Do artists make the best horror film villains?

“I make art until someone dies”: In defence of on-screen art villains

“I make art until someone dies”: In defence of on-screen art villains

Words: Oskar Oprey

“I make art until someone dies”: In defence of on-screen art villains

How gore in art has swung between taboo and trend

Gorecore: how art got a new taste for gruesomeness

Gorecore: how art got a new taste for gruesomeness

Words: Doron Beuns

Gorecore: how art got a new taste for gruesomeness
A picture of Tracey Emin’s 'My Bed' (1998) installation on display at Tate Britain in 2015 which depicts a messy and dirty bed in an art gallery A picture of Tracey Emin’s 'My Bed' (1998) installation on display at Tate Britain in 2015 which depicts a messy and dirty bed in an art gallery

Billy Parker on his unusual obsession with Tracey Emin’s 'My Bed'

Confessions: What I did in Tracey Emin’s bed

Confessions: What I did in Tracey Emin’s bed

Words: Billy Parker

Confessions: What I did in Tracey Emin’s bed
Keir Starmer in Tate Modern doing his victory speech at the 2024 general election Keir Starmer in Tate Modern doing his victory speech at the 2024 general election

Labour’s in, as are a number of big-name artist backers, but what does the election landslide mean for the arts? Jacob Wilson explores in this election special Seen Report

Seen Report Keir Starmer special: fair-weather friend of the arts or the right man for the job?

Seen Report Keir Starmer special: fair-weather friend of the arts or the right man for the job?

Words: Jacob Wilson

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Francis Alÿs, Children’s Game #20: Leapfrog, Nerkzlia, Iraq, 2018 In collaboration with Ivan Boccara, Julien Devaux, and Félix Blume Francis Alÿs, Children’s Game #20: Leapfrog, Nerkzlia, Iraq, 2018 In collaboration with Ivan Boccara, Julien Devaux, and Félix Blume

The PV Gremlin (AKA Tom Glover) sneaks into the private reception of Francis Alÿs’ new Barbican show. Fun and games or racked with pain?

PV crashers: a balmy night at the Barbican with Francis Alÿs

PV crashers: a balmy night at the Barbican with Francis Alÿs

Words: Tom Glover

PV crashers: a balmy night at the Barbican with Francis Alÿs
Installation shot of art show ROOTED at Berntson Bhattacharjee which shows a couple paintings and a sculpture of a rural-style, straw-roofed play-house Installation shot of art show ROOTED at Berntson Bhattacharjee which shows a couple paintings and a sculpture of a rural-style, straw-roofed play-house

This in the art world, Jacob Wilson discovers that everyone wants a rural fantasy, but nobody’s prepared to admit it's weird

Seen Report: penile microplastics and shovelling shit

Seen Report: penile microplastics and shovelling shit

Words: Jacob Wilson

Seen Report: penile microplastics and shovelling shit
Drawing Restraint 27, 2024 © Matthew Barney Photo : Justin Westover Drawing Restraint 27, 2024 © Matthew Barney Photo : Justin Westover

Matthew Barney’s ghostly stadium dissects the brutality of American Football and our insatiable appetite for trauma

Matthew Barney: an anatomy of sports violence

Matthew Barney: an anatomy of sports violence

Words: Harriet Lloyd-Smith

Matthew Barney: an anatomy of sports violence

Will Jennings has been visiting art exhibitions for decades, but why does entering the hallowed commercial gallery still give him such anxiety?

Ring my bell! Are commercial art galleries really that terrifying?

Ring my bell! Are commercial art galleries really that terrifying?

Words: Will Jennings

Ring my bell! Are commercial art galleries really that terrifying?
Collage of an art gallery wall with images inside gilded frames of various items ironically synonymous with an art curator Collage of an art gallery wall with images inside gilded frames of various items ironically synonymous with an art curator

These days, everyone’s a curator. So what do those with the actual job title do?

What’s the point of a curator?

What’s the point of a curator?

Words: Eliza Goodpasture

What’s the point of a curator?

This week, staff writer Jacob Wilson goes out and about, taking stock of the London art scene for his new column

Seen Report: porcelain monkeys and dead cats

Seen Report: porcelain monkeys and dead cats

Words: Jacob Wilson

Seen Report: porcelain monkeys and dead cats

We look at how art has been represented, and misrepresented, in the Romance genre

Art on film: is romance dead?

Art on film: is romance dead?

Words: Isabel Walter

Art on film: is romance dead?

Damien Hirst's morbid new collection show, curated by his son, gets Harriet Lloyd-Smith thinking about whether British art has lost its sting

Who’s got a problem with Damien Hirst?

Who’s got a problem with Damien Hirst?

Words Harriet Lloyd-Smith

Who’s got a problem with Damien Hirst?

Move over, Clarkson! Plaster goes full Top Gear as staff writer Jacob Wilson ranks BMW Art Cars

A totally subjective ranking of the worst and the best BMW Art Cars

A totally subjective ranking of the worst and the best BMW Art Cars

Words: Jacob Wilson

A totally subjective ranking of the worst and the best BMW Art Cars

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