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
A grid of six images showing different doorbells from various commercial art galleries in London.

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?

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

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

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?

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

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

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…

What if art galleries were football clubs?

What if art galleries were football clubs?

Words: Milo Astaire

What if art galleries were football clubs?

Frieze New York Diary: “that artist is giving Kesha… oh wait, it is actually Kesha!”

Frieze New York Diary: “that artist is giving Kesha… oh wait, it is actually Kesha!”

Words: Laurie Barron

Frieze New York Diary: “that artist is giving Kesha… oh wait, it is actually Kesha!”
Tracey Emin's Insomnia Room Installation from 'A Fortnight of Tears' at White Cube Bermondsey, 2019 Tracey Emin's Insomnia Room Installation from 'A Fortnight of Tears' at White Cube Bermondsey, 2019

Isabella Greenwood explores the role of the diary in art-making and why we care so much about the private musings of the artist

Dear diary: why are we so obsessed with recording our private thoughts?

Dear diary: why are we so obsessed with recording our private thoughts?

Words: Isabella Greenwood

Dear diary: why are we so obsessed with recording our private thoughts?

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