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Huma Bhabha review – ‘Giacometti is a foil to her flamboyance. She is today’s Picasso’

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The Pakistani-American sculptor’s traumatised patchwork people more than hold their own against the great Swiss artist’s striding, emaciated statues in this thrilling clash

An artist h…

‘You might find it scary’: artist Huma Bhabha squares up to Giacometti with wellies, skulls and teeth

The Pakistan-born sculptor was nervous to show her irreverent work – made using plastic bags, pincers and chairs – beside the Swiss existential hero’s but tells us ‘they’re enjoying each other’s comp…

7 days ago

‘Music is never fixed in me’ … cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason on surviving a ‘volcano of racism’

A remark about Rule, Britannia! led to uproar but the star musician is concentrating on the joy and power of classical music. As his first book is published, he talks to Charlotte Higgins

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45 days ago

The play that changed my life: Eimear McBride on nine hours of Dostoevsky, seen three times

The Maly Drama Theatre of St Petersburg’s wildly imaginative epic The Devils was so extraordinary it demanded another viewing – or two

The Maly Drama Theatre of St Petersburg’s production of The Devil…

48 days ago

Which burger chain was named after Jerry Murrell and his sons? The Saturday quiz

From inexperience, jealousy and nausea to the Mechanical Turk, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz

1 Before Liz Truss, who was the last prime minister never to contest a general election?
2 Whic…

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From exquisite Elgar to razor-sharp Cage: our classical recordings of the year

A piano prodigy burst onto the scene, studio opera recordings were few and far between – and the year’s most rewarding discs were the ones that ventured beyond the mainstream

Most end-of-year lists wi…

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