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This week, Georgia O’Grief deals with a young writer who finds courage at the bottom of a bottle
Column Opinion – Words: Georgia O'Grief – Reading time 4 min read

Dear Plaster, I’m hiding social anxiety with alcohol

Dear Plaster, I’m hiding social anxiety with alcohol

Words: Georgia O'Grief
The best advice is harsh but true and is born of experience and bitter pain, and there’s plenty of that in Plaster’s agony aunt column. This week, Georgia O’Grief helps an artist lost in translation
Column Features – Words: Georgia O'Grief – Reading time 4 min read

Dear Plaster, Nobody understands my exhibition text!

Dear Plaster, Nobody understands my exhibition text!

Words: Georgia O'Grief
spittle shares the latest art world debauchery from Frieze Week
Column Features – Words: spittle – Reading time 20 min read

spittle’s Frieze London rewind: “Margs were flowing, thankfully sewage was not”

spittle’s Frieze London rewind: “Margs were flowing, thankfully sewage was not”

Words: spittle
Why can’t the art world today be honest with itself?
Column – Words: Jacob Wilson – Reading time 5 min read

Seen Report: false columns and fake friends

Seen Report: false columns and fake friends

Words: Jacob Wilson
It's Silly Season, and grafitti artist Banksy managed to capture the international news cycle for over a week with his animal artworks around London, but why do we care so much about such crap art? asks Jacob Wilson
Column – Words: Jacob Wilson – Reading time 6 min read

Seen Report: why does the media love Banksy?

Seen Report: why does the media love Banksy?

Words: Jacob Wilson
There are some (really) hot gallerists in your area. Jacob Wilson asks the burning question, how are they staying cool?
Column – Words: Jacob Wilson – Reading time 6 min read

Seen Report: How are London’s gallery workers beating the heat?

Seen Report: How are London’s gallery workers beating the heat?

Words: Jacob Wilson
Installation shot of Asad Raza's art work which turned the inside of the church San Paolo Converso in Milan into a tennis court, 2016.Installation shot of Asad Raza's art work which turned the inside of the church San Paolo Converso in Milan into a tennis court, 2016.
As the art world winds down for the summer break, Jacob Wilson turns his eye to sport, and asks what art could learn from athletes
Column Features – Words: Jacob Wilson – Reading time 6 min read

Seen Report: Fine art, fast balls. Are sport and art that different?

Seen Report: Fine art, fast balls. Are sport and art that different?

Words: Jacob Wilson
Keir Starmer in Tate Modern doing his victory speech at the 2024 general electionKeir 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 – 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
Installation shot of art show ROOTED at Berntson Bhattacharjee which shows a couple paintings and a sculpture of a rural-style, straw-roofed play-houseInstallation 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 – 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
Drawing Restraint 27, 2024 © Matthew Barney Photo : Justin Westover
Matthew Barney’s ghostly stadium dissects the brutality of American Football and our insatiable appetite for trauma
Column Features Reviews – Words: Harriet Lloyd-Smith – Reading time 8 min read

Matthew Barney: an anatomy of sports violence

Matthew Barney: an anatomy of sports violence

Words: Harriet Lloyd-Smith
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
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
Column – Words: Laurie Barron – Reading time 20 min read

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

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