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Debut author Katie Davies wins the Waterstone’s Children’s Book Prize for her tale The Great Hamster Massacre. Read the original article on the BBC

A sketch drawn by artist Peter Howson as a 12-year-old schoolboy sells for £1,680 at a Glasgow auction. Read the original article on the BBC

A Swiss art collection that has been under lock and key since thieves stole its most-prized painting two years ago is to be open to the public again. Read the original article on the BBC

Work by artist Yinka Shonibare, entitled Nelson’s Ship in a Bottle, will be unveiled on Trafalgar Square’s Fourth Plinth in May, it is announced. Read the original article on the BBC

The four shortlisted photographers in the running for the annual £30,000 Deutsche Borse Photography Prize. Read the original article on the BBC

Justin Lui trained as an architect before earning an MFA degree from the UCLA Design | Media Arts in Los Angeles where i met him last Spring. He also has experience in web design, DJing and music production. He’s so versatile, i wouldn’t know whether i should define him as an interaction designer, media artist [...]

Who would have thought i’d end up blogging about a splatter movie on wmmna? I’m not talking about any horror flick, i’m talking “gay-porn zombie film“, a genre which i assume is under-represented in contemporary art. Written and directed by Bruce LaBruce and starring porn actor François Sagat, LA Zombie is on view at the [...]

How about more works from the Design Interactions work in progress show? Fashion Design by Aephie Huimi + Photography by Hitomi Yoda Crowbot Jenny is a reclusive girl who prefers to spend time surrounded by technology and animals rather than with humans. To better communicate with the birds, she built the Crowbot. Perched on her [...]

On Wednesday i had an alas far too short look at the Work in Progress show of the Design Interactions department Royal College of Art in London. One of the projects i liked is by James Chambers . Chambers postulates the existence of an experimental research group within Texas Instruments. Mostly active in the ’70s [...]

5 days in Berlin is a frustratingly short time if you’re planning to follow half-closely what is happening at Transmediale and want also to see some exhibitions around town. I’ll bring back what i can. Such as this lovely exhibition titled East Side Stories. German Photography 1950s-1980s at the Kicken Gallery. View of the exhibition [...]