Tate Modern, London
This exhibition makes nothing of the Cuban-American artist’s controversial death – instead it focuses on the astounding way she left an imprint of herself on the earth using blood,…
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The Guardian view on Frida Kahlo the icon: a thin line between canonisation and commercialisation | Editorial ⊕
The Mexican artist’s legacy is far greater than the kitsch. She is a much-loved symbol of rebellion and resilience
Even before it opened this week, Tate Modern’s Frida: The Making of an Icon was a sma…
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‘I refuse to be a second-class citizen in my own land’: Taiwanese International Booker winner Yáng Shuāng-zǐ ⊕⊕
The author of historical novel Taiwan Travelogue, and its translator Lin King, discuss the threat from Beijing, LGBTQ+ rights and the island’s culinary delicacies
As Yáng Shuāng-zǐ accepted the 2026 I…
67 days ago
International Booker prize goes to novel originally written in Mandarin Chinese for the first time ⊕⊕
Taiwan Travelogue by Yáng Shuāng-zǐ, translated by Lin King, pulled off an ‘incredible double feat’ in succeeding as ‘both a romance and an incisive postcolonial novel’
Taiwan Travelogue, a novel writ…
71 days ago
Giant green pickle tells us UK’s Jewish culture month has begun ○
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Inaugural festival aimed at bringing ‘less oy and more joy’ has events that span food, fashion, music and literature
Londoners may have spotted a giant green pickle bobbing through the capital, turni…
72 days ago
‘I couldn’t believe we weren’t falling over ourselves for it’: Asia-Pacific art finally conquers Britain ⊕
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Britain seems to finally have an eye for art from the Asia-Pacific, with several big recent exhibitions, including the new Rising Voices show at the V&A. Why did it take so long?
An imposing new figur…
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'Sad step backwards' in recovery for Tate fall boy ○
A French boy who fell from a Tate Modern balcony is recovering more slowly than his family had hoped.
French boy left with life-changing injuries after being thrown 100ft from Tate Modern balcony has 'sad step backwards' in his recovery journey ⊖
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The unnamed French child, who has autism, was targeted by disturbed teen Jonty Bravery, 17, and hurled from the tenth floor of the South London art gallery in 2019.
The UK’s free-to-access museums are the envy of the world. Charging for entry would be a big mistake | Karin Hindsbo ⊕
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There are better ways to raise money than jeopardising a model that draws visitors to Britain and has huge benefits for the wider economy
Twenty-five years ago, the UK made the bold and generous gest…
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South African photographer Zanele Muholi: ‘My mother worked for a white family. I remember the pools I wasn’t allowed to swim in’ ⊕
The artist has spent three decades changing the face of African art, and has just won the prestigious Hasselblad award. But they say the win isn’t about them – it’s for under-represented people still…