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All fired up: Tate Modern to play host to a working ceramics factory

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Visitors can volunteer in factory, featuring eight tonnes of clay, a 30-metre production line and more than 2,000 fired objects

Second nature: five designers inspired by plants

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Harking back to the Victorian era, these designers are breathing new life into botanical illustration. By Emma Love

The Paris Biennial: A Cultural and Artistic Back-to-School Week in 2017

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The Paris Biennial will be held from Monday, September 11 to Sunday, September 17, 2017; Vernissage: Sunday, September 10, 2017. With the announcement of its annualization, The Paris Biennial is adopting a shorter, more dynamic format, while offering two potential weekends to French and international collectors and professionals. The pieces to be unveiled at the … Read more

Sonia Delaunay. Art, Design and Fashion

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Sonia Delaunay’s work extends to painting, textile design and stage set design. She was the first living female artist to have a retrospective exhibition at the Louvre in 1964, and in 1975 was named an officer of the French Legion of Honor. “Sonia Delaunay. Art, Design and Fashion” at Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza in Madrid is the … Read more

Want to try slow tourism? First give up your guidebook

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Florence’s Uffizi Gallery wants to discourage casual visitors, promoting repeat visits at different times. It’s a noble aim: we should all learn to take our time