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Some artists have taken their work to Brussels, saying they no longer feel safe, yet the art market back home continues to boomFrom a rocky perch a larger-than-life rendition of a female protester, clad in a hard hat and a gas mask, gazes over a city i…
Read MoreA new exhibition of intricate paintings opens up a wider debate about who gets to see them and howTowards the end of last year, Rishi Sunak went to a small amount of trouble to get a large degree of attention. The prime minister blew off a meeting with…
Read MoreMusicians and artists are living in a state of terror. Can the country’s identity as a ‘crossroads of cultures’ survive a policy of strict repression?When the Taliban moved closer to Kabul in the early days of August 2021, a series of unusual advertise…
Read MoreAli Salman Anchan and his team of artists travelled to meet some of the people affected by last year’s devastating monsoon rains in Sindh province. They set to work covering an aid truck with vibrant images to share people’s stories of resilience and r…
Read MoreBadiucao calls for Australian support after Chinese government asked Poland to close Warsaw exhibitionA Chinese-Australian artist has called for more support from the Australian government after Chinese officials tried to shut down his latest show in P…
Read MoreApo Whang-Od appears on front of Philippine edition and is credited with keeping batok form of art alive An Indigenous tattooist in the Philippines credited with helping to keep alive a form of the art known as batok has become the oldest Vogue cover s…
Read MoreFreed from the shadow of 9/11, the country’s artists are building on a rich heritage – to international acclaimIn August, Pakistan’s three censor boards cleared Saim Sadiq’s award-winning film Joyland for release. Shot in Lahore, the film is about a yo…
Read MoreThe 76-year-old Indian artist reflects on the sectarian violence and misogyny that has inspired her work, including the rape and murder of an eight-year-old girlGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailIndian artist Nalini Malani had been looking for…
Read MoreFrench auction house tells of build-up to bidding war that led to an expert losing his job and a seller being left ‘traumatised’In the 41 years of wielding the gavel at his auction house a stone’s throw from the royal chateau at Fontainebleau, Jean-Pie…
Read MoreTianqiuping-style porcelain sells for nearly 4,000 times its estimated value after buyers are convinced it is a rare artefactAn “ordinary” Chinese vase put up for auction in France and valued at €2,000 (£1,745) has sold for almost €8m after a ferocious…
Read MoreWe should never take free speech for granted, especially if it concerns art, writes John FinlayI read with interest your editorial (The Guardian view on China’s censors: the sense of an (acceptable) ending, 24 August). In 2016, I was about to publish a…
Read MoreFor years Tsang Tsou-choi daubed his eccentric demands around Hong Kong, and the authorities raced to cover them up. But as the city’s protest movements bloomed, his words mysteriously reappearedThe secret message only appeared when the wall was drench…
Read MoreAinsley Dawrent responds to an undiplomatic comment about the bucket fountain at Cuba Mall in WellingtonToby Fisher’s remark that the bucket fountain in Cuba Mall, Wellington, is the “crappiest fountain ever” is uncalled for and, even in jest, wrong (T…
Read MoreOver three generations in India, members of the Jogi family have preserved their culture with unique and detailed ink works, now on display in MelbourneGet our weekend culture and lifestyle email and listen to our podcastSangita Jogi’s illustration Wom…
Read MoreSallie Culy, who has Williams Syndrome, is the first artist with an intellectual disability to exhibit in Wellington’s public art Lightbox programme“It’s good to be alive,” artist Sallie Culy says as she finishes a ham and cheese sandwich at one of the…
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