The Observer

Climate activists slam Norman Foster over Saudi airport

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Architect is ignoring his own environment pledge, say critics

£450k for trainers: why vintage fashion is the new smart investment

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In a booming market for Birkins, Baguettes and ‘Lux Anaconda’ shoes, the traditional auction houses are getting in on the act

Grandaddy cool: why young men are dressing old school

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First it was Peaky Blinders, then Harry Styles. Now flat caps, tailoring and tank tops are back in fashion for a new generation

Sotheby’s reopens doors with auction of a Stanley Spencer wartime gem

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The 1940 painting, Cottage Garden, Leonard Stanley, is expected to fetch more than £300,000 when it goes on sale in July

The future of the arts: ‘The world is coming into visual art on a human scale’

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Our art critic longs to see paintings in person once more, and looks to a future where exhibitions may run longer and borrow less from abroad