[ad_1] He was a pop art pioneer, but he ended up being one of his home city of Birmingham’s “most overlooked creative figures”. But now Peter Philips, a “key figure” in the international pop art movement who died in June 2025, is to be celebrated with an exhibition to showcase his work. Phillips ranked alongside
[ad_1] Brazil’s boys danced on a bus and Mexico’s girls lifted a trophy on home soil, while U2 enjoyed the festivities as the Street Child World Cup brought music, football and celebration to Mexico. Street-connected young people from 28 teams representing more than 20 countries gathered for the fifth edition of the tournament, which began
[ad_1] The Trump administration’s guerrilla video game installation on the Washington, D.C., National Mall has triggered a fresh wave of debate over the use of interactive media as political protest art. On 11 May 2026, an anonymous satirical art collective known as Secret Handshake erected three functional arcade cabinets at the DC War Memorial, inviting
[ad_1] A flock of clay birds is set to take flight in a special art installation. Pupils from Beckley CofE Primary School in Oxfordshire created their own ceramic birds as part of a pottery workshop led by artists from The Art Barns at Bernwood Pottery in Horton-cum-Studley. The artwork will form part of the Oxfordshire
[ad_1] Sheffield artist and painter Jonathan Wilkinson graduated from Sheffield Hallam University 20 years ago with a Fine Arts degree. He still works from his attic studio in the city and his urban landscape prints adorn many walls across South Yorkshire. He said he’s also “adjusted” the way he showcases his work. “I do a
[ad_1] James Peak, creator of the BBC podcast series The Banksy Story, asked a question many people have been left wondering: “How has he got a low-loader to there with all the security and put up a massive resin statue?” In a video posted to Instagram on Thursday, external, the artist showed glimpses of how
[ad_1] In a list by The Times, the outlet’s chief art critic, Laura Freeman, named the UK’s nine best museums, including the V&A and Jupiter Artland in Edinburgh. Freeman shares that each spot featured on the list holds a place in her heart, with some chosen for personal resonance and others because they have “never
[ad_1] This New Year’s Eve, environmentalist and author Lisa Schneidau did something she had never done before. She welcomed in 2026 with giants. “At a certain time of the evening, they started appearing from all over the town. Then everyone flooded out of their houses and congregated into a massive procession of giants and lights
[ad_1] Sixty years after Bob Dylan was infamously heckled as a “Judas” at a Manchester concert, his artwork is being exhibited in the city. The American musician attracted fame as an acoustic folk performer in the early 1960s, with songs Blowin’ In the Wind, Like A Rolling Stone and The Times They Are A-Changin’. However
[ad_1] Over the coming months, universities and design schools up and down the country will be celebrating the work of their 2026 graduates – and, as ever, we’ve got the lowdown on when and where these showcases are taking place. For CR’s audience, these shows remain one of the best opportunities to spot emerging talent