A recent surge in Covid cases forced the delay to the annual awards ceremony that was set to take place this monthThis year’s Grammy awards has been postponed as a result of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.A statement confirms that the ceremony has been …
‘I’m overwhelmed’ – Balkrishna Doshi, India’s most celebrated living architect, wins top UK honour
The defining architect of post-independence India, who worked with the likes of Le Corbusier and Louis Kahn, has been awarded RIBA’s royal gold medal for his ‘delightfully purposeful’ buildingsThe 2022 RIBA royal gold medal, the UK’s highest honour for…
The Guardian named news provider of the year and wins other awards
British Journalism Awards also recognises Marina Hyde, Sirin Kale, Lucy Osborne and the Observer’s James TapperThe Guardian and Observer journalists have won four awards at the British Journalism Awards (BJA), including the coveted news provider of the…
Brit awards 2022 to remove gendered categories
British and international male and female artist categories condensed into two non-gendered awards, as four new genre categories added and Mo Gilligan announced as presenterThe Brit awards have become the latest award ceremony to do away with gendered …
Abdulrazak Gurnah: where to start with the Nobel prize winner
Novelist Maaza Mengiste on how the Nobel laureate has explored exile in all its forms throughout his careerFor more than three decades, Abdulrazak Gurnah has been writing with a quiet and unwavering conviction about those relegated to the forgotten cor…
The Nobel prize in literature 2021 – live!
Which author will become the 114th literature laureate?Nobel odds: Annie Ernaux is the favourite to win this year’s prize for literatureAs we pass the time until the ceremony starts, why not try this quiz on the Nobel prize website and see how many lau…
Trio of scientists win Nobel prize for physics for climate work
Sykuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann and Giorgio Parisi share award for advancing climate knowledgeThree scientists have won the 2021 Nobel prize in physics for their groundbreaking contributions to our understanding of complex physical systems – including …
The Guardian view on the Turner prize: too worthy for its own good? | Editorial
The competition was set up to be populist. In its current introspective mood, though, it risks pushing away the publicThe Turner prize this year is not about celebrating, or creating, big names in the British art scene. Instead, the shortlist exhibitio…
Turner prize 2021; Summer Exhibition 2021 review – there can be no winner
Herbert Art Gallery, Coventry; Royal Academy, LondonSocial activism not art is the benchmark of a collective-juggling Turner prize. And Yinka Shonibare begins to shake things up at art’s annual pro-am fixtureFirst! That is the exultant boast for this y…
Flags, flowers and futurist film: the Jarman award shortlist – in pictures
From supermarket dancers to disembodied oracles, the work of these nominees represent some of the UK’s most exciting artist film-makers Continue reading…