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Paul Hameline’s latest diary reflects on rebellion, pain and unease in some of the hottest Paris shows
Column – Words: Paul Hameline – 9 min read

“Ever been on a bad trip while walking in the rain?” Paul Hameline’s monthly dispatch

“Ever been on a bad trip while walking in the rain?” Paul Hameline’s monthly dispatch

Words: Paul Hameline
Ahead of Yoko Ono's major show at Tate Modern, Milo Astaire – Plaster co-founder and diagnosed Beatles superfan – reflects on how the world is finally catching up
Features – Words: Milo Astaire – 7 min read

Yoko Ono: an artist for our times

Yoko Ono: an artist for our times

Words: Milo Astaire
Film still from John Waters, Pecker, 1998 featuring Christina Ricci Film still from John Waters, Pecker, 1998 featuring Christina Ricci
This Valentine’s Day, Elise Bell unpacks the psychology and potential perils of the art gallery first date 
Column Features – Words: Elise Bell – 9 min read

Should you ever go on a first date to an art gallery?

Should you ever go on a first date to an art gallery?

Words: Elise Bell
Gunshot wound scar print in the book 'Scars' by Brigid Polk Gunshot wound scar print in the book 'Scars' by Brigid Polk
Jonah Freud revisits Scars, Brigid Polk’s book of murder, fights, accidents and survival, told through the skin of others
Column – Words: Jonah Freud – 5 min read

Ex Libris: Scars, by Brigid Polk

Ex Libris: Scars, by Brigid Polk

Words: Jonah Freud
Emanuel de Carvalho defence incessant at Hauser & Wirth Present tense Emanuel de Carvalho defence incessant at Hauser & Wirth Present tense
'Present Tense' at Hauser & Wirth Somerset leaves Harriet Lloyd-Smith split down the middle
Reviews – Words: Harriet Lloyd-Smith – 9 min read

‘Present Tense’: a powerful show, peppered with déjà vu

‘Present Tense’: a powerful show, peppered with déjà vu

Words: Harriet Lloyd-Smith
It was the depths of January and Philippa Snow was in no mood for a show called ‘Cute’, but she found her sweet tooth
Column Reviews – Words: Philippa Snow – 8 min read

“I felt out of place, like a depressive at a children’s birthday party”: Philippa Snow on ‘Cute’

“I felt out of place, like a depressive at a children’s birthday party”: Philippa Snow on ‘Cute’

Words: Philippa Snow
Katie Tobin explores why the tragic deaths of female artists become the stuff of clickbait fodder
Features – Words: Katie Tobin – 7 min read

Why are we so obsessed with how female artists die?

Why are we so obsessed with how female artists die?

Words: Katie Tobin
Notorious art insider spittle reports on a January art scene filled with bad romance, damp patches and Dry Jan mingling
Column Features – Words: spittle – 13 min read

The spittle January rewind: “if you haven’t had strep throat… live a little”

The spittle January rewind: “if you haven’t had strep throat… live a little”

Words: spittle
Sam Moore’s introduction to fashion show journalism for Loewe’s AW24 collab with Richard Hawkins was quite the seduction
Column – Words: Sam Moore – 9 min read

How do you pronounce Loewe? A Paris Fashion Week first-timer learns the hard way

How do you pronounce Loewe? A Paris Fashion Week first-timer learns the hard way

Words: Sam Moore
Ethel Cain's tattoo that reads 'god loves you but not enough to save you' Ethel Cain's tattoo that reads 'god loves you but not enough to save you'
Isabella Greenwood lifts the veil on the recent renaissance of Catholic aesthetics across music, fashion and art, and finds it's not as innocent as it seems
Opinion – Words: Isabella Greenwood – 7 min read

Forgive us, Father, for we have sinned

Forgive us, Father, for we have sinned

Words: Isabella Greenwood
Durex aesthetics, white bread and longevity influencers: Marina Abramović’s new skincare range leaves Elise Bell questioning whether it’s all just a stunt
Column – Words: Elise Bell – 6 min read

Is Marina Abramović’s new skincare range for real?

Is Marina Abramović’s new skincare range for real?

Words: Elise Bell
Curator and writer Kimberly Drew gives us the lowdown on the art year ahead
Column – Words: Kimberly Drew – 4 min read

Kimberly Drew’s 2024: international biennials, ChatGPT oblivion and election doom

Kimberly Drew’s 2024: international biennials, ChatGPT oblivion and election doom

Words: Kimberly Drew
Bethnal Green signs on Three Colts Lane Bethnal Green signs on Three Colts Lane
Bethnal Green is enjoying an art boom thanks to a crop of chic new galleries and a little help from Millie Bobby Brown
Opinion – Words and photography: Olivia Allen – 3 min read

All hail the Bethnal Green art boom

All hail the Bethnal Green art boom

Words and photography: Olivia Allen
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