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Poppy Jones tells us about the first and last photos on her camera roll
Features – Words: Poppy Jones – 2 min read

Poppy Jones’ First and Last

Poppy Jones’ First and Last

Words: Poppy Jones
There’s a new trend in art and fashion: gleaming, wax-like portraits that reflect light and our relationship with our bodies. Isabella Greenwood explores
Features – Words: Isabella Greenwood – 7 min read

Waxification: artists are fixated on embalming, death and decay

Waxification: artists are fixated on embalming, death and decay

Words: Isabella Greenwood
She’s no stranger to controversy, or speaking her mind, but this time, the iconic British artist reflects on a formative moment of rejection
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Maggi Hambling’s Rejection Letter: “The other girls called the studies a mess and laughed at them”

Maggi Hambling’s Rejection Letter: “The other girls called the studies a mess and laughed at them”

“I came, I saw, I covered. I am so tired of talking about the art market.”
Features – Words: Janelle Zara – 9 min read

Frieze LA diary: “Who the fuck is [name redacted]?”

Frieze LA diary: “Who the fuck is [name redacted]?”

Words: Janelle Zara
Amah-Rose Abrams explores how artists working in traditionally ‘uncommodifiable’ practices market their work
Opinion – Words: Amah-Rose Abrams – 10 min read

Priceless: how do you sell unsellable art?

Priceless: how do you sell unsellable art?

Words: Amah-Rose Abrams
Zineb Sedira describes her fantasy day: any era, anywhere, anyone
Features – Illustrations: Orfeo Tagiuri – 4 min read

Zineb Sedira’s Perfect Day

Zineb Sedira’s Perfect Day

Illustrations: Orfeo Tagiuri
Bloodscape X, 1987, Andres Serrano (American, born 1950). Silver dye bleach print. © Andres Serrano, courtesy of the artist and Galerie Nathalie Obadia, Paris/Brussels Bloodscape X, 1987, Andres Serrano (American, born 1950). Silver dye bleach print. © Andres Serrano, courtesy of the artist and Galerie Nathalie Obadia, Paris/Brussels
Art and blood have had a long and ferocious affair, but why do artists keep returning to blood as a subject and material?
Features – Words: Emily Steer – 6 min read

Blood is thicker than paint

Blood is thicker than paint

Words: Emily Steer
RIP @whos____who (2016-2024). The anonymous account collected unusual art world lookalikes and brought laughs to thousands
News – Words: Harriet Lloyd-Smith – 5 min read

We reveal the person behind art world insta fav @whos____who

We reveal the person behind art world insta fav @whos____who

Words: Harriet Lloyd-Smith
Ten years after a study by the Mayor of London revealed a crisis in artist studio provision, we spoke to artists and studios to find out if anything’s changed since. What they told us doesn’t paint a pretty picture
Features – Words: Jacob Wilson – 15 min read

The future for artist studios in London looks very, very grim

The future for artist studios in London looks very, very grim

Words: Jacob Wilson
Installation view of shopfronts from Atelier E.B, ‘Big Tobacco’ at Cromwell Place, London
A new show by Atelier E.B. gets Rosalind Jana thinking about the symbolism of storefronts and the mucky relationship between art and retail
Features – Words: Rosalind Jana – 8 min read

Window shopping: behind the curtain of art and retail

Window shopping: behind the curtain of art and retail

Words: Rosalind Jana
The art world is growing every year. It's never been easier, and more difficult, to find new artists. With so much to see, where do you begin? Here's our guide to finding new artists
Features – Words: Jacob Wilson – 7 min read

Looking for hot, young artists in your area? Here’s how to find them

Looking for hot, young artists in your area? Here’s how to find them

Words: Jacob Wilson
‘10 Seconds’, a new show by Alexis Hunter serves up bloodied manicured hands, bulging crotches, flaming high-heels and hammer-yielding destruction
Reviews – Words: Izzy Bilkus – 7 min read

Alexis Hunter has ten seconds to get your attention

Alexis Hunter has ten seconds to get your attention

Words: Izzy Bilkus
'Orgasm Donor' T-shirt at Mexico City Art Week 'Orgasm Donor' T-shirt at Mexico City Art Week
Ex-lovers and art fair booth hustling. The Artist Room gallery assistant Henry Gibbs looks back on Mexico City Art Week
Features – Words: Henry Gibbs – 14 min read

Mexico City Art Week diary: “Feelings off, hustle on”

Mexico City Art Week diary: “Feelings off, hustle on”

Words: Henry Gibbs
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