• Curators criticise decision to anonymise UK prisoners’ artistic works

    Curators criticise decision to anonymise UK prisoners’ artistic works
    Prison Service tells Koestler Arts to stop displaying prisoners’ first names in future exhibitionsAwards for prisoners’ artistic works are anonymising all entrants for the first time on the orders of the Prison Service, prompting criticisms from curators and past winners.Creative writing, artwork and music displayed at the Koestler exhibition at the Royal Festival Hall have previously been labelled with the prisoners’ first names. Continue reading...
  • Design news: menopause pottery, the water crisis and the team behind Amazon’s smile

    Design news: menopause pottery, the water crisis and the team behind Amazon’s smile
    The highlights of London’s Collect craft fair, an illuminating show from Sadie Coles and an LA musical repair shop that deserves an OscarThis month’s news covers water, light and the need to make and mend. There are stories on everything from Amazon’s Smile to celebrating the menopause with ceramics. For more features and articles like this, sign up to our monthly Design Review newsletter. Continue reading...

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