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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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Two Deserts: From Form's latest exhibition traces the changing shape of the Californian desert

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Ahead of the release of a short film that has been six years in the making, creative studio From Form has exhibited a series of photographs that chart the ever-shifting shape of the Californian desert. Fighting the era's stigma, he presented his readers with a romanticised version of the desert. Something he called the real desert."

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New Alexis Rockman exhibition is an urgent look at the rise of global wildfires

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Connecticut-based contemporary artist Alexis Rockman has returned to Huxley-Parlour with Conflagration, a solo exhibition of nine new paintings focusing on the increasing occurrence of wildfires worldwide. The paintings, developed over 2023, are presented in a critical "moment of no return" regarding the global climate crisis.

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Hingston Studio creates a tailor-made identity for the UK's largest sari exhibition

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The UK's first large-scale exhibition dedicated to the contemporary Indian sari is coming to the Design Museum this month. Curated by the Design Museum's Head of Curatorial, Priya Khanchandan , the exhibition also looks at how the sari is currently undergoing the most rapid reinvention in its 5,000-year history.

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Terrarium: New Ant Hamlyn exhibition explores the human need to preserve things forever

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We've previously seen how his flower sculptures have reflected on memories, magic and mythology , and now he's taken these themes one step further with Terrarium, a new exhibition which runs at Weserhalle until 13 April. Along with exploring terrariums as domestic objects, the works in this exhibition also tap into themes of temporality.

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Photographer Joel Meyerowitz's unique approach to colour and light is showcased in stunning new exhibition

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American photographer Joel Meyerowitz is enjoying exhibitions on both sides of the Atlantic, with both Huxley-Parlour and the Tate Modern showcasing displays exploring his one-of-a-kind approach to light and colour. Titled Joel Meyerowitz: Dialogues, the Huxley-Parlour exhibition opens on 18 January and runs through until March.

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Kevin Poon celebrates 40 years of McNuggets with an immersive exhibition experience

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It's been 40 years since McNuggets first hit McDonald's, and to mark the occasion, WOAW Gallery founder Kevin Poon has curated an interactive art exhibition that explores their cultural impact. These pieces look at the enduring popularity of Chicken McNuggets and focus on their cultural impact in the exhibition's home, Hong Kong.