Category: Art and design

‘Barbara Windsor smacked our bottoms!’ Pet Shop Boys on showstopping visuals, horrified bosses – and snubbing the queen

As a 600-page doorstopper celebrates their groundbreaking costumes, gigs, sleeves and videos, the duo talk about ‘side-stepping the pop-star thing’ – and the naked trampolinist EMI had to censorIn 1988, when he...

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A truckload of F1 KitKats, a painting of fish: what is it that makes heists so delicious? | Imogen West-Knights

In a world of data theft and online scams, there is something thrillingly analogue about these audacious robberiesNow, let me begin by saying: stealing is bad. I don’t think you should steal things. It is a good way to get...

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‘She broke the rules, fearlessly’: exhibition explores Vivienne Westwood’s revolutionary work

Show draws almost entirely from collection of Lancashire schoolteacher Peter Smithson, a fan since he was 10Peter Smithson’s wife, Belise, has never minded when he receives a corset from Japan or a pair of fur-trimmed...

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The V&A’s Gilbert Galleries review – a fabulous treasure trove that must be seen to be believed

Displayed in a redesigned space, Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert’s expansive collection of decorative items is not only gorgeous, at last it boldly tackles the question of where these valuables came fromWe periodically hear...

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‘I’m dying for the day heterosexuals have to come out’: Catherine Opie and her astonishing shots of queer America

Famed for having a child’s drawing of a family carved into her back, the photographer has devoted her life to queer America, from endurance swimmers to drag artists to her son in a tutu. Now she’s finally getting a...

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Touch, sound and style: how London fashion week is opening up to visually impaired guests – photo essay

From live audio descriptions to fabric swatch booklets, designers including Chet Lo are rethinking the catwalk experience for blind and low-vision clothes-lovers ‘If you put your hands out and run your fingers along this...

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‘A gift that falls from the sky’: why farmers are using Etna’s ash as fertiliser

Falling volcanic ash has for years been viewed as a nuisance. But a Sicilian project has discovered its agricultural potential and wants to spread the wordIn the Sicilian town of Giarre overlooking Mount Etna, Andrea Passanisi,...

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