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A self-described ‘platypoditudinarian’, Burrell figured out how to keep these animals in captivity – which allowed them to be studied.
The National Gallery of Australia exhibition showcases the late British artist’s mastery of intimate detail and talent for connection.
From the best bits of the Fringe to a thrilling new mystery series, these are our top picks of the week.
In the exhibition, wood carving, metal casting, weaving and knotting are reimagined as tools for experimentation and personal expression.
Frida: The Making of an Icon is not really an exhibition of Kahlo’s work. It is a cataloguing of her legacy.
The two artists have very different, yet curiously complimentary, responses to nature.
This is the largest and most innovative Cartier exhibition to ever come to Australia.
This exhibition is not about British, or even English landscapes, but about how a broad range of British artists responded to the landscapes they chose to depict.
Saint Benedict imagined a life of stability, community and measure; one devoted to the care for souls and, ultimately, to spiritual salvation.
This impressive installation is a showcase of the roots and routes within the development of Black British music and is a must-see for all lovers of music.
The curators of this new exhibition at Kettle’s Yard in Cambridge have achieved a complex yet complementary arrangement.
When I saw the Brazilian film The Blue Trail at the Leeds Film Festival earlier this year, it felt like a breath of fresh air.
Their story crosses continents, cultures, languages and time.
This touring exhibition offers an alternative perspective to the idea that the UK is a nation divided.
The Freud Museum is a perfect fit for the story of Carrington’s confinement and the creativity which ensued.
What pets are and what they mean is still a puzzle, as this exhibition explores.
The surrealist aspiration to evoke a sense of the marvellous and mysterious in the everyday permeates the exhibition.
In Opie’s photographs, the constraints and limitations of the portrait are part of its potential.
By centring her own experience in her work, Emin also humanises and universalises it.
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Professor of History and Policy, University of Westminster
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Joanna Mendelssohn is a Friend of The Conversation.
Honorary Senior Fellow, School of Culture and Communication, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer, Art and Public Engagement, King's College London
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Adjunct Professor of Art History, Australian National University
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Lecturer, School of Art & Design, Nottingham Trent University
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Personal Chair of 19th-Century Art, History of Art, University of Edinburgh
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Visiting Professor of Social Inequities and Injustice, Loughborough University
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