Art and design, photography and architecture
Art & design
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Brian Blomerth’s graphic novel Bicycle Day tells the story of the psychedelic ride made in 1943 by Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann as he researched the drug LSD
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In a unique new exhibition, works from artists such as Andy Warhol and Nan Goldin, highlight the progression of transgender models and subjects
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4 out of 5 stars.
Dóra Maurer review – the dissident who rebelled in colour
4 out of 5 stars.From black and white films made in her kitchen to glorious geometric designs, the Hungarian artist’s career has blossomed since the end of communist rule
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View on River Seine – Morning by 19th-century British artist acquired for nation
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4 out of 5 stars.
Art Dóra Maurer review – the dissident who rebelled in colour
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Annual art project features shoots in Verona and Paris imagining tragic heroine as she might have been in later life
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Fans scale the heights of Woodstock music festival
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Podcasters and poets, punks and politicians – the best photography commissioned by the Observer in July 2019
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After years of argument workers have begun taking apart Tournai’s Bridge of Holes
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From the donut effect to lizarding, the Field Guide to Urban Plazas looks at how people behave in public space
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Children seen playing on art installation that aims to show unity amid Trump-era hostility
Visual arts
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The German-born artist Susanna Bauer transforms fronds and branches and into intricate scupltures
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More than 140 artists will take over the Truman Brewery in London’s East End for the 34th edition of the Other Art Fair this weekend
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José Berardo relinquishes trove including works by Miró, Mondrian and Bacon
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