Architecture: What does Big Data mean for our cities?
Size, population and the number of petrol stations can yield fascinating insights into how our cities function best - but…
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Trading torture for poverty
As the Freedom from Torture charity publishes its report on the poverty of torture survivors, its clients have published photographs…
ByThe subtle modesty of Vermeer
The charm of Vermeer is at once obvious and elusive, says Craig Raine. The pull of his paintings are apparent…
ByL S Lowry and the dark heart of Manchester
As a teenager, I was wrong about Lowry and the subjects he painted. He was not a nostalgic Sunday painter,…
ByPatrick Caulfield and Gary Hume at Tate Britain: Look for the dark, empty spaces behind the technicolour exuberance
New exhibitions showcase two artists from different generations who had a lot in common when it comes to their use…
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My life as an amateur taxidermist, Or, How I ended up in my pyjamas at 3pm awaiting the delivery of two frozen squirrels
Don't try this at home kids. Seriously.
ByPropaganda: Power and Persuasion at the British Library: Reading between the lines
Although we might be confidently distant from the Orwellian imagination, systems of information control are still being perpetuated. How can…
ByOn “Triangle” by Sanja Iveković
Juliet Jacques considers the changing meaning of a seminal work of performance art.
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