Opinion

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

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

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

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

Opinion Reviews – Words: Tom Glover – Reading time 8 min read

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

Column Opinion Reviews – Words: Jacob Wilson – Reading time 6 min read

Seen Report: penile microplastics and shovelling shit

Seen Report: penile microplastics and shovelling shit

Words: Jacob Wilson

Seen Report: penile microplastics and shovelling shit

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

Features Opinion – Words: Will Jennings – Reading time 9 min read

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?

Features Opinion – Words: Eliza Goodpasture – Reading time 6 min read

What’s the point of a curator?

What’s the point of a curator?

Words: Eliza Goodpasture

What’s the point of a curator?

A jet-lagged Osman Can Yerebakan finds hedonism and radical art beneath the veneer of Art Basel

Opinion – Words: Osman Can Yerebakan – Reading time 13 min read

Art Basel diary: “The DJ plays Sisqó’s Thong Song, and what’s left to do other than shake our bottoms?”

Art Basel diary: “The DJ plays Sisqó’s Thong Song, and what’s left to do other than shake our bottoms?”

Words: Osman Can Yerebakan

Art Basel diary: “The DJ plays Sisqó’s Thong Song, and what’s left to do other than shake our bottoms?”

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

Column Reviews – Words: Jacob Wilson – Reading time 7 min read

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

Features Opinion – Words: Isabel Walter – Reading time 7 min read

Art on film: is romance dead?

Art on film: is romance dead?

Words: Isabel Walter

Art on film: is romance dead?
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Damien Hirst's morbid new collection show, curated by his son, gets Harriet Lloyd-Smith thinking about whether British art has lost its sting

Features Opinion Reviews – Words Harriet Lloyd-Smith – Reading time 10 min read

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

Opinion – Words: Jacob Wilson – Reading time 11 min read

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

Art world insiders share their experiences with email fuck ups

Features Opinion – Words: Olivia Allen – Reading time 6 min read

Email + the art world = endless trauma

Email + the art world = endless trauma

Words: Olivia Allen

Email + the art world = endless trauma

This month's guest agony aunt, Clara Krzentowski is here to demystify the world of contemporary design

Column Features Interviews – Intro: Harriet Lloyd-Smith – Reading time 10 min read

Who’s afraid of contemporary design? Don’t fear, Clara Krzentowski is here

Who’s afraid of contemporary design? Don’t fear, Clara Krzentowski is here

Intro: Harriet Lloyd-Smith

Who’s afraid of contemporary design? Don’t fear, Clara Krzentowski is here

Milo Astaire matches up Premier League Football teams with London art galleries. Chelsea fans, don’t read on…

Features Opinion – Words: Milo Astaire – Reading time 5 min read

What if art galleries were football clubs?

What if art galleries were football clubs?

Words: Milo Astaire

What if art galleries were football clubs?

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