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a href= http://www.diaart.org target= _blank Dia /a announced today the appointment of Humberto Moro to the position of Deputy Director of Program

Array Collective Win Turner Prize 2021

Array Collective, has won the Turner Prize 2021. It was announced this evening at a ceremony at Coventry Cathedral

Three huge world-class exhibitions opened to the public at a href= https://www.mleuven.be target= _blank M Leuven /a and KU Leuven University Libr

a href= https://chiswickhouseandgardens.org.uk/ target= _blank Chiswick House & Gardens /a are presenting a new artistic programme Bring Into Bein

Woodbridge Tide Mill celebrates 850 years on the quayside site in 2021. - Credit: Simon Ballard As lockdown restrictions ease Suffolks museums are opening their doors to visitors so why not put them on your list of things to do this summer? Theyre a great way to get to know more about the county and what makes it tick. Many are staffed by knowledgeable volunteers who will tell you about the collections in their care, bringing your visit alive.  Many Suffolk towns and villages have museums d...

The fourth plinth deserves better than these woke monstrosities The fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square should be an imaginative opportunity to show off contemporary sculpture at its best. 25 May 2021 • 6:11pm So, you thought that the giant cream swirl with a cherry, a fly and a drone on top was the worst you could get for the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square? Ha. The shortlist has been published of six contenders for the empty plinth which hosts a succession of modern pieces in the most famou...

The Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square is home to a rolling commission of artworks.

Museums in many countries remain closed, but at least spring has sprung. This week’s Apollo Art Diary picks out four arty gardens to enjoy…  Lord Burlington’s vast 18th-century villa at Chiswick was one of the earliest example of neo-Palladian architecture in the country. But its garden is perhaps more significant – designed by William Kent, it is considered the prototype of the English landscape garden, a style that was imitated throughout Europe. With its sloping lawns, cascades, and...

/ Brian William Haw lived for almost ten years in Parliament Square. He was a thorn in the flesh of the British establishment and became a symbol of the anti-war movement against the conflicts first in Afghanistan and then Iraq. An evangelical Christian, he’d served in the Merchant Navy, worked as a removal man and had a wife and seven children, whom he left to set up his protest in 2001. A one-man political protest, his camp and banners were erected on the grass in Parliament Square, creati...