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Triangular cubby-hole made worse by clutter

Terry Grimley prefers the art to its presentation at Wolverhampton Art Gallery, and finds a bleak fascination in Edmund Clark's photographs at the Light House. Read

Katherine revives a humble craft technique of old Birmingham

Terry Grimley meets the Barber Institute's sculptor-in-residence. Read

Rewarding aspects on 2,000 years of Chinese art

Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery is seeing in the Chinese New Year with the first glimpse of an outstanding bequest, writes Terry Grimley. Read

Le Brun - there's no accounting for taste

Terry Grimley finds Christopher Le Brun's work hard to like in a major exhibition at Walsall's New Art Gallery. Read

Colourful and startling exceptions to the rule

Terry Grimley is impressed by Australian artist Tim Maguire's ambitious printmaking at Ikon Gallery. Read

Hotel teams up with Ikon for display

City Inn Birmingham has joined forces with Ikon Gallery to host a major exhibition of work by British artist Pamela Scott Wilkie. Read

Portraying New Street in black and white

Terry Grimley reveals how a photograph of New Street Station is receiving international attention. ..TEXT ------- Read

Uncovering some very serious collectors

Terry Grimley enjoys a peep through the keyhole at some of Birmingham's private art collections. Read

Grant's junk culture is tip top

Terry Grimley meets an artist with an individual take on the throwaway society. Read

Craft design goes techno

Terry Grimley looks at an exhibition of craft makers who are using computer techniques in their work. Read

Katrina's legacy, Mardis Gras and all that jazz

Award-winning Birmingham photographer Chris Keenan tells Terry Grimley about his ongoing coverage of New Orleans and a trip to find some legendary musicians in Prague. Read

Birmingham's remarkable private art collections

Somehow we tend not to think of Birmingham as a city of art collectors, so an exhibition opening at the Barber Institute later this month is likely to prove a revelation. Read

Villagers take art to a new dimension

Terry Grimley looks at a scheme bringing public art to small villages in Herefordshire. Read

Imposing images of bunker mentality

Terry Grimley reviews exhibitions inspired by brutalist and utopian structures. Read

Birmingham studios face uncertain future

Britain's artists' studio scene is booming. Only Birmingham is going backwards, writes Terry Grimley. Read

Dr Ann no stranger to Barber Institute

Terry Grimley meets the Barber Institute's new director Dr Ann Sumner. Read

Hiroshige takes Ikon back in time

Utagawa Hiroshige's exhibition at the Ikon Gallery in Birmingham is a ravishing treat Read

Keane's eye for the ravages of war

Terry Grimley reviews a disturbing exhibition reflecting the impact of modern warfare on children. Read

Bowen may bring curtain down on Periscope

It might be next season's "must-have" bathroom accessory - a tassel-effect shower curtain in canary yellow. Read

Changing times in watercolour

Arthur Lockwood's watercolours documenting the changing face of the West Midlands are a heroic achievement, writes Terry Grimley Read

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