Mass Isolation Australia – capturing the nation amid the Covid pandemic

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Mass Isolation Australia was created during lockdown in March 2020 to establish a visual record of the pandemic. It quickly became a way to see the Covid crisis unfold through Australian eyes, as well as a source of connection and community in a time of social distance. With the Ballarat lockdown to end at 11.59pm … Read more

Glenn Murcutt named the 2021 Praemium Imperiale laureate for architecture

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The acclaimed architect has become the first Australian to win the annual award. The Praemium Imperiale recognises laureates in the fields of painting, sculpture, architecture, music and theatre/film. Here Guardian Australia takes a look back at Glenn Murcutt’s extensive work Source link

Met Gala 2021: stars explore ‘American independence’ theme – in pictures

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Co-chair Billie Eilish (the youngest in the event’s history) was one of many stars to channel Grace Kelly at the pandemic-delayed Met Gala on Monday night. She was joined by a guest list of fashion designers, models, celebrities and – to some controversy – TikTok stars, on the steps at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. … Read more

Sean Lock – a life in pictures

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A retrospective of the life and career of the comedian, who has died from cancer at the age of 58 Main image: Sean Lock performs on the first night of a series of concerts and events in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust at the Royal Albert Hall in London, March 2006. Photograph: Jo Hale/Getty Images … Read more

The style-setting photography of Carlota Guerrero – in pictures

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The Spanish photographer’s work has seen her collaborate with musicians such as Solange Knowles and fashion houses from Dior to Nike. A new book, Tengo un Dragón Dentro del Corazón (I Have a Dragon in My Heart), is published this month by Prestel, priced £40. Here is a selection of some of its strikingly beautiful … Read more

Oscars 2021 red carpet in pictures: from Carey Mulligan to Daniel Kaluuya

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Menswear is steamrolling the red carpet this year. Take the Danish editor who sees your dress code, Oscars, and raises you this: a wide-legged tuxedo that could be Hermès, Balenciaga or Bottega Veneta, a cream shirt, no tie, too-long cuffs, and barely visible heeled shoes. Stellar effort from the Sound of Metal men so far. … Read more

Oscars 2021 live: the winners and the speeches from the 93rd Academy Awards

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1.47am BST01:47 Ann Roth wins best costume design Stuart Heritage For Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. But she isn’t there, so the show moves on without her. To think, this ceremony could have been an email. 1.45am BST01:45 Stuart Heritage Now for best costume design. The nominees here do get little explanations. Is this arbitrary? What’s … Read more