Shiny and new: a modern look at lacquer's ancient craft
The 9,000-year-old Japanese technique is now being applied to rough-hewn wood
The 9,000-year-old Japanese technique is now being applied to rough-hewn wood
Exhibition in the Potteries celebrates the flat-back conversation pieces
The artist tells Simon Schama about his ambitious forthcoming show at London's Royal Academy
Two productions that update Ibsen for our times, plus a New York drag queen drama
A new V&A exhibition shows how the photographer creates his surreal magic
The Irish writer's cast of tearaway women has a new character in a bride who stirs things up in a society on the brink of violence
Behinds the scenes of the factory where 300m creme eggs are made a year and employees are free to tuck in
The conductor's concert with the Vienna Philharmonic included Beethoven and Bruckner and may well be his last
Virtual and augmented reality will enhance, not replace, the wonder of real-life experiences
The Scottish actor is excellent as creepy stepdad in new police drama but Lee Ingleby takes the acting crown
Steve Coogan, Scarlett Johansson and Daniel Craig all in contention, with all eyes on awards season potential
At the Le Temps d'Aimer la Danse festival, early-career dance makers are busy multitasking
The Centre Pompidou in Paris explores the painter's literary influences, celebrating his epic scale and expressiveness
From 'Auf Wiedersehen, Pet' to 'Mrs Lowry and Son', Spall talks about acting as something between a calling and pathology
King George V and Queen Mary pay a royal visit in Julian Fellowes's cinematic adaptation of his beloved TV drama
Dedicated to her daughter, Waad al-Kateab's film is a ghostly diary of five years of carnage
Ljubomir Stefanov and Tamara Kotevska's docudrama finds beauty in a woman's companionship with nature
John Schlesinger's first American film remains a startingly accomplished New York tale
Pole dancers go crooked to beat the system in Lorene Scafaria's sex-and-crime tale
Songs of queer struggle, with jangly guitars and big colourful choruses, from the LA girl band
As the Boulevard theatre opens in a former strip club, London's historic red-light district is getting a facelift
The musician on the challenges of ageing in pop, staying connected with teenage fans and the importance of being catchy
State seeks to restore its previous reputation as pioneer in the Gulf
Four women from different backgrounds clash in Jackie Kay's four-hander, updated for today
Golden Lion goes to Joaquin Phoenix-starring film while Roman Polanski takes runner-up prize