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
June Givanni reflects on her admiration, friendship and many collaborations with filmmaker John Akomfrah

June Givanni on John Akomfrah

June Givanni on John Akomfrah

Words: June Givanni
Looking for weekend activity inspo? Check out our evolving pick of London art exhibitions

London art exhibitions: Plaster staff picks

London art exhibitions: Plaster staff picks

Picks: Plaster Staff
Ex-Vice journalist and former socialite Nimrod Kamer shows us a day in his life as he tries to sneak onto the London art scene

Nimrod Kamer breaks onto the London art scene

Nimrod Kamer breaks onto the London art scene

Video: William Pine
Frank Lebon's first monograph, One Blood, explores intimate acts in unusual times

Frank Lebon photographs the blood that binds us

Frank Lebon photographs the blood that binds us

Words: Jacob Wilson
'Le monde comme il va' ('The world as it goes') reveals contemporary artists’ heightened awareness of the present

Excess, paradox and instability at the Bourse de Commerce

Excess, paradox and instability at the Bourse de Commerce

Words: Izzy Bilkus
Notorious art-world insider spittle shares all the goss from Venice Biennale opening week

spittle’s first Venice Biennale: “​​It’s not giving Golden Lion, it’s giving golden shower”

spittle’s first Venice Biennale: “​​It’s not giving Golden Lion, it’s giving golden shower”

Words: spittle
The Radar: spotlighting the hottest artists

The Radar: Laila Majid, Leonard Baby and Nicholas Bierk

The Radar: Laila Majid, Leonard Baby and Nicholas Bierk

Words: Izzy Bilkus
Ahead of his Venice Biennale moment, filmmaker John Akomfrah speaks to Harriet Lloyd-Smith. This interview appears in the limited-edition Venice special issue of Plaster – buy now

John Akomfrah in Venice: a long time coming

John Akomfrah in Venice: a long time coming

Words: Harriet Lloyd-Smith
We spend a morning with Arthur Jafa at Arcana Books in LA to talk obsessions and influences

Watch: The Book Voucher with Arthur Jafa: “Falling asleep in the stacks”

Watch: The Book Voucher with Arthur Jafa: “Falling asleep in the stacks”

Interview: Janelle Zara
Steven Shearer shares his Rejection Letter

Steven Shearer’s Rejection Letter: “I imagined the art world was for people with means”

Steven Shearer’s Rejection Letter: “I imagined the art world was for people with means”

Words: Steven Shearer
Join Plaster in Venice for sun, spritz and suspicious-looking collectors - we've got insider tips on where to go, eat, drink and relax

The Venice guide no one asked for

The Venice guide no one asked for

Words: Plaster Staff
Jamian Juliano-Villani tells us about the first and last photos on her camera roll

Jamian Juliano-Villani’s First and Last

Jamian Juliano-Villani’s First and Last

Words Jamian Juliano-Villani

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