10 h. ago Dunelm shoppers race to buy £36 wall art after waiting for it 'come back in stock'

'Lovely piece of wall art. Finishes off my bedroom perfectly. Love it.'

Economics

63 h. ago Shuggie Bain author to release 'poignant' new book about 'living a secret life'

Scottish-American novelist Douglas Stuart's third novel is a "tender and devastating story of love and religion, of a father and son, art and landscape" and is set for publication in 2026.

Culture

3 d. ago ‘A vehicle for love’: the public art project highlighting immigrants’ contributions to US cities

The Philadelphians features video portraits of immigrants, in response to the Trump administration’s negative rhetoricDozens of people milled about in Philadelphia’s Love Park as a series of short film portraits played on the facade of the park’s visitor center on a recent Friday evening. The ambient sounds of the city served as a soundtrack for the silent films. Several videos played simultaneously on different sections of the 360-degree projection wrapped around the building’s exterior. Titled the Philadelphians, the 10 portraits recognize the contributions of the city’s immigrant communities.One film profiled an Afghan immigrant named Rezwan Natiq and followed him as he shopped at a halal Middle Eastern food market. His words were displayed on the screen: “I had a lot of mixed feelings but I had no other option than to leave Afghanistan. I was thinking about my parents who stayed behind, and on the other hand, I was happy that my kids would get to live the life they deserve. At l...

Events

4 d. ago Extraordinary story of America's most notorious prison escapee, the mom who loves him... and her daughter, 10, who hangs his creepy art on her walls

A cop killer renowned for an audacious jailbreak is now escaping the hell of solitary confinement by playing the doting father figure to his lover's little girl on the outside, the Daily Mail can reveal.

Events

5 d. ago Olivia Dean Announces Sophomore LP ‘The Art of Loving’ & Surprise London Show

Olivia Dean Announces Sophomore LP ‘The Art of Loving’ & Surprise London Show  Billboard

Politics

5 d. ago London Gallery Weekend 2025: the best shows for photography lovers

London Gallery Weekend 2025: the best shows for photography lovers  The Art Newspaper

Culture

1 week ago My sister was found dead. Then I discovered her search history – and the online world that had gripped her

Adele Zeynep Walton’s sibling Aimee was a talented artist who loved music. It was only after her death that Walton realised Aimee had been lured into a dangerous community – and that others may also be victims of it Adele Zeynep Walton knew something was wrong when she stumbled out of her caravan in the New Forest at 8am – she was camping with her boyfriend – and, through her sleepy fog, saw her parents’ car driving towards her. Initially annoyed by the idea of a family walk so early in the day, she then noticed that the car was veering off the track and, as it drew closer, her mother looked “hysterical”. “Straight away,” she says. “I was like, ‘It’s Aimee.’”Aimee, Walton’s younger sister, was 21 and had suffered from poor mental health for some months. She loved music technology and art – her accomplished self-portraits dot the walls of the family’s home in Southampton, where her bedroom has been left exactly as it was before her death. She was such a big fan of the singer Pharrell...

Events

2 w. ago Grandfather and grandson art dealer duo curate exhibition celebrating David Hockey’s early work

New exhibition marks the first in-depth exploration of the early period of Hockney’s career, when he was a student at the Royal College of Art

Economics

2 w. ago Grandfather and grandson art dealer duo curate exhibition celebrating David Hockney’s early work

New exhibition marks the first in-depth exploration of the early period of Hockney’s career, when he was a student at the Royal College of Art

Economics

2 w. ago ‘Extreme anxiety and extreme depression’: Jennifer Lawrence says she felt ‘like an alien’ as a new mother

The actor and co-star Robert Pattinson have each spoken about their experiences of early parenthood ahead of the premiere of Lynne Ramsay’s Die, My LoveJennifer Lawrence has spoken of the “extremely isolating” effect of the postpartum period, while discussing a new film in which she portrays a mother descending into psychosis.In Scottish art-house director Lynne Ramsay’s moody psychodrama Die, My Love, Lawrence’s character Grace is left alone to look after her newborn in a ramshackle house in the remote woods of Montana while her husband Jackson (Robert Pattinson) goes off to work. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago David Hockney’s rarely seen early works united in new London exhibition

Exclusive: In The Mood For Love, curated by grandson of early Hockney champion and art dealer, John Kasmin, will feature works from 1960-63When one of David Hockney’s iconic swimming pool pictures sold for $90.3m (£70.3m) in 2013, he became the world’s most highly valued contemporary artist. Now paintings, drawings and prints that he sold for a few pounds in the 1960s are being brought together for the first time in a new exhibition.John Kasmin, an art dealer who first recognised Hockney’s potential in the early 1960s when the artist was studying at the Royal College of Art (RCA), told the Guardian that Hockney’s prices then “rarely ever went above 20 quid”. Continue reading...

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