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Making Marie Antoinette: Sofia Coppola takes us inside her film, 20 years on

Making Marie Antoinette: Sofia Coppola takes us inside her film, 20 years on

Wallpaper* Magazine — Two decades ago, Sofia Coppola filmed Marie Antoinette at the Palace of Versailles. Revisit the movie as a Versaillies exhibition and a new book go behind the scenes
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"I'm always interested in doing something I haven't done before": Gugu Mbatha-Raw on Possession a...

"I'm always interested in doing something I haven't done before": Gugu Mbatha-Raw on Possession a...

EE72 — Over a decade after her breakout role in the pioneering period drama Belle, British actress Gugu Mbatha-Raw reflects on her versatile career trajectory, her pursuit of creative evolution, and stepping into Sky Atlantic's gripping new supernatural series.
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National Gallery's Citizens' Assembly Sparks Conservative Backslash

National Gallery's Citizens' Assembly Sparks Conservative Backslash

ARTnews — An initiative by the National Gallery to convene a panel of randomly selected UK citizens has drawn criticism from art figures and conservative MPs.
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See these ten shows at London Gallery Weekend 2026

See these ten shows at London Gallery Weekend 2026

Wallpaper* Magazine — More than 120 galleries are taking part in London Gallery Weekend (5-7 June 2026). Here are the shows not to miss
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British Museum's "Samurai" Exhibition Corrects Misconceptions

British Museum's "Samurai" Exhibition Corrects Misconceptions

ARTnews — The show, titled "Samurai," dismantles the popular, singular image of the samurai as merely warriors, presenting a nuanced view of the class.
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In Norway, discover 1000 years of Queer expression in Islamic Art

In Norway, discover 1000 years of Queer expression in Islamic Art

Wallpaper* Magazine — A new exhibition at the National Museum of Norway unites 1000 years of Queer Islamic Art
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Rwanda boosts culture infrastructure with new non-profit contemporary art centre

Rwanda boosts culture infrastructure with new non-profit contemporary art centre

The Art Newspaper — Gihanga Institute of Contemporary Art, a first for the East African country, houses residency spaces along with a reference library
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Sharmadean Reid on building her multi-hyphenate world

Sharmadean Reid on building her multi-hyphenate world

EE72 — From a hip-hop zine, to a nail bar, to a women's media platform and now a bathing brand, British entrepreneur Sharmadean Reid is the ultimate mutli-hypenate. Here, she tells us how it's done.
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Before Hashtags, There was Black is Beautiful

Before Hashtags, There was Black is Beautiful

EE72 — Yemi Bamiro brings his signature depth and visual storytelling to Brathwaite's life to tell his story with honesty, authenticity, and insight.
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Capturing Beauty & Inhumanity: The Legacy of Lee Miller

Capturing Beauty & Inhumanity: The Legacy of Lee Miller

EE72 — She played many roles - model, muse, visionary photographer, photojournalist, and writer. Her work is on display at the Tate until February.
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Step into the dark, musical world of Christelle Oyiri in Berlin

Step into the dark, musical world of Christelle Oyiri in Berlin

Wallpaper* Magazine — In an explosion of light and sound, Christelle Oyiri explores celebrity, mythology and religion inside CANK, a former brutalist shopping centre in Berlin's Neukölln.
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Donald Locke Tackled Colonialism's Complicated Legacy With Restless Intensity

Donald Locke Tackled Colonialism's Complicated Legacy With Restless Intensity

ARTnews — The late artist, who died in 2010, is now the subject of a survey at Spike Island in England.
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Delve into the distorted world of digital beauty at Somerset House

Delve into the distorted world of digital beauty at Somerset House

Wallpaper* Magazine — AI, social media and the ease with which we can tweak our face mean we're heading towards a dystopian beauty future, argues 'Virtual Beauty' at Somerset House
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Netflix's Sobering Apocalypse in the Tropics Depicts the Rise of Evangelical Christianity in Braz...

Netflix's Sobering Apocalypse in the Tropics Depicts the Rise of Evangelical Christianity in Braz...

TIME — Petra Costa's sobering new Netflix documentary depicts the hold evangelical Christianity has over far-right politics in Brazil.
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10 must-see exhibitions at London Gallery Weekend 2025

10 must-see exhibitions at London Gallery Weekend 2025

Wallpaper* Magazine — As 125 galleries across London take part from 6-8 June 2025, here are ten things not to miss, from David Hockney's 'Love' series to Kayode Ojo's look at the superficiality of taste
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Black Dandyism, the 2025 Met Gala's Theme, Has Its Roots in 18th-Century Painting

Black Dandyism, the 2025 Met Gala's Theme, Has Its Roots in 18th-Century Painting

ARTnews — With its roots in 18th-century painting, Black dandyism is the subject of the Met Costume Institute's 'Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,' exhibition.
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An Exhibition Drawing The Art Crowd To Accra This Detty December Features Stellar Black British T...

An Exhibition Drawing The Art Crowd To Accra This Detty December Features Stellar Black British T...

British Vogue — Featuring works by Michaela Yearwood-Dan and Julian Knox, 'Keeping Time' is an essential stop on any trip to Ghana.
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From Aristocrat to Waiter in a Grand Hotel: A Gentleman in Moscow " The Watercooler

From Aristocrat to Waiter in a Grand Hotel: A Gentleman in Moscow " The Watercooler

The Watercooler — It's 1920s Moscow, four years after the start of the Russian Revolution. The aristocracy has been put on trial, staring down their inevitable doom. Count Alexander Rostov, a Russian aristocrat, is sentenced by a Bolshevik tribunal for "social parasitism" -- the crime of living off of the efforts of others.
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British Museum's 'Silk Roads' Exhibition Aims to Tell the Complex Story of the Misunderstood Trad...

British Museum's 'Silk Roads' Exhibition Aims to Tell the Complex Story of the Misunderstood Trad...

ARTnews — The expansive "Silk Roads" exhibition, at the British Museum through February 23, looks at how commerce, ideas, and religion crisscrossed the world.
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The Best Booths at 1-54 London's 2024 Edition, From Studies in Color to Scenes of Leisure

The Best Booths at 1-54 London's 2024 Edition, From Studies in Color to Scenes of Leisure

ARTnews — A look at the best booths from the 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair' 2024 London edition.
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The liberated lens: a chronicle of African cinema and photography

The liberated lens: a chronicle of African cinema and photography

The Art Newspaper — A new book celebrates the pioneering artists who took control of the post-colonial agenda.
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1-54 Art Fair Will Go on As Planned at London's Somerset House

1-54 Art Fair Will Go on As Planned at London's Somerset House

ARTnews — The roof of the iconic Somerset House in central London caught fire in August, but the galleries that host the 1-54 art fair were not affected.
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Lisbon exhibition seeks to highlight 'the reality of the African diaspora' while looking to the f...

Lisbon exhibition seeks to highlight 'the reality of the African diaspora' while looking to the f...

The Art Newspaper — Works by April Bey, Gabriel Massan and others will highlight the creative possibilities that come from the sharing of ideas between different African cultures and others across the world.
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'In some cases, it was the women who were fiercest in the fight': The female freedom fighters of ...

'In some cases, it was the women who were fiercest in the fight': The female freedom fighters of ...

BBC — Contemporary paintings celebrate the brave women who fought fiercely alongside the men in the Haitian revolution of the 18th Century. How did they contribute, and why have their stories been buried for so long?
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