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Caroline Achaintre: studio spotlight
Artist Caroline Achaintre, a middle-aged woman with long wavy brown hair, wearing glasses and a powder blue sweatshirt and sleeveless jacket, stands in front of one of her multi-coloured woven artworks
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Caroline Achaintre: studio spotlight

The artist and guest curator of the Hayward Gallery Touring exhibition Material Worlds, leads a video tour of her London studio.

My Mixtape: Kazuko Hohki’s 10 Ura Matsuri favourites
The musician and artist Kazuko Hohki, a middle-aged Japanese woman with short hair that is shaved up one side and swept off to the other. The words 'My Mixtape' are placed over the artist
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My Mixtape: Kazuko Hohki’s 10 Ura Matsuri favourites

The Frank Chickens singer shares a playlist of East and South East Asian artists (almost) all of which have featured at her annual Ura Matsuri events.

5 things to know about Jazz Jamaica
Jazz Jamaica, a band of 12 musicians stand in an industrial backdrop with their instruments
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5 things to know about Jazz Jamaica

Get to know the London-based pioneers of ‘skazz’ with an all star line-up in more ways than one.

Who is artist Pio Abad?
A bald man wearing white, looking to the camera with a silver artwork behind them and a drawing in front
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Who is artist Pio Abad?

Discover the Philippine-born Turner Prize-shortlisted artist who found his artistic feet in Glasgow.

Arts unravelled: How do you make music visual?
A blurred image of a group of musicians in a studio
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Arts unravelled: How do you make music visual?

Artists from New Music Biennial explain the how and why behind the creation of their audio-visual works.

How I create… with theatre directors Kelly Copper and Pavol Liska
Theatre directors Kelly Copper – a woman with long auburn hair piled high on top of her haid – and Pavol Liska – a bald man wearing sunglasses – stand in between a couple of motorbikes wearing biker-style t-shirts; behind them is a brick building beside a metal suspension bridge
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How I create… with theatre directors Kelly Copper and Pavol Liska

The creative minds behind Nature Theater of Oklahoma explain the evolutions and key components of their creative process.

My Mixtape: Kloé Dean's 10 tracks that get her on her feet
A young woman with red eye shadow holds her hood up. The words 'My mixtape' are in situ over the topof the image of the woman.
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My Mixtape: Kloé Dean's 10 tracks that get her on her feet

The dancer and choreographer will have you up on your feet before you know it with this personal playlist.

Nubya Garcia: ‘Music has been with us from the beginning of time – we need to be within it’
Nubya Garcia, a young Black woman with long braided hair wears a long yellow gown
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Nubya Garcia: ‘Music has been with us from the beginning of time – we need to be within it’

An in-depth interview with musician Nubya Garcia who talks about perseverance, performing live and the importance of being present in music.

5 things to know about Yoshitomo Nara
A person in a red and black checked shirt sat on the floor looking at a painting of a seated figure wearing a sheep like onesie
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5 things to know about Yoshitomo Nara

From his distinctive child-like characters to his love of music, enjoy an introduction to the celebrated artist.

How I create… with writer Elaine Castillo
A woman in a red blouse sat smiling at the camera, she wears dark round glasses
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How I create… with writer Elaine Castillo

Writer Elaine Castillo shares the creative process and lessons that have helped her pen the novels America is Not the Heart and Moderation.

Playlist: Yoshitomo Nara, London 2025
House sculpture inside a white gallery space with the words 'place like home' with a small figure painted on the side. The word 'Playlist' has been imposed over the top of the image
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Playlist: Yoshitomo Nara, London 2025

Listen to this playlist curated by the artist to accompany his installation My Drawing Room 2008, Bedroom Included.

Who is singer Kara Jackson?
 A young woman with long, dark, curly hair poses in a denim jacket and shorts with tall, embroidered red boots in a studio.
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Who is singer Kara Jackson?

The US folk musician and former youth poet laureate creating waves with her own distinct sound.