65 m. ago Sharon Osbourne, 72, shows off her plump pout as she attends husband Ozzy's Working Class Hero exhibition at Birmingham's Museum & Art Gallery

Sharon Osbourne showed off her very plump pout as she attended her husband Ozzy Osbourne's 'Working Class Hero' exhibition at Birmingham's Museum & Art Gallery on Wednesday. 

Culture

25 h. ago The best free art exhibitions in London: enjoy culture without breaking the bank

Discover the top free exhibitions in London to experience the city's vibrant cultural scene without breaking the bank

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3 d. ago Naga Munchetty tells how she has always 'hated seeing people bullied'

In an interview recorded days before allegations against her resurfaced, the presenter, 50, had said she battled against rude comments made about her appearance and talent.

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5 d. ago ‘If there’s a rule, he tries to break it’: the explosively colourful textiles of Sam Gilliam

A new exhibition explores the late artist’s unexpected sojourn in Ireland, where practical constrictions and the wild scenery inspired a burst of fierce creativitySam Gilliam’s artistic life was bookended by success against the odds. In 1972, he became the first Black artist to represent the US at the world’s most prestigious art festival, the Venice Biennale. He had overcome poverty and prejudice in the south to study art at one of the first desegregated universities, and, after settling in Washington, was hailed as a radical innovator within the group of abstract painters dubbed the Color School.Pushing his medium in new sculptural directions, he broke convention by taking his canvases off their wooden stretchers. His best-known colour-drenched works have an improvisatory quality, never installed the same way twice, whether they’re draped on the wall or hung tent-like from the ceiling. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago ‘If there’s a rule, he tries to break it’: the explosively colourful works of Sam Gilliam

A new exhibition explores the late artist’s unexpected sojourn in Ireland, where practical constrictions and the wild scenery inspired a burst of fierce creativitySam Gilliam’s artistic life was bookended by success against the odds. In 1972, he became the first Black artist to represent the US at the world’s most prestigious art festival, the Venice Biennale. He had overcome poverty and prejudice in the south to study art at one of the first desegregated universities, and, after settling in Washington, was hailed as a radical innovator within the group of abstract painters dubbed the Color School.Pushing his medium in new sculptural directions, he broke convention by taking his canvases off their wooden stretchers. His best-known colour-drenched works have an improvisatory quality, never installed the same way twice, whether they’re draped on the wall or hung tent-like from the ceiling. Continue reading...

Events

6 d. ago Is this an artist – or a coffee pot? The great William Kentridge reveals the strange secret to a great self

The South African artist has exhibited everywhere, bagging awards in art and theatre, while his work sells for millions. So why did he find becoming an artist so unnatural? Ahead of a major British show, he reveals allYou only have to glance at William Kentridge’s family tree to realise why he is such an outsider. His maternal grandmother, Irene Geffen, was South Africa’s first female barrister while his mother, Felicia Geffen, became an anti-apartheid lawyer. Then there’s his father, Sydney Kentridge, the indomitable QC who represented Nelson Mandela in the 1960s and fought for justice for Steve Biko in the 70s. Studying law would have been the obvious path. “Public speaking, thinking on my feet, were natural and easy skills,” said Kentridge back in 1998. “Being an artist was a very unnatural and hard thing for me to do.”That’s quite a statement. Because in the three decades since, Kentridge has conquered the international art world with the oomph and verve of an emerging twentysom...

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7 d. ago “There Was Music Before Art”: Yoshitomo Nara's New London Exhibition Reveals His First Love

“There Was Music Before Art”: Yoshitomo Nara's New London Exhibition Reveals His First Love  Esquire

Events

7 d. ago Rachel Zegler belts out the best bit of Evita to West End passersby for free every night... and the paying audience don't like it

Rachel Zegler, who plays protagonist Eva Perón, belts out Don't Cry for Me Argentina on a balcony outside the London Palladium- with passersby able to enjoy the performance for free.

Events

8 d. ago St Matthew's pupils showcase art in Harbour Arts Centre exhibition

An impactful art exhibition highlights the diverse talents of secondary school pupils.

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8 d. ago ‘It was love at first sight, again’: Prague exhibition celebrates work of pair at heart of Europe’s avant garde

Anne-Eva Bergman and Hans Hartung battled with the Nazis and created some of the most riveting abstract art of the last centuryThey created some of the most riveting abstract art of the 20th century, fought Nazis with the gun and the pen, married, divorced and married again. Now the continent-spanning and nigh-forgotten love story of the Burton-Tayloresque couple at the heart of the European avant garde is finally being given its due at a major art institution.And We’ll Never Be Parted, exhibiting at Prague’s Kunsthalle gallery, is the first show to reunite the Norwegian painter Anna-Eva Bergman and German-born Hans Hartung. Continue reading...

Economics

9 d. ago Edward Burra – Ithell Colquhoun at Tate Britain: an immersive and intelligent double bill

Two queer British artist’s have their life’s work on display at the Tate Britain — here’s why you should visit

Events

9 d. ago Eric Cantona and Ella Toone help meld football and art for Manchester festival

The two players are among those collaborating with artists to create the Football City, Art United exhibition“Everybody needs his own ritual or way of preparing,” says the former Dutch footballer Edgar Davids. “Those minutes that you’re in the tunnel is where we’re going to start.”Davids is talking about a piece he has worked on alongside the artist Paul Pfeiffer in which the pair recreate the tension of the tunnel before a big game. Continue reading...

Sport

1 week ago Royal Academy Summer Exhibition review: 'where is British art going?'

The Royal Academy’s annual summer show is more packed than ever, but hard to get a handle on

Politics

1 week ago Rare chance to see work of one of Scotland’s leading sculptors

When Kenny Hunter describes his forthcoming exhibition at the Fine Art Society in Edinburgh as “monumentous”, he’s not just talking about its importance in his career, writes Susan Mansfield.

Politics

2 w. ago Finding hope: artist Scott Naismith inspires and uplifts in new Edinburgh exhibition

An independent Edinburgh art gallery has announced details of a new exhibition of work from Scott Naismith, a Scottish contemporary artist known for his innovative use of colour.

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2 w. ago Yoshitomo Nara at Hayward Gallery: punk rock art for your inner child

The Japanese artist opens the door to his world where impish children dwell and (loud) music is in the air

Events

2 w. ago ‘It makes me sick!’ How the likes of the French impressionists went from ‘lunatics’ to luminaries

The National Gallery of Victoria’s new show, French Impressionism, celebrates the likes of Monet, Renoir, Degas, Morisot and Pissarro, who painted in the face of public outrageGet our weekend culture and lifestyle email“Five or six lunatics deranged by ambition – one of them a woman – have chosen to exhibit their works,” French critic Albert Wolff wrote in a review of an art exhibition in Paris in 1876. The lunatics in question were a group of up-and-coming artists: Claude Monet, Alfred Sisley, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Berthe Morisot, Camille Pissarro and Edgar Degas.Almost 150 years later, we know now that those lunatics took over the asylum. The impressionists, who rebelled against the old masters by painting lighter, brighter, ephemeral scenes, are today’s old masters; what was so shocking then is now all over our calendars, coffee cups and phone cases. But back in 1876, those looking at their works “are content to laugh at such things,” Wolff wrote sniffily. “But it makes me sick ...

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2 w. ago ‘It makes me sick!’ How the French impressionists went from ‘lunatics’ to luminaries

The National Gallery of Victoria’s new show, French Impressionism, celebrates the likes of Monet, Renoir, Degas, Morisot and Pissarro, who painted in the face of public outrageGet our weekend culture and lifestyle email“Five or six lunatics deranged by ambition – one of them a woman – have chosen to exhibit their works,” French critic Albert Wolff wrote in a review of an art exhibition in Paris in 1876. The lunatics in question were a group of up-and-coming artists: Claude Monet, Alfred Sisley, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Berthe Morisot, Camille Pissarro and Edgar Degas.Almost 150 years later, we know now that those lunatics took over the asylum. The impressionists, who rebelled against the old masters by painting lighter, brighter, ephemeral scenes, are today’s old masters; what was so shocking then is now all over our calendars, coffee cups and phone cases. But back in 1876, those looking at their works “are content to laugh at such things,” Wolff wrote sniffily. “But it makes me sick ...

Politics

2 w. ago Straw review – Taraji P Henson rises above Tyler Perry’s tortured Netflix thriller

The Oscar nominated actor gives a powerhouse performance as a woman pushed to the edge but the punishing film around her does a disserviceTyler Perry is not beating the allegations. For decades, the content-creating studio chief has been roundly criticized for making the traumatization of Black women a persistent theme in his work. In Straw, his latest exercise in misogynoir for Netflix, he pulls out all the stops to break the camel’s back.The guinea pig for this cultural stress test is Janiyah (Taraji P Henson), an apex Perry caricature who is past the point of exhaustion. Her loud, hot and dumpy apartment isn’t all that keeps her in perennial discomfort. There’s also a precocious young daughter (Gabrielle E Jackson) with nagging medical issues, and that eviction notice on the dining table. She can’t make ends meet despite working three jobs, and her cashier’s position at the local food desert grocery store is especially thankless. When an angry customer spikes a bottle of fizzy dr...

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2 w. ago Europe's 'best value city' is stag and hen do hotspot with £22 Ryanair flights

Europe's best value cities have been revealed for 2025 and there's one that you'll definitely want on your radar for a city break packed with culture, great food and bargain prices

Economics