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Zimbabwe is the house of stone, both literally and figuratively, with its very name derived from the ancient stone city of Great Zimbabwe. Stone is more than just a material here – it’s the totem pole of the country’s identity, shaping both its history and artistic legacy. And there’s no…

This richly fascinating show incorporates ancient artefacts into its primeval sculptures, asking pointed questions about how value is assigned to artworks

Work illustrating the war’s brutality but also the resilience of four Palestinian artists, is being exhibited at the Darat al Funan in Jordan

Renowned British-Nigerian visual artist Yinka Shonibare is celebrating his first solo exhibition on the African continent, at the age of 62 – an explosion of colour that raises questions of identity and challenges the way we see the post-colonial world.

A PAIR of 19th-century unicorn sculptures at the top of Edinburgh’s Royal Mile have had their horns carefully restored, prompting a competition to…

British royal history in the era of Fabergé, photography, empire, war and tiny waists is an expertly spangled soap opera. And a blockbuster Cartier show of jewels, maharajas and movie stars rises above the gossip

Soho has always thrived on artistic energy. It’s been a refuge for outsiders, a breeding ground for creativity and a place where the unconventional is not only accepted but encouraged. Within its narrow streets, generations of artists, writers, performers and eccentrics have sought and found both inspiration and community.

A collection of Zimbabwean stone sculptures will be the centerpiece of an exhibition at Oxford University meant to “contextualize” the legacy of British colonialist Cecil John Rhodes

A POWERFUL new play by an Iranian artist reflecting on the oppression of women, non-binary and trans people is coming to Scotland next month.

The Catholic church has taken the first steps to canonise the architect of Barcelona’s extraordinary Sagrada Família

The revered artist conjured groundbreaking scenes of gods, legends and lost civilisations, but, more than anything, his work came to represent the complex soul of Britain like that of no artist before or since