Oliver Bak's painting 'Satyr (Alteration of Titian)' at ADZ, Lisbon Oliver Bak's painting 'Satyr (Alteration of Titian)' at ADZ, Lisbon
From grad shows to blue-chip galleries, there is a deluge of rusty painting right now. Laurie Baron explores why

What’s with all the rusty painters?

What’s with all the rusty painters?

Words: Laurie Barron
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In this series, we ask artists to describe their fantasy day: any era, anywhere, anyone

Perfect Day: Matthew Clark of United Visual Artists

Perfect Day: Matthew Clark of United Visual Artists

Fever dreams, acid trips, folk horror and extraterrestrial fantasy: how The Chemical Brothers mastered sound and vision

The art of The Chemical Brothers: “We want people to be overwhelmed”

The art of The Chemical Brothers: “We want people to be overwhelmed”

Words: Harriet Lloyd-Smith
Mike Kelley thought he'd be forgotten by history, ten years following his death, contemporary artists are still engaging with his provocative artistic legacy

Rituals, cults, conspiracies: the living memory of Mike Kelley

Rituals, cults, conspiracies: the living memory of Mike Kelley

Words: Jacob Wilson
Who said the city is dead? There's a growing cultural renaissance in this historic central London district

The who’s who of the new Bloomsbury Group

The who’s who of the new Bloomsbury Group

Words: Jacob Wilson
A photograph of Pilar Corrias on her bike in Regent's Park, London A photograph of Pilar Corrias on her bike in Regent's Park, London
Pilar Corrias takes us on her London commute as she moves her eponymous gallery from Fitzrovia to Mayfair

The Commute with Pilar Corrias: “I’m finally realising a dream – it’s been a long time coming”

The Commute with Pilar Corrias: “I’m finally realising a dream – it’s been a long time coming”

Words: Jessica Klingelfuss
Artist Prem Sahib shares the first and last pictures on their camera roll

Prem Sahib’s First and Last

Prem Sahib’s First and Last

Words: Prem Sahib
A video still of a woman in a mythical creature costume for Marianna Simnett's 'GORGON', 2023 A video still of a woman in a mythical creature costume for Marianna Simnett's 'GORGON', 2023
As a new wave of artists create work in response to the Greek myth, Emily Steer explores why her tale still holds contemporary resonance

Why are artists obsessing over Medusa?

Why are artists obsessing over Medusa?

Words: Emily Steer
Image of Leighton Meester and Ed Westwick at a Sotheby's auction in Gossip Girl Image of Leighton Meester and Ed Westwick at a Sotheby's auction in Gossip Girl
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Can the art world keep a secret? xoxo

Can the art world keep a secret? xoxo

Words: Laurie Barron
Joe Bobowicz serves us the good, the bad and the filthy of London's Frieze Week 2023

Frieze Week scene report: “Sure, the bogs have flooded, but a shitshow this is not”

Frieze Week scene report: “Sure, the bogs have flooded, but a shitshow this is not”

Words & Photography: Joe Bobowicz
David Salle David Salle
The American painter talks self-criticality, collapsed paintings and distinguishing rejection from failure

David Salle’s Rejection Letter: “Too much self-criticality can be fatal, but not enough is just as dangerous”

David Salle’s Rejection Letter: “Too much self-criticality can be fatal, but not enough is just as dangerous”

Words: David Salle
In this series, we ask artists to describe their fantasy day: any era, anywhere, anyone. First up, it’s Austrian sculptor Erwin Wurm

Erwin Wurm’s Perfect Day: “I’d ask Piero Manzoni if it’s really his crap in the can”

Erwin Wurm’s Perfect Day: “I’d ask Piero Manzoni if it’s really his crap in the can”

Words: Harriet Lloyd-Smith

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