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Pussy Riot branded ‘extremist organisation’ by Russian court

A Moscow court has today ruled the feminist punk protest collective Pussy Riot to be an “extremist organisation”. The ...
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“Exhibitions weren’t held, research wasn’t done,” says the curator of a new show on a forgotten generation

Alongside Kusama are Atsuko Tanaka and Tsuruko Yamazaki—both part of the more male-dominated Gutai movement—and the ...
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London's Brutalist Barbican Centre to close for £240m renovation

The Barbican Centre in London, a Brutalist landmark which houses three gallery spaces, will close for a year from June 2028 ...
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Philadelphia’s former University of the Arts buildings become hubs for community and creativity

Following the bankrupted institution’s closure in 2024, developer Scout has transformed two of its buildings into a Village ...
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The best exhibitions of 2025, as chosen by curators and directors

From Wolfgang Tillmans at Centre Pompidou to Linder at the Hayward, these are the exhibitions that stood out this year ...