His creative evolution — from his early days of pen and ink on paper, using simple colours like blue and black, to the richly textured paintings of today — is a reflection of his artistic journey.

Ann Telnaes, a Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist, said in a blog post that it was the first time the Post had rejected a drawing because of whom it targeted.

Block Universe, London’s festival of performance art celebrated its fifth anniversary and also ushered this year’s two-week programme on Saturday night.