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We bring you news and inspiration from the world of visual arts and culture, including exhibitions, festivals, events and series.

An 'exotic' photograph from Lau's book Picturing the Chinese: Early Western Photographs and Postcards of China.

Photographer Grace Lau celebrates Chinese New Year with portraits that turn the tables on the 'exotic'

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18 January 2023

Tattoo artist Martha Smith transfers her mark making skills to beautiful linocut prints

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18 January 2023

© Giulia Grillo aka Petite Doll

Surrealist performance, subverting expectations and solo exhibitions: Petite Doll on the art of the self portrait

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17 January 2023

Mom in Harlem.

Judy Bowman’s world of collage celebrates the African American experience in Detroit

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17 January 2023

Chaoying Lin's illustrated installation explores how young people live alone in China

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11 January 2023

Rebecca Parkin surrounded by her monstrous women.All photos courtesy of David Bebber.

Turning B-movie schlock horror into a feminist critique

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10 January 2023

© Stephanie H Shih

Ceramic artist Stephanie H Shih recreates food products in clay to explore cultural identity

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9 January 2023

Amber holds herself proudly in her parents living room.

How Debby Besford's roller skating project questions our sense of purpose

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5 January 2023

Artist Julia Kuzina paints tiny bird pictures that break free from the canvas

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5 January 2023

© Julian Germain

Football and comic nostalgia are celebrated in a new photography book, Subbuteo Superheroes

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16 December 2022

Mascot, the latest offering from Céline Leterme and Jon Dowling

The 10 best books of 2022 to inspire your creativity

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15 December 2022

Credit: Team/The Bronx Museum

Team's rebrand of The Bronx Museum has a surprising hero element

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14 December 2022

Her Heart Sank When She Saw The Box. Painted on vintage colour charts.

Artist Rachel Spelling discovers a new niche in miniatures with her tiny artworks on paint charts

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13 December 2022

© Becky Orlinski aka Beorli

Editing, experimentation and endless possibilities: Beorli shares the inspiration behind her surrealist worlds

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12 December 2022

Larry Achiampong’s love of video games continues to inform his work today. Image: @emileholbaphoto.

Why the influence of video games is so important for today's artists and designers

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7 December 2022

Caroline Byrne. All photography by [Liz Seabrook](https://lizseabrook.com/)

Caroline Byrne's bold and colourful installation for Self Space is a papercraft triumph

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6 December 2022

Caroline Byrne. All photography by [Liz Seabrook](https://lizseabrook.com/)

Artist Caroline Byrne on finding happiness by turning houseplants into incredible paper sculptures

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5 December 2022

Chinese fan and slippers. Image: Kathy Hall, British Library

How Chinese design and culture have influenced British art works, motifs and colour schemes

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5 December 2022

The New Black Vanguard at the Saatchi Gallery brings together 15 photographers.

Black artists represent progress while breaking gender and identity boundaries

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1 December 2022

Artist COVL on working in VR, being authentic, and making the metaverse inclusive

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30 November 2022

Visitors inside the Off-World section of the Science Fiction: Voyage to the Edge of Imagination. Image: Science Museum Group

Top five must-see art shows in December from fashion to sci-fi and sculpture

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29 November 2022

Instagram hit Jordy Kerwick draws on myths and folklore in his raw and bold paintings

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29 November 2022

Joy Garden © Morag Myerscough. Photography: Gareth Gardner

Morag Myerscough brings happiness to Sheffield Children's Hospital with her colourful Joy Garden

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21 November 2022

Adam Morton-Delaney calls out Qatar ahead of the World Cup with his Pathetic Pennants

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16 November 2022

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