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ARTS, NEWS AND FEATURES
Whitechapel Gallery’s new show celebrates the women artists who redefined abstract painting in the aftermath of World War II. The show’s co-curator, Candy Stobbs, shares the story behind five of the extraordinary works
Music for Valentine’s Day, starry night skies and a new animated film are all on our list this month
These are the shows scored in our diaries this month
A mural at Guildford station brings messages of local pride to commuters – and it couldn’t have been made without the support of the local Arts Society. Anna Lambert explores its making
When the founder of Kettle’s Yard, Jim Ede, originally conceived his idea for a home that was also a gallery, he wanted ‘a living place where works of art could be enjoyed…’. Today, the once tumbledown cottages he purchased in 1956 are a key location on the arts map
Do you have a sweet tooth? If so, you’re in good company. Our expert, Tasha Marks, is a food historian who specialises in sugar; she also has an eye for how artists today are turning the sweet stuff into art. After discovering these delicious dioramas, she says, you’ll never look at sugar in the same way again