The founder of Heni art services is behind a major Barbara Hepworth show at London's Courtauld Gallery

The English usician will co-organise a show at the UK's Hepworth Wakefield next year

Proton, the Swiss encrypted and privacy-aware email service, now lets you read and reply to your Gmail emails from within Proton. If you're looking to wean yourself off Gmail, or just curious about trying an alternative, this could be a good place to start: anyone you reply to will still receive your messages as Gmail,...

My social media hangout of choice is Bluesky - now, this website talks to it. I think. WordPress have released an ATmosphere plugin allowing me to post directly to Bluesky from here, and maybe even suck comments back in, using the protocol Bluesky is built on. I, er, think that's good?

British artist and game designer Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley will design the ninth hole on this summer's putt-putt course in Battersea

Every time I see a story about the hospital nicknamed “the IWK”, it makes me laugh because it reminds me of my childhood. The IWK grew out of the original childrens hospital in Halifax, the Izaak Walton Killam Hospital for Children. Read that name again. They called a hospital…for children….The Killam… As a kid, I … Continue reading "The IWK Health Centre in Halifax"

Co-host Salma Hayek Pinault may be best known to the art world for her Academy Award-nominated portrayal of Frida Kahlo

Plus Kite's musical ensemble leads visitors through the Shed

Plus Kite's musical ensemble leads visitors through the Shed

Plus Lucy's Liu's 'Hard Feelings'

Coming home from my road trip yesterday. As you get off the ferry, there’s a long hill (3km) where, at the top, you turn left. There’s two lanes of ferry traffic with the left lane always clogged and going slow. I bomb up the right lane (“Keep Right Except to Pass”, people!). I get near … Continue reading "OMG people are funny and not always in a good way…."

Having just taken on the Met Gala as a "living sculpture", the multi-disciplinary artist came to Venice later in the week for a compelling performance

A chocolate gladiator features in Valletta-based artist Charlie Cauchi's film and accompanying installation in the Arsenale

The new mother may have upstaged some of the artwork on show

The artist's contribution to In Minor Keys includes a decked out truck driven from London to Venice

Derrick Adams’ piece features “beams of gold signifying the brilliance and reach” of the curator’s influence

Vogue alumni Edward Enniful will curate Tate Britain's autumn blockbuster 'The 90s: Art and Fashion'

Thousands of wellness enthusiasts, conscious consumers, foodies, and retail and foodservice buyers from South Africa, the continent and as far afield as Europe, Asia, the Middle East and more, will be treated to a three-day extravaganza of ‘better-for-you’-centred cooking, masterclasses, and next-generation wellness innovation at this year’s Good Life Show in Cape Town, the official [...]

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OMG This is a Kickstarter for a reimagining of an old school boombox! Sadly, I’m old enough to remember lusting after the original ones. You were the coolest guy on the basketball court if you rolled up with one of these bad boys (with their EIGHT D Cell batteries!). “The Iconic Boombox, Perfectly Recreated”

English composer is busy working on a production inspired by one of the most audacious thefts in art history

I just wanted to say that upfront. I think he’s a boring actor with zero emotional range (BTW, I think the same of Keanu Reeves but I actually like Reeves’ movies). I generally avoid Gosling’s movies unless there’s someone or something else compelling in it. In the case of Project Hail Mary, the premise (as … Continue reading "I hate Ryan Gosling…"

Plus what went on in London this week, from Robert Pattinson’s favourite beer to Robyn’s surprise show

New BBC series will guide amateur dealers through the art market

Speaking on a podcast, the artist likened art galleries to estate agents

The streaming giant’s forthcoming series is based on a recent biographical novel

Plus what went on in London this week, from parties to talks

Gentoo penguins give pebbles to females during courtship. If she accepts the stone, the pair forms or strengthens their bond. Because of this, Edinburgh Zoo scatters colored pebbles every year so the males can present them to their mates during the breeding season. It’s all live streamed to kids in hospital who painted the stones. … Continue reading "Edinburgh Zoo Gentoo Penguins!"

The artist, who owns four properties in the Margate Brutalist block, has been told to pay £160,000 bill to replace cladding

A double of Georgia Meloni was spotted in the chapel of the Basilica of St Lawrence in Lucina

Picture featuring his sons, husband David and their dogs goes on show at the National Portrait Gallery in London