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• Archibald, Beatles and desert art: this summer’s treats at Australia’s regional galleries

  01-01-2022 20:00
  
  Road trippers can see Archie 100 in Geelong, 30 years of Desert Mob artists in Alice Springs and Linda McCartney’s pop portraits in BallaratSign up for the Rural Network email newsletterJoin the Rural Network group on Facebook to be part of the communityThinking about a road trip to celebrate the end of a very challenging year?Jump on your bike, charge up the EV, crunch those petrol-driven gears to visit one of Australia’s regional art galleries. And remember to check ahead for Covid
  
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• The art of football stadiums by a Special Olympian – in pictures

  01-01-2022 18:00
  
  During lockdown, Niall Guite really missed going to football matches. The artist, who is also a basketball gold medal winner at the Special Olympics, a global organisation for athletes with intellectual disabilities, says: “As I support the charity Special Olympics GB, I thought I’d draw stadiums and sell them to raise a little money.” He was amazed when fans around the world got in touch, asking him to draw their favourite grounds. Of the 100 buildings he’s drawn, he say
  
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• ‘Sauna patrons just sit on the icy street’: Manuel Vazquez’s best phone picture

  01-01-2022 11:00
  
  To find out why Finland is the happiest place in the world, the photographer visited a steam room in HelsinkiIn 2019, the UN named Finland the happiest place in the world, and Manuel Vazquez and journalist Ana Alfageme were sent by a Spanish magazine to find out why. Saunas are a big part of life there; the country has more than 2 million in residential and public settings. The pair agreed that they’d be good places to find locals to interview.This photo was taken on a sub-zero November da
  
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• The art of Yves Saint Laurent: design house marks 60th anniversary

  01-01-2022 09:00
  
  Five Paris museums to display fashion designer’s creations with artwork that inspired themSimultaneous exhibitions to mark the 60th anniversary of Yves Saint Laurent’s first collection are to be held by six leading Paris museums in an unprecedented tribute from the art world to the late French fashion designer.The events at museums, among them the Louvre and the Musée d’Orsay, will reveal how the celebrated couturier was inspired by some of the 20th century’s great
  
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• From the Beano to Katherine Ryan: 31 ways to beat the January blues

  01-01-2022 09:00
  
  Each week, our critics choose the best music, film, theatre, art and games – so who better to ask to help us through a whole month? Film
  Summer of Soul Disney+; Celia Amazon Prime Video; Attack the Block Netflix; A New Leaf Various
  To help nurse a hangover or just will in a brighter 2022, what better time for a quadruple bill of streamable classics? Some are under-seen, others pure pick-me-ups. Kickstart the morning with 2021’s best film, Summer of Soul; in the afternoon, try the goo
  
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• From Titane to Wolf Alice: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment

  01-01-2022 07:00
  
  Whether it’s Cronenbergian serial-killer thrills or the Mercury-winners’ triumphant live return, our critics have your plans for the week coveredTitane
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  Yowsa! The shot in the arm that cinema needs right now, Julia Ducournau’s Titane – starring Agathe Rousselle as a serial killer on the run – builds on the work of directors such as David Cronenberg, to deliver a juicy, pulsating, auto-erotic thriller that is not for the faint of heart. Continue reading...
  
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