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The Iranian musician has continued to work despite prison and other sanctions
Many artists have covered this curious track, but how many have actually understood it?
New environmentally themed series hear from farmers, campaigners and broadcasters such as David Attenborough
The images showcase the late French photographer’s remarkable ability to merge reportage and Surrealism
Success of the creative industries is prompting business investment
A new work by Georg Friedrich Haas, performed at London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall, pays homage to the artist
A rising star of the screen who inspired Asian actors
The indie-opera company Heartbeat brings charm and fine singing to Weber’s work
This show at the Joyce Theater, New York looks to the past without getting lost there
Works by rising stars from Côte d’Ivoire and South Africa have also been in high demand during the city’s Art Week
Artist Leandro Erlich draws attention to car use with a traffic jam sculpted in sand
Tarantino’s Tinseltown fairy-tale pays homage to Old Hollywood; and a smutty high-school comedy amuses without offending
Gripping documentary follows the course of Challen’s appeal after she was convicted of murdering her husband
The Amazon Prime series stars Rachel Brosnahan as stand-up comedian Midge in 1950s New York
The BBC1 adaptation of Emma Healey’s novel is a moving and unsparing portrayal of old age
The combination of horns, electric guitar, calls and responses and galloping drums remains thrilling
The sound is perfectly upholstered and the album takes the listener on a flawlessly negotiated tour
Neset weaves sharp-angled contemporary European jazz with the motifs and heft of the symphonic tradition
Roger Daltrey can still turn in a full-throated vocal while Pete Townshend plays guitar with customary punchiness
The singer’s breathy voice is too insubstantial to stamp herself on these factory-pop products
Snails and bananas in Miami; Galleria Continua to open in São Paulo; small is beautiful at London’s Old Masters auctions; mega sales in Paris
Turner Prize 2019 shows it is time for a rethink if we can’t give awards to single winners any more
Beautiful vintage titles with which to build a reference library
One response to fuzziness is to demand sharpness. But the world defies our attempts to confine it
How viral images have inspired and sustained opposition to Beijing
