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Like No Other: collaborative exhibition celebrates the beauty of imperfection with screen-prints and paper craft

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Brighton-based paper artist Owen Gildersleev has teamed up with masters of screen-printing Harvey Lloyd Screens to host Like No Other, an exhibition which celebrates the magic of collaboration and the beauty of imperfection via uplifting, one-of-a-kind artworks. We are all one-of-a-kind and all the more amazing for it.

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Veronica Castro on the V&A's Diva exhibition and why it's a word we need to reclaim

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The building itself is extraordinary and a work of art in itself. And the collections, which focus on applied arts, decorative arts and design, are beautifully curated and cover themes and topics rarely explored in other museums in the capital. What inspired this exhibition?

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Extraordinary exhibition celebrates millennia of master woodworking in Japan

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A new exhibition at Japan House London traces the development of an astonishing craft tradition, originating in Japan's Hida region and dating back over 1,300 years. Starting with the wood itself, the free exhibition explores tools, techniques and products synonymous with Hida's woodworking heritage. Extraordinary legacy.

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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. Selby's crafted creatures are timely and offer comfort during these dark times.

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Swiss sculptor Christian Bolt offers a fresh answer to the age-old question: what is beauty?

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All photos taken by Pawel Streit and © Impulse Gallery The artist's latest exhibition in Lucerne showcases both philosophical insight and innovative technique. Sometimes, art can provide a fresh way to look at things. Case in point: Christian Bolt's latest exhibition, On Human Beauty, at Impulse Gallery in Lucerne, Switzerland.

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Tasia Graham on celebrating the beauty of diversity, amplifying voices, and fusing reality with imagination

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Describing herself as an imaginative storytelling artist, Tasia Graham has found success by working with the likes of the BBC, the Financial Times, and the University of Arts London. And looking at her art, it's easy to see why. Womanhood and cultural identity are recurring themes in your work.

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Rising Nigerian artist Nengi Omuku introduces her first major UK solo show

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Although Nengi attended art school in London, she currently lives and works in Lagos, one of the world's biggest megacities with a population of 16 million. But right now, she's back in Blighty for the opening of her first major UK solo exhibition, The Dance of People and the Natural World , at Hastings Contemporary.

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