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New exhibition casts cowboy culture in a new light

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Anthony Hurd, Howdy Stranger, 2024 With Beyonce's album Cowboy Culture riding high in the charts, the opening of the new exhibition Weird West couldn't be better timed. So it's the perfect time for the opening of a new group exhibition, Weird West , at Hashimoto Contemporary gallery in Los Angeles. Many of us love a good Western.

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Artistic rebel, urban poet: new book celebrates the iconic photography of Saul Leiter

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Saul Leiter may not be the best-known name in the history of photography, but perhaps he should be. As a new monograph highlights, this uncompromising artist was a true rebel with a radical approach that resulted in a huge archive of truly groundbreaking work. When we did an exhibition, it got great reviews. There were no books.

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M?icah Purnell's Street Eyes exhibit brings together the biggest names in illustration, photography and typography

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All photography by Adrian Lambert Micah Purnell has been curating the outdoor art project Add-Art for the last ten years. It's a clever and innovative way of showcasing global artists, and it's been keeping passers-by entertained for the last ten years. Anna Devís and Daniel Rueda. Where does art belong?

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'I destroy the work after an exhibition': Inside the weird worlds of artist JeeYoung Lee

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South Korean visual artist and designer JeeYoung Lee is returning to London's NOW Gallery with her upcoming exhibition, Maiden Voyage. JeeYoung Lee has been touted as one of the rising stars in the Korean artistic world, and with her new installation coming to London, there's never been a better time to see her work in person.

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Stanley Chow exhibition will showcase illustrations of people from film, stage and TV

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Photography by Jack Roe 'Local legend' brings some of his most famous faces to The Edge in Chorlton over the next few months. One of the world's most renowned illustrators has chosen some of his most iconic works for a 14-week exhibition at The Edge Theatre & Arts Centre in Chorlton.

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Trap of the Truth: Erwin Wurm makes his UK museum exhibition debut

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© Erwin Wurm Renowned Austrian artist Erwin Wurm has unveiled his first UK museum exhibition at Yorkshire Sculpture Park. These are just some of the surreal sights awaiting visitors at Trap of the Truth, a comprehensive exhibition of Erwin Wurm's work running at Yorkshire Sculpture Park from now until 28 April 2024.

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Ukraine war exhibition at Wieden+Kennedy gallery updates its images in real-time

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But although the world craves raw facts about what's happening, it mustn't be just journalists that testify; artists have a crucial role to play too. In a fast-changing situation, any display of artists' work runs the risk of becoming dated very quickly. © Serhiy Hudak. © Pavlo Dorohoi. © Serhiy Hudak. © Pavlo Dorohoi.