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Iraq's isolated artists set for Venice showcase

Eleven artists selected for Welcome to Iraq pavilion include cartoonist, photographer and sculptors A political cartoonist whose work satirises the everyday struggle of life in post-war Baghdad and a photographer who explores the emotional legacy of Sadd

Will David Bowie attend his best-selling show? Curators try to entice the Thin White Duke to the seat with the clearest view

David Bowie has already broken records for the V&A and the major retrospective of his career has not even opened yet. Whether the man himself will attend remains a mystery, and today the curators begged the media to help entice the Thin White Duke to the

V&A curator hopeful David Bowie will attend exhibition

Victoria Broackes says she 'hopes he will come', as pre-sale tickets continue to set new records.

David Bowie exhibition V&A's fastest-selling event with 47,000 pre-sales

An exhibition celebrating David Bowie's career has become the Victoria & Albert Museum's fastest-selling event.

Night Waves: David Bowie, Javier Marias, David Cannadine

Matthew Sweet talks to award-winning Spanish novelist Javier Marias about his new novel.

Night Waves: David Bowie, Javier Marias, David Cannadine

Matthew Sweet talks to award-winning Spanish novelist Javier Marias about his new novel.

David Bowie is, V&A review: the show goes on

In the opening room of the V&A’s new exhibition “David Bowie is”, there is a four-second clip of film of a 17-year-old Bowie striding through the streets of Soho.

V&A exhibition shows how David Bowie shaped fashion history

How much of this exhibition is fashion? David Bowie would probably say that none of it is. Bowie has always said he isn't interested in fashion, only in wanting his music "to look how it sounds".

David Bowie Is becomes the Victoria and Albert's fastest-selling event ever

On the one hand, a vast, career-spanning exhibition about David Bowie, with unprecedented access to the artist's own archive, is a no-brainer. It's hard to think of a more visually arresting artist whose work touches on as many areas of the arts: no wonde

Front Row: Pompeii at the British Museum; maths in music; new literature prize

A new literature prize open to writers in English from around the world, a report on the use of maths in music, and a sneak peek at a new Pompeii exhibition at the British Museum.