Glenda Nicholls wins 2015 Deadly art award for A Woman’s Rite of Passage
Overall winner at 2015 Victorian Indigenous art awards is sculptural work representing the role of Indigenous women in Welcome to Country ceremonies
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#vamJapan : revamped Toshiba Gallery of Japanese Art to reopen at V&A
V&A to open Refurbished Toshiba Gallery of Japanese Art, the first major gallery of Japanese art in the UK A selection of mobile phones designed by Naoto Fukasawa, a Hello Kitty! rice cooker, toaster and kettle; a cloisonné enamel handbag imitating snakeskin; and a group of kimono from the 1920s-1930s are among recent acquisitions that will be shown … Read more
Andy Warhol’s intimate polaroids: from Divine to Bianca Jagger
A new book by Taschen offers a fascinating insight of Andy Warhol’s intimate relationship with his celebrity friends – and the look he wanted from them for the photographs
The Stirling prize 2015: the virtues of quiet craft
The shortlist for this year’s Stirling prize is dominated by ‘whispering’ candidates – scrupulous designs of brick and timber
The Osmothèque: France’s library of smells is a breath of fresh air
The collection in Versailles has the formula of every new fragrance and also stocks sniffing samples of classic perfumes to conjure up your most cherished memories. Original-formula Old Spice, anyone?
Omar Sharif – a career in clips
Omar Sharif, who has died aged 83, was defined by three great Anglo-American films: Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago and Funny Girl. Here we look back at his career high points