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Leeds Arts University has been formally recognised as the new title for Leeds College of Art, having been granted full university status by the Privy Council.

The selection for 2-3 December exposes realities about the contemporary experience, delving into current issues and holding up a mirror to society.

The December / January issue is about ideas. The notion that progress is continuous, and that we can change things if we want to, is a powerful statement.

Disrupting notions of the quotidian, Leandro Erlich’s practice employs optical illusions to create surprising visual works.

Experimental Dutch designer Joris Laarman and his team apply innovative digital technologies to the design process.

The four artists shortlisted for this year’s prize respond to the pervasive nature of information in the accelerating digital age.

The ever-changing face of fashion is exemplified through a unique label that combines digital origins and clean styling with an ethical commitment.

Both universal landscapes and personal experiences are represented in a new publication that considers the wider effects of architectural tourism.

Combining unprecedented technologies with traditional techniques, Lucy Johnston navigates the future of design.

Clarissa Bonet (b. 1986) is a Chicago-based artist whose work explores aspects of urbanness in both a physical and psychological context

A major retrospective offers audiences an unprecedented understanding of an artist whose vision has been shaped by accelerating worlds.

At Light’s Edge provides desolate views of American landscapes illuminated by eerie distress signals – messages coming from above or vice-versa.

The experimental landscape of Kate Bellm’s imagination is dreamlike and vivid, celebrating notions of youth, freedom and nature.

IWM North reflects upon the proceedings in the Syria. The four-part programme invites visitors to consider their association to the country.

International Center of Photography presents The Day the Music Died, British photographer Edmund Clark’s first solo museum exhibition in the US.

Lisson Gallery and The Vinyl Factory collaborate to present Everything At Once, a group exhibition condensing 50 years of artistic practice into one space.

Fotomuseum’s latest exhibition, Unwired, by Jacqueline Hassink, extends an interest in networks of global socioeconomic power in digital media.

Marguerite Humeau’s Echoes transfigure Tate Britain’s gallery space into a mesmerising yellow environment. that combines sound and sculpture.