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'Arrival', Piccadilly Lights, London. 2023, installation by Frank Bowling (b.1934). © the artist. Photo credit: CIRCA

'Arrival', Piccadilly Lights, London
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Frank Bowling takes over Piccadilly Lights in celebration of migration

Arrival is showing in time for the 75th anniversary of the Empire Windrush docking in the United Kingdom.

© the artist. Photo credit: Rugby Art Gallery and Museum Art Collections

Dancers
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David Remfry: an artist in search of human connection

Lydia Figes speaks to the figurative painter.

© the artist. Photo credit: Gallery Oldham

Stay Safe Mum (elbow elbow)
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Peter Davis's 'Stay Safe Mum (elbow elbow)' at Gallery Oldham

Rebecca Hill wants to ensure no more portrait sitters are left unidentified in the Gallery's records...

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