Art and design, photography and architecture
Art & design
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A sense of crisis is pushing through the art scene, and some of Australia’s most exciting artists are smashing apart artistic convention -
A derelict house tunnelled beneath by its former owner was the artist’s dream come true. Could architect David Adjaye help her transform it? -
Products that reuse materials and support local communities can both do good and look good
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Fusing landscape, art and architecture, Manrique embraced the island’s rugged volcanic terrain as a canvas to create works that are stunning a new generation of art lovers and tourists -
Bruce Davidson’s photograph of a child pushing a pram in a mining village captures a moment of peace amid the noise and grime
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The Iran plane crash, bushfires in Australia and the continuing unrest in Hong Kong and Santiago – the best photography in news, culture and sport from around the world this week -
This week in our ongoing series of exclusive Guardian photography we have an unusual festive image from a circus in Manchester, shot by Don McPhee -
In November 1948, the great photographer went to shoot ‘the last days of Beijing’. He returned to China in 1958 to capture the results of the Maoist revolution. Images from both visits are brought together for the first time in an exhibition in Paris
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Discover the magic of Bruce Goff – an overlooked American architect who built with coal, ashtrays and goose feathers -
The US president’s Twitter warning to hit Iranian cultural sites ‘very fast and very hard’ must not be taken lightly – the world could lose these architectural treasures for ever -
The US president has warned Iran he will obliterate its cultural sites. Here is our guide to the nation’s jewels, from hilltop citadels to a disco-ball mausoleum -
Martin Fitton writes: I had contact with Ted Cullinan in the early 1990s when we discussed building a new park office for the Brecon Beacons national park
Visual arts
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Egypt’s golden boy and Bridget Riley’s dazzling arcs of colour join a towering indictment of empire – this year’s stunning art shows hit like a bomb -
Away from the $120,000 banana, artists have been using their work to comment on and bring awareness to the climate emergency -
From the Hebrides to Land’s End, rural galleries showcase work that reflects the local area and make for great days out with lovely walks and homemade cake thrown in
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A new report finds women’s work still underrepresented in the art world, with only 11% of art purchased by institutions female-made -
Set in the home of eccentric Americans, The Visitors is 64 hard-partying minutes of songs, cigars and sorrow. As it’s named the best artwork of the century, the artist relives its creation -
It was meant to put the artist on a par with Picasso. But it was thrown into chaos by the suicide of his lover and muse. As Bacon returns to haunt the French capital, we recall a tragic, game-changing show -
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