Opinion

Installation view of 'It’s Pablo-matic: Picasso According To Hannah Gadsby' at the Brooklyn Museum. One of the weirdest art moments of 2023 'Suite 156 (sheet 21)' at Ludwig Museum

Why are we all still so obsessed with Picasso?

Opinion – Words: Sam Moore – Reading time 8 min read

The hauntings of Pablo Picasso

The hauntings of Pablo Picasso

Words: Sam Moore

The hauntings of Pablo Picasso

Social media platforms are flooded with 'how to' guides showing how to improve masterpieces with AI. But there's more than meets the eye to these rage-inducing posts

Opinion – Words: Jacob Wilson – Reading time 7 min read

Why is everyone ‘improving’ art with AI?

Why is everyone ‘improving’ art with AI?

Words: Jacob Wilson

Why is everyone ‘improving’ art with AI?

2023 was a year of smashed art, explosive bust-ups, fake celebrity exhibitions, bad behaviour and lots of rubbernecking

Features Opinion – Words: Eloise Hendy – Reading time 8 min read

The most batshit art moments of 2023

The most batshit art moments of 2023

Words: Eloise Hendy

The most batshit art moments of 2023

The Balloon Museum bursts onto the London scene, promising an 'emotional' exhibition of air-headed art

Opinion – Words: Jacob Wilson – Reading time 4 min read

Tired of immersive art? You’ll hate London’s Balloon Museum

Tired of immersive art? You’ll hate London’s Balloon Museum

Words: Jacob Wilson

Tired of immersive art? You’ll hate London’s Balloon Museum

David Hockney's latest eye-grabbing artwork for Apple's Battersea Power Station HQ doesn't set Jacob Wilson in the festive spirit

Opinion – Words: Jacob Wilson – Reading time 4 min read

Soz Hoz! David Hockney’s Bigger Christmas Trees fail to make a splash

Soz Hoz! David Hockney’s Bigger Christmas Trees fail to make a splash

Words: Jacob Wilson

Soz Hoz! David Hockney’s Bigger Christmas Trees fail to make a splash
A photograph of Paul McAdory at Miami Art Basel A photograph of Paul McAdory at Miami Art Basel

Writer-art handler Paul McAdory's Miami Art Week diary

Opinion – Words: Paul McAdory – Reading time 9 min read

Six days of Miami mania with Paul McAdory

Six days of Miami mania with Paul McAdory

Words: Paul McAdory

Six days of Miami mania with Paul McAdory
A photograph of a sign warning about photography, filming and flashing lights at the EPOCH magazine launch at the ICA in London A photograph of a sign warning about photography, filming and flashing lights at the EPOCH magazine launch at the ICA in London

The art world insiders behind 'spittle' deliver their report on the parties, chaos and mistakes that defined November

Column Features – Words: spittle – Reading time 17 min read

The spittle rewind: what went down in the art world this month

The spittle rewind: what went down in the art world this month

Words: spittle

The spittle rewind: what went down in the art world this month

'Tis the season for stale mince pies, bad dancing and getting frisky with the photocopier. Thankfully, Olivia Allen is here to guide us through the minefield of the art world xmas party

Features Opinion – Words: Olivia Allen – Reading time 5 min read

Party politics: the perils of the office Christmas bash, art-world style

Party politics: the perils of the office Christmas bash, art-world style

Words: Olivia Allen

Party politics: the perils of the office Christmas bash, art-world style
A black and white photograph of Alistair Butler taken by Robert Mapplethorpe. He is posed topless flexing his muscles

What Robert Mapplethorpe taught me about masculinity

Opinion Reviews – Words: Emily Steer – Reading time 7 min read

What Robert Mapplethorpe taught me about masculinity

What Robert Mapplethorpe taught me about masculinity

Words: Emily Steer

What Robert Mapplethorpe taught me about masculinity
A photograph of someone's feet resting over a headboard with a painting hung above on the wall A photograph of Juergen Teller in underwear on a mattress holding a bunch of balloons

Why are art books still so important?

Opinion – Words: Laurie Barron – Reading time 8 min read

Is publishing art books always a labour of love?

Is publishing art books always a labour of love?

Words: Laurie Barron

Is publishing art books always a labour of love?
Tacky is back! Tacky is back!

Britney and the Beckhams are back on TV and art is getting a little silly. Olivia Allen asks, are we seeing a revival of the naughty noughties?

Opinion – Words: Olivia Allen – Reading time 5 min read

Be sleazy, be salacious… tacky is back!

Be sleazy, be salacious… tacky is back!

Words: Olivia Allen

Be sleazy, be salacious… tacky is back!
An image of a large hologram of a man projected over the crowd of a concert An image of a large hologram of a man projected over the crowd of a concert

Jonah Freud dives into the universe of artist Es Devlin via her new book

Column Opinion – Words: Jonah Freud – Reading time 7 min read

Ex Libris: An Atlas of Es Devlin

Ex Libris: An Atlas of Es Devlin

Words: Jonah Freud

Ex Libris: An Atlas of Es Devlin

Among images of Cara Delevingne as Oliver Twist and Erling Haaland as a Viking warrior, Clive Martin gets sucked into the melodrama of David Yarrow 

Opinion Reviews – Words: Clive Martin – Reading time 10 min read

Clive Martin uncovers the world of David Yarrow… Please sir, does he want more?

Clive Martin uncovers the world of David Yarrow… Please sir, does he want more?

Words: Clive Martin

Clive Martin uncovers the world of David Yarrow… Please sir, does he want more?

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