Opinion

Harriet Lloyd-Smith reviews London's blingiest new art attraction
Features Opinion Reviews – Words: Harriet Lloyd-Smith – Reading time 13 min read

Candy shop or art gallery? The sickly sweet world of Moco Museum

Candy shop or art gallery? The sickly sweet world of Moco Museum

Words: Harriet Lloyd-Smith
'The first rule of Fight Club' meme featuring Brad PittBrad Pitt in Fight Club by David Fincher, wearing his 'Hustler' shirt photoshopped to say 'Artist' across the chest
Are celebs "too dumb" to make art? Philippa Snow explores
Features Opinion – Words: Philippa Snow – Reading time 9 min read

Why do so many celebrities get the art calling?

Why do so many celebrities get the art calling?

Words: Philippa Snow
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
Clive Martin meets David De Min - the tech bro turning a napoleonic fort into an art-tech utopia
Features Interviews Opinion – Words: Clive Martin – Reading time 14 min read

The art-loving tech bro turning a Napoleonic fort into a blockchain bunker

The art-loving tech bro turning a Napoleonic fort into a blockchain bunker

Words: Clive Martin
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
Do artists make the best horror film villains?
Features Opinion – Words: Oskar Oprey – Reading time 8 min read

“I make art until someone dies”: In defence of on-screen art villains

“I make art until someone dies”: In defence of on-screen art villains

Words: Oskar Oprey
How gore in art has swung between taboo and trend
Features Opinion – Words: Doron Beuns – Reading time 8 min read

Gorecore: how art got a new taste for gruesomeness

Gorecore: how art got a new taste for gruesomeness

Words: Doron Beuns
A picture of Tracey Emin’s 'My Bed' (1998) installation on display at Tate Britain in 2015 which depicts a messy and dirty bed in an art galleryA picture of Tracey Emin’s 'My Bed' (1998) installation on display at Tate Britain in 2015 which depicts a messy and dirty bed in an art gallery
Billy Parker on his unusual obsession with Tracey Emin’s 'My Bed'
Features Opinion – Words: Billy Parker – Reading time 5 min read

Confessions: What I did in Tracey Emin’s bed

Confessions: What I did in Tracey Emin’s bed

Words: Billy Parker
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
Francis Alÿs, Children’s Game #20: Leapfrog, Nerkzlia, Iraq, 2018 In collaboration with Ivan Boccara, Julien Devaux, and Félix Blume
The PV Gremlin (AKA Tom Glover) sneaks into the private reception of Francis Alÿs’ new Barbican show. Fun and games or racked with pain?
Features Opinion Reviews – Words: Tom Glover – Reading time 8 min read

PV crashers: a balmy night at the Barbican with Francis Alÿs

PV crashers: a balmy night at the Barbican with Francis Alÿs

Words: Tom Glover
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 WestoverDrawing 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
Will Jennings has been visiting art exhibitions for decades, but why does entering the hallowed commercial gallery still give him such anxiety?
Features Opinion – Words: Will Jennings – Reading time 9 min read

Ring my bell! Are commercial art galleries really that terrifying?

Ring my bell! Are commercial art galleries really that terrifying?

Words: Will Jennings

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