Installation view of an inflatable Donald Duck in Simeon Barclay's 'At Home, Everywhere and Nowhere' exhibition at Gathering, London
Sam Moore enters the murky world of The Backrooms through the art of Simeon Barclay and Solomon Garçon

In the backrooms with Donald Duck

In the backrooms with Donald Duck

Words: Sam Moore
iMessage texts collaged over a photograph of a hand holding a cigarette and two Lost Mary vapes iMessage texts collaged over a photograph of a hand holding a cigarette and two Lost Mary vapes
Olivia Allen explores who comes off worse, gallerinas or fashionistas

Art vs fashion: which crowd sucks less?

Art vs fashion: which crowd sucks less?

Words: Olivia Allen
A photograph of Sarah Lucas smoking a cigarette in 'Red Sky Cah' A photograph of Sarah Lucas smoking a cigarette in 'Red Sky Cah'
The British artist’s Tate show leaves Philippa Snow craving a fag

Sarah Lucas is highly addictive

Sarah Lucas is highly addictive

Words: Philippa Snow
Oliver Bak's painting 'Satyr (Alteration of Titian)' at ADZ, Lisbon Oliver Bak's painting 'Satyr (Alteration of Titian)' at ADZ, Lisbon
From grad shows to blue-chip galleries, there is a deluge of rusty painting right now. Laurie Baron explores why

What’s with all the rusty painters?

What’s with all the rusty painters?

Words: Laurie Barron
Black and white illustration of a man stargazing Black and white illustration of a man stargazing
In this series, we ask artists to describe their fantasy day: any era, anywhere, anyone

Perfect Day: Matthew Clark of United Visual Artists

Perfect Day: Matthew Clark of United Visual Artists

This year's Turner Prize at the Towner Eastbourne leaves Jacob Charles Wilson looking elsewhere for thrills

Knock knock. Who’s there? Turner Prize. Turner Prize who?

Knock knock. Who’s there? Turner Prize. Turner Prize who?

Words: Jacob Wilson
Installation view of a series of skeletons from Damien Hirst's ‘The Weight of Things’ at Munich’s Museum for Urban and Contemporary Art Installation view of a series of skeletons from Damien Hirst's ‘The Weight of Things’ at Munich’s Museum for Urban and Contemporary Art
Death, decay and deities: Damien Hirst's Munich show

Does Damien Hirst still hit the spot?

Does Damien Hirst still hit the spot?

Words: Finn Blythe
Fever dreams, acid trips, folk horror and extraterrestrial fantasy: how The Chemical Brothers mastered sound and vision

The art of The Chemical Brothers: “We want people to be overwhelmed”

The art of The Chemical Brothers: “We want people to be overwhelmed”

Words: Harriet Lloyd-Smith
Jan Vorisek’s show ‘Edge, Hour, Substance’ at the Kunst Museum Winterthur in Switzerland is a multi-sensory labyrinth

Jan Vorisek on his maze of angst

Jan Vorisek on his maze of angst

Words: Sofia Hallström
Anthony Cudahy's diptych painting 'Violent echo / rumination' 2023 at GRIMM Gallery, London. Anthony Cudahy's painting 'Sebastian, before or after' 2023 at GRIMM Gallery, London
Anthony Cudahy’s two-part exhibition – at Grimm and Hales Gallery – conjures magic from the everyday

Anthony Cudahy’s lessons in perseverance and saintly patience

Anthony Cudahy’s lessons in perseverance and saintly patience

Words: Matthew Holman
Mike Kelley thought he'd be forgotten by history, ten years following his death, contemporary artists are still engaging with his provocative artistic legacy

Rituals, cults, conspiracies: the living memory of Mike Kelley

Rituals, cults, conspiracies: the living memory of Mike Kelley

Words: Jacob Wilson
Who said the city is dead? There's a growing cultural renaissance in this historic central London district

The who’s who of the new Bloomsbury Group

The who’s who of the new Bloomsbury Group

Words: Jacob Wilson
A photograph of Pilar Corrias on her bike in Regent's Park, London A photograph of Pilar Corrias on her bike in Regent's Park, London
Pilar Corrias takes us on her London commute as she moves her eponymous gallery from Fitzrovia to Mayfair

The Commute with Pilar Corrias: “I’m finally realising a dream – it’s been a long time coming”

The Commute with Pilar Corrias: “I’m finally realising a dream – it’s been a long time coming”

Words: Jessica Klingelfuss

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