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5 things to know about Koestler Arts: Night Owls and Abstractions
A person with long red hair wearing a blue sweater holds up her phone to photograph a picture within the Koestler Arts exhibition
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5 things to know about Koestler Arts: Night Owls and Abstractions

Get an insight into the 18th annual Koestler Arts exhibition, currently at the Southbank Centre, curated by poet and playwright Inua Ellams.

Walk into the world of Gilbert & George with Pandemonia
Performance artist Pademonia – a living sculpture of an exaggerated cartoon-like woman with blond hair, sunglasses and bright red lips, points towards a Gilbert & George picture within the Hayward Gallery
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Walk into the world of Gilbert & George with Pandemonia

Take a video tour of Gilbert & George’s Hayward Gallery exhibition 21ST CENTURY PICTURES in the company of performance artist Pandemonia.

How are art exhibition catalogues produced?
Artists Gilbert & George sit back to back on chairs as they jointly hold a copy of the catalogue for their Hayward Gallery exhibition 21ST CENTURY PICTURES. They are seated in the gallery in front of their picture SCAPEGOATED (2013)
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How are art exhibition catalogues produced?

For our Arts Unravelled series, Hayward Gallery publisher Mary Richards helps explain the process behind the gallery’s eye-catching exhibition catalogues.

Sex, Money, Race, Religion: inside the art and studio of Gilbert & George
Artists Gilbert & George, two elderly white men; each wearing smart suits, sit behind a desk on top of which is a maquette of the Hayward Gallery's layout.
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Sex, Money, Race, Religion: inside the art and studio of Gilbert & George

Ahead of their Hayward Gallery exhibition, 21ST CENTURY PICTURES, the artists led us on a rare video tour of their studio.

5 things to know about Gilbert & George: 21ST CENTURY PICTURES
Installation view of Gilbert & George: 21ST CENTURY PICTURES
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5 things to know about Gilbert & George: 21ST CENTURY PICTURES

The East London artists renowned for their provocative visually striking pictures who take inspiration from the streets and champion art for all.

Inside Yoshitomo Nara's beautiful studio sanctuary in Japan
Artist Yoshitomo Nara – an older Japanese man with grey hair over which he wears a black baseball cap, and wearing a black hooded top, stands in his whitewalled artists studio which has paintings on the wall and various materials propped against the walls and at the room's edges.
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Inside Yoshitomo Nara's beautiful studio sanctuary in Japan

Get an insight into the art and practice of artist Yoshitomo Nara as he offers a rare video tour of his studio.

Caroline Achaintre: studio spotlight
Artist Caroline Achaintre, a middle-aged woman with long wavy brown hair, wearing glasses and a powder blue sweatshirt and sleeveless jacket, stands in front of one of her multi-coloured woven artworks
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Caroline Achaintre: studio spotlight

The artist and guest curator of the Hayward Gallery Touring exhibition Material Worlds, leads a video tour of her London studio.

Who is artist Pio Abad?
A bald man wearing white, looking to the camera with a silver artwork behind them and a drawing in front
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Who is artist Pio Abad?

Discover the Philippine-born Turner Prize-shortlisted artist who found his artistic feet in Glasgow.

5 things to know about Yoshitomo Nara
A person in a red and black checked shirt sat on the floor looking at a painting of a seated figure wearing a sheep like onesie
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5 things to know about Yoshitomo Nara

From his distinctive child-like characters to his love of music, enjoy an introduction to the celebrated artist.

Playlist: Yoshitomo Nara, London 2025
House sculpture inside a white gallery space with the words 'place like home' with a small figure painted on the side. The word 'Playlist' has been imposed over the top of the image
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Playlist: Yoshitomo Nara, London 2025

Listen to this playlist curated by the artist to accompany his installation My Drawing Room 2008, Bedroom Included.

Tour Mickalene Thomas: All About Love with Lea Ogunlami and Ione Gamble
Three people relaxing on red bean bags, staring at large collages on a wood panelled walls
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Tour Mickalene Thomas: All About Love with Lea Ogunlami and Ione Gamble

Take an intimate tour of this 2025 Hayward Gallery exhibition in the company of the presenter and the editor-in-chief of Polyester zine.

The stories behind iconic photographs
Installation view of diane arbus - in the beginning at Hayward Gallery
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The stories behind iconic photographs

Take a closer look at iconic photographs by Hiroshi Sugimoto, Andreas Gursky, Charlie Phillips and Diane Arbus.