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• London calling: Claude Monet’s views of the Thames – in pictures

  21-09-2024 18:00
  
  Claude Monet visited London three times between 1899 and 1901, when he became fascinated by the views of the Thames from the balcony of his suite at the Savoy hotel. In an attempt to capture the light at specific times of day, he painted the views towards Waterloo Bridge, the Houses of Parliament and Charing Cross Bridge, later completing the paintings when he was back in France. “The blurring, or merging, of water and sky created by the fog fascinated Monet,” says Karen Serres, cura
  
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• On my radar: Yotam Ottolenghi’s cultural highlights

  21-09-2024 16:00
  
  The chef on a novel that triumphantly captures messy London life, a Turkish Netflix drama that shows Istanbul’s split worlds and the app that gets him going in the morningBorn in Jerusalem in 1968, Yotam Ottolenghi studied comparative literature at Tel Aviv University before training at Le Cordon Bleu in London. In 2002, he opened the Ottolenghi deli in Notting Hill with Palestinian chef Sami Tamimi; they now run nine delis and restaurants, including Nopi and Rovi. Ottolenghi has written 1
  
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• ‘Absolutely hideous’: new London sculpture of Oscar Wilde condemned by his grandson

  21-09-2024 15:00
  Gloomy segmented head of famed playwright fails to convey his wit and brilliance, says Merlin HollandA huge sculpture of Oscar Wilde’s head lying on its side, his face sliced into segments, has been condemned as “absolutely hideous” by the playwright’s grandson.Merlin Holland, an expert on Wilde’s life and works, has ­criticised a 2ft-high black bronze sculpture by Sir Eduardo Paolozzi that is to be unveiled in a public garden in Chelsea, south-west London, near
  
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• From The Substance to Uncanny Visions: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment

  21-09-2024 07:00
  Demi Moore defies ageing in a juicy body horror, while Paula Rego and Goya share their nightmares in BathThe Substance
  Out nowDemi Moore snags a juicy role as an aerobics star whose twinkle is fading, and who – upon finding herself fired on her 50th birthday – tries a new age-defying wonder drug. This squishy body horror from director Coralie Fargeat also stars Margaret Qualley and Dennis Quaid. Continue reading...
  
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