Britain is to be publicly displayed later this year at Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall …
After a year off, the often controversial art festival returns, having signed a new three-year funding deal with the state governmentGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailA two-hour performance work involving an artist and a stunt driver culminati…
Miami billionaire couple part with triptych by late abstract expressionist that previously hung in their bedroomTate Modern has announced its most significant single donation in more than 50 years, a monumental triptych by the American abstract express…
Exclusive: Lebanese Australian artist says ‘nobody should have to go through this torture’ in first interview since being dumped from Venice Biennale exhibitionCensorship and the ongoing fallout from the Venice Biennale saga – Full Story podcastElectio…
Leading figures including Tom Dixon and Sebastian Conran add voices to criticism of government’s AI opt-out proposalA proposed overhaul of copyright law risks “running roughshod” over a British design industry that has created such memorable products a…