Tag: The Guardian
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Jean-Michel Basquiat breaks US art record with £85m sale
Painting by Basquiat, who died aged 27, is most expensive at auction of any US artist, also breaking record for a black artist
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V&A makes case for the rebellious beauty of Balenciaga
It is milder than McQueen, but there are monsters, ghosts and glamour in the museum’s account of a fashion giant
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In the Cannes superyacht-off, size isn’t everything
Forget the film festival: the real showdownø on the Côte d’Azur is between Abramovich’s Eclipse and the Barclay Brothers’ Lady Beatrice
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Venice Biennale: slaps, drenchings and Dobermans on the prowl
The main show is a woolly walk through hand-wringing hippydom and flowerpot trainers. But elsewhere, the biennale bares its teeth in works of danger and daring
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Pricey goodbye? The cheapest and most expensive places to die revealed
Some locations have seen hikes of almost 70% in burial and cremation fees, putting further pressure on bereaved families. But there are ways to save
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Woke models: how activism became fashion’s latest must-have
It’s no longer enough to have a look. Adwoa Aboah and Leomie Anderson’s socially aware voices have made them the stars of the new catwalk generation