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Our agony aunt unpacks the myth of the 'personal brand'

Dear Greg, Do I need a ‘personal brand’ to succeed as an artist?

Dear Greg, Do I need a ‘personal brand’ to succeed as an artist?

Words: Greg Rook

Dear Greg, Do I need a ‘personal brand’ to succeed as an artist?
Installation view of Rene Matić's presentation at Cartwright Hall Art Gallery, Bradford

After decades of being Britain’s favourite punching bag, Turner Prize lands a knockout in Bradford this year

It’s time to stop shit-talking the Turner Prize

It’s time to stop shit-talking the Turner Prize

Words: Harriet Lloyd-Smith

It’s time to stop shit-talking the Turner Prize

Our agony aunt shares a performance art survival guide

Dear Greg, do I have to pretend to like performance art?

Dear Greg, do I have to pretend to like performance art?

Words: Greg Rook

Dear Greg, do I have to pretend to like performance art?

In the next edition of our art advice column, Greg Rook unpacks the thorny topic of collecting vs decorating

Dear Greg, is it bad to buy art because it looks good on my wall?

Dear Greg, is it bad to buy art because it looks good on my wall?

Words: Greg Rook

Dear Greg, is it bad to buy art because it looks good on my wall?

Star ratings: a handy shorthand for audiences and critics, or a blunt instrument to kill nuance?

Who still thinks star-rated art reviews are a good idea?

Who still thinks star-rated art reviews are a good idea?

Words: Harriet Lloyd-Smith

Who still thinks star-rated art reviews are a good idea?

In the next edition of our art advice column, Greg Rook shares his tips for navigating art fair blindness, for admirers and collectors alike

Dear Greg, is it really worth visiting art fairs anymore?

Dear Greg, is it really worth visiting art fairs anymore?

Words: Greg Rook

Dear Greg, is it really worth visiting art fairs anymore?
Jack Kay, aka the Ibiza Final Boss Jack Kay, aka the Ibiza Final Boss

From viral fame to folkloric masculinity, Jack Kay is the man of the moment

Jack Kay: Ibiza Final Boss or Mona Geezer?

Jack Kay: Ibiza Final Boss or Mona Geezer?

Words: Dora Densham Bond

Jack Kay: Ibiza Final Boss or Mona Geezer?

What if that second job wasn't just about survival?

The art of the side hustle: get you an artist who can do both

The art of the side hustle: get you an artist who can do both

Words: Dora Densham Bond

The art of the side hustle: get you an artist who can do both
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The flaccid afterlife of the art NFT

The flaccid afterlife of the art NFT

Words: Victoria Comstock-Kershaw

The flaccid afterlife of the art NFT

In the latest edition of our art advice column, Greg Rook offers a no-BS explanation of gallery press release theatrics

Dear Greg, why is every gallery press release written in code?

Dear Greg, why is every gallery press release written in code?

Words: Greg Rook

Dear Greg, why is every gallery press release written in code?

Have we seen it all before? Verity Babbs dissects the fading legacy of outrage in visual art

Has contemporary art gone soft?

Has contemporary art gone soft?

Words: Verity Babbs

Has contemporary art gone soft?
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Tralalero Tralala and Italian Futurism have more in common than you might expect

Digital Dada or Futurist slop? An investigation into brainrot as art

Digital Dada or Futurist slop? An investigation into brainrot as art

Words: Günseli Yalcinkaya

Digital Dada or Futurist slop? An investigation into brainrot as art
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In the next edition of our art advice column, Greg Rook weighs in on secrecy, gallery ‘negging', and playing the long game

Dear Greg, why are art galleries so weird about prices?

Dear Greg, why are art galleries so weird about prices?

Words: Greg Rook

Dear Greg, why are art galleries so weird about prices?

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