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Simone Brewster's new exhibition explores our social relationship with objects

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A new exhibition from one of the leading voices in contemporary design, Simone Brewster , encourages viewers to reconsider their perception of everyday objects and how we interact with them. These dialogues of heritage, memory, race, gender, tradition and form are embodied in some of the key centrepieces of the exhibition.

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Artist Jarvis Brookfield explores the inner landscape of the mind in his latest exhibition

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Psychedelic painter Jarvis Brookfield likes to delve deep into our psyches with his groundbreaking work; his latest exhibition is no exception. Titled Julanite , the exhibition opens at 67A York Street in Marylebone on 6 September, and promises to take the viewer on an imaginative journey through themes of spiritualism and psychedelia.

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Artist Denzil Forrester melds the energy of '80s dub with themes of social justice

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Q, 2022 © Courtesy the artist and Stephen Friedman Gallery, London. Now a new exhibition of his work at the Stephen Friedman Gallery in London powerfully evokes the excitement, energy and atmosphere of those times. Eula and Sons, 2022 © Courtesy the artist and Stephen Friedman Gallery, London.

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New exhibition reveals the impact of the global pandemic on children’s play

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And so a new exhibition, highlighting how youngsters have played in the Covid era, can provide some revealing insights indeed. Play In The Pandemic is the first-ever online exhibition by Young V&A, formerly known as the Victoria & Albert Museum of Childhood in London. Gathering the exhibits. Curation and categories.

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Cradle: Playful tufted chairs and stools shaped like cats offer comfort and hope

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Titled Cradle, the exhibition at Reem Gallery in Ham Yard, Soho, will bring the Central Saint Martins fine art graduate's unique body of work to the masses, all centring around the recurring theme of cats in nursery rhymes and folk stories. Be with me, 2022 © Selby Hurst Inglefield. They're not like anything we've ever seen.

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Lubberland: Harry Rüdham's new exhibition is an intricate world of colourful delights

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Taking its inspiration from medieval Swedish myths, Lubberland is the latest exhibition by London-based artist Harry Rüdham. Roughly translated to 'Lazy Land', Harry's exhibition follows the tale's themes of yearning for an idyllic world of ease, abundance and human connection.

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Stunning artworks set in an ancient Arabian desert explore ideas of mirage and oasis

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Dana Awartani Desert X AlUla 2022, photo by Lance Gerber. Returning this month to Saudi Arabia is a unique art exhibition set in an ancient desert region of the Arabian Peninsula, using only the natural landscape and surroundings as inspiration. Jim Denevan Desert X AlUla 2022, photo by Lance Gerber.