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

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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. The exhibition will also include the three patrons of The Edge, Sir Mark Rylance, Julie Hesmondhalgh and John Thomson. It also felt right to keep it local and in Chorlton.

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Mixed-media artist Mariana K's reality-twisting worlds are magically atmospheric

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Mariana Klymchuk , aka Mariana K, is a Ukrainian mixed media visual artist now living in Cumbria. We love the fresh and original vision of her moody and deeply atmospheric work, which she's selling as prints and about to exhibit at art exhibitions across the UK. Funny how things turn out.". The Land of Sun © Mariana K.

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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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Plus, right now, there's an extra reason to visit: the chance to see original costumes worn by Maria Callas, Cher, Elton John, Janelle Monae and Marilyn Monroe in a major exhibition titled DIVA , running until 7 April 2024. What inspired this exhibition? The exhibition traced a story of opera across 400 years.

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Spin shares its design experiments in Etcetera, a groundbreaking new exhibition

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A new exhibition from London studio Spin isn't quite what you might expect. So it's great to see that London design studio Spin is bringing together experiments, offshoots, and outgrowths of their work beyond commissioned design projects, in a new exhibition called Etcetera. But why exhibit them as art? Hi © 2022 SPIN Studio.

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Janny Ji on working at Media Arts Lab, how Pentagram shaped her creativity, and designing for communities

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New York-based graphic designer and illustrator Janny Ji talks us through working with some of the biggest studios in the industry and how she earned a place at Apple's coveted Media Arts Lab. Media Arts Lab is a great place to work. And that's barely scratching the surface. Can you tell us a little about how you got to this point?

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Founders behind charity exhibition Hysterical share how they build community through activist art

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The origin story of Hysterical is a friendship fairy tale for the digital age: creators Bee Illustrates and Eliza Hatch fostered a friendship online, navigating their growing social media platforms as queer, feminist creators. They're meant to be thrown on golf courses supplied by the people most likely to oppose [abortion]," Eliza explained.