Art and design
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Border land: travels on the edge of Russia – in picturesMaria Gruzdeva took photos spanning the 60,000km Russian border – from the military in Kaliningrad to wooden neighbourhoods in Arkhangelsk
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Alexander Chekmenev's Ukrainian passport applicants – in picturesAfter the fall of the Soviet Union, all Ukrainians had to get a new passport – and Alexander Chekmenev was on hand to take their photos. The snatched extra shots he took are remarkable in their honesty and tenderness
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Passport to eternity: photographing the forgotten elderly of UkraineAlexander Chekmenev was tasked with making new passport photos eastern Ukraine – and ended up with a powerfully humane portrait series. As the images are published 20 years later, he explains why old people deserve better care
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Reeperbahn rendezvous: the glorious dive bar photos of Anders PetersenCafe Lehmitz is one of the most revered photobooks of all time, capturing life in a Hamburg dive at the fag-end of the 1960s. The Swede behind it explains why he is releasing new shots of its characters
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Treasure Palaces: Great Writers Visit Great Museums – reviewFrom John Lanchester at the Prado to Ann Wroe at Dove Cottage, these accounts of favourite museums are a joy to read
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Danny Lyon on why he's naming and shaming 'climate criminals'The veteran photographer tackles the effects of climate change in his new book and shares phone numbers of deniers, such as Vice President-elect Mike Pence
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Alice in Wonderland's engravings – a forgotten story in picturesLewis Carroll’s classic is renowned for John Tenniel’s illustrations. But few know about the engravers who made it all happen. Take a look at their work
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Robert Rauschenberg and the subversive language of junkWith their lightbulbs, chairs and signs from the street, Rauschenberg’s sculptures reshaped art in the 20th century
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The fight for LGBTQ rights in Delhi – in picturesGay sex is still illegal in India, and same-sex marriage prohibited. Photographers Sunil Gupta and Charan Singh followed the LGBTQ activists who are standing up for their rights in Delhi
Bosch and Bruegel review – more gripping than a thriller