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writer: Discogs, The New World, Art UK & more | artist | curator
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The inside story of the controversial Southbank skate park
The inside story of the controversial Southbank skate park
Saved from closure, the Undercroft skate Park on the Southbank, an icon for the capital's skate subculture, turns 50 this year
Ubu Kung - East Village Radio - March 2026
Ubu Kung - East Village Radio - March 2026
Listen to East Village Radio broadcasts
Listen to East Village Radio broadcasts
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Marques Redd On Stewardship, Memory and Collecting Beyond Value | Observer
Marques Redd On Stewardship, Memory and Collecting Beyond Value | Observer
The Redd Family Collection is, he tells Observer, “a river of memory carrying Black artistic vision forward into the present.”
Review: “Wright of Derby, From the Shadows“ at the National Gallery | Observer
Review: “Wright of Derby, From the Shadows“ at the National Gallery | Observer
Echoes for Palestine, Volume 2
Echoes for Palestine, Volume 2
25 track album
Review: Cultural Memory in “Emily Kam Kngwarray” at Tate Modern | Observer
Review: Cultural Memory in “Emily Kam Kngwarray” at Tate Modern | Observer
This is artwork that can lift the lowest of spirits.
London Art & Climate Week is Addressing the Climate Crisis
London Art & Climate Week is Addressing the Climate Crisis
Tate Modern, Tate Britain, the Barbican Art Gallery and other art institutions are working together to address the climate crisis in a programme of free events and exhibitions.
Welcome To Zamrock: The Albums That Drove the Zambian Movement
Welcome To Zamrock: The Albums That Drove the Zambian Movement
Discover the electrifying rise and fall of Zamrock — Zambia’s 1970s fusion of fuzz, funk, and freedom.
Exploring Hip-Hop’s Daisy Age | Digs
Exploring Hip-Hop’s Daisy Age | Digs
Secret Maps at the British Library: How Cartography Shaped Power, Protest and Survival - Trebuchet
Secret Maps at the British Library: How Cartography Shaped Power, Protest and Survival - Trebuchet
From colonial plotting to refugee escape routes, the British Library's latest exhibition reveals the hidden stories behind maps
Art Nouveau in the UK: how British artists drew influence from Europe | Art UK
Art Nouveau in the UK: how British artists drew influence from Europe | Art UK
Jane and Louise Wilson, the twins who saw it coming - The New World
Jane and Louise Wilson, the twins who saw it coming - The New World
Why 1985 Was A Landmark Year For Reggae: From The GRAMMYs To Sleng Teng | GRAMMY.com
Why 1985 Was A Landmark Year For Reggae: From The GRAMMYs To Sleng Teng | GRAMMY.com
2025 marks the 40th anniversary of the first GRAMMY Award for reggae music, as well as a wealth of milestones in Jamaican music history. From Barrington Levy's hit record to the advent of ragga, 1985 was an auspicious year.
The Albums That Shaped Dubstep’s First Decade
The Albums That Shaped Dubstep’s First Decade
At Tate Britain, Edward Burra and Ithell Colquhoun Are a Two-for-One Deal
At Tate Britain, Edward Burra and Ithell Colquhoun Are a Two-for-One Deal
Dual exhibitions trace how Britain’s 20th-century artists engaged with myth, sexuality and politics on their own terms.
I went to a Gaza protest and a Kneecap concert broke out - The New World
I went to a Gaza protest and a Kneecap concert broke out - The New World
The controversial band defied local critics and pro-Israeli protestors at a riotous gig in Paris
‘Connecting Thin Black Lines 1985–2025’ at ICA London Is a Stark Reminder of What Has—and Hasn’t—Changed
‘Connecting Thin Black Lines 1985–2025’ at ICA London Is a Stark Reminder of What Has—and Hasn’t—Changed
Courtauld Gallery’s ‘Abstract Erotic’ Revisits Structural Sexuality in Sculpture
Courtauld Gallery’s ‘Abstract Erotic’ Revisits Structural Sexuality in Sculpture
At times more coy than carnal, works by Louise Bourgeois, Eva Hesse and Alice Adams explore eroticism through ambiguity, restraint and form.
Living in squares and loving in triangles: drawing portraits of the Bloomsbury Group | Art UK
Living in squares and loving in triangles: drawing portraits of the Bloomsbury Group | Art UK
Global Ear: Manila - The Wire
Global Ear: Manila - The Wire
Preserving the power of drawing: 25 years of the Royal Drawing School | Art UK
Preserving the power of drawing: 25 years of the Royal Drawing School | Art UK
The Ska Albums That Defined Jamaica’s Music Revolution
The Ska Albums That Defined Jamaica’s Music Revolution
The Essential Industrial Records: 1979-1993
The Essential Industrial Records: 1979-1993
José María Velasco’s Mexico Glows at London’s National Gallery
José María Velasco’s Mexico Glows at London’s National Gallery
Global Ear: Dhaka - The Wire
Global Ear: Dhaka - The Wire
Looking Back at 25 Years of Tate Turbine Hall Commissions
Looking Back at 25 Years of Tate Turbine Hall Commissions
The History of The Motorik Beat in 10 Records
The History of The Motorik Beat in 10 Records
The Essential Records That Defined 4AD’s First Decade
The Essential Records That Defined 4AD’s First Decade
Essential African Albums That Redefined the Electric Guitar
Essential African Albums That Redefined the Electric Guitar
Drawing St Ives: Modernism and 'French rot' in twentieth-century Cornwall
Drawing St Ives: Modernism and 'French rot' in twentieth-century Cornwall
Essential Dub Records: 1973-1985
Essential Dub Records: 1973-1985
Essential Dancehall DJ Records: 1970-1987
Essential Dancehall DJ Records: 1970-1987
Inside Long Night: Director Lynzy Billing Reveals The Untold Stories Of Afghanistan’s Medical Warriors
Inside Long Night: Director Lynzy Billing Reveals The Untold Stories Of Afghanistan’s Medical Warriors
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