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From pleasure arcades to jam-packed beaches, celebrate the nation’s love affair with the British seaside at this contemporary photography exhibition
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Pace London showcase their first solo presentation by Julian Schnabel – the legendary New York-based painter turned film director
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Following her acclaimed installation at South London Gallery last autumn, Katharina Grosse comes to Gagosian with an explosive new body of work
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A photographer at the top of her game, Lizzie Sadin wins the Carmignac Photojournalism Award 2018 for her stark portrayal of Nepalese human trafficking
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The New Royal Academy of Arts opens this Saturday, in time to celebrate the institution’s 250 year anniversary
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Scottish ceramicist Jennifer Lee announced as the winner of the Loewe Craft Prize 2018
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We select our favourite photographs from the 2018 Sony World Photography Award competition winners
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