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On a memorable trip to Albania, Harriet Lloyd-Smith discovers the country’s road from fear to freedom, via art

Features Reviews – Words: Harriet Lloyd-Smith – 17 min read

How a haunted dictator’s house became Albania’s unlikeliest art residency

How a haunted dictator’s house became Albania’s unlikeliest art residency

Words: Harriet Lloyd-Smith

How a haunted dictator’s house became Albania’s unlikeliest art residency

Osman Can Yerebakan looks back on a Frieze week packed with elaborate parties, celeb spots and epiphanies

Opinion Reviews – Words and photography: Osman Can Yerebakan – 12 min read

Frieze New York rewind: “No, you are not hallucinating”

Frieze New York rewind: “No, you are not hallucinating”

Words and photography: Osman Can Yerebakan

Frieze New York rewind: “No, you are not hallucinating”

Billy Parker goes on a crazy weekend to Horst Festival to find himself, and some great art

Features Reviews – Words and photography: Billy Parker – 15 min read

Three days at Horst: My festival redemption arc

Three days at Horst: My festival redemption arc

Words and photography: Billy Parker

Three days at Horst: My festival redemption arc

The crowd photographed at Rene Matić

The crowd photographed at Rene Matić

Rene Matić, Oliver Osborne and Jake Longstreth feature in this week's Thirsty Thursday

Opinion Reviews – Words and photography: Dora Densham Bond – Billy Parker – 8 min read

Thirsty Thursday: “what’s a PV if you ain’t dual wielding?”

Thirsty Thursday: “what’s a PV if you ain’t dual wielding?”

Words and photography: Dora Densham Bond

Billy Parker

Thirsty Thursday: “what’s a PV if you ain’t dual wielding?”

Ed Atkins’ mid-career retrospective is a chaotic mix of digital doom and family nostalgia

Reviews – Words: Oskar Oprey – 11 min read

This might hurt: Ed Atkins at Tate Britain

This might hurt: Ed Atkins at Tate Britain

Words: Oskar Oprey

This might hurt: Ed Atkins at Tate Britain

Petr Davydtchenko’s roadkill tasting menu takes drive-thru dining to a new level

Opinion Reviews – Words: Harriet Lloyd-Smith – 8 min read

A crash course in roadkill fine dining

A crash course in roadkill fine dining

Words: Harriet Lloyd-Smith

A crash course in roadkill fine dining

LA and the Paranoid style seem like a perfect match, according to a new politics and conspiracy-fuelled group show in London

Interviews Reviews – Words: Oskar Oprey – 8 min read

Painting paranoia, LA style

Painting paranoia, LA style

Words: Oskar Oprey

Painting paranoia, LA style

Izzy Bilkus finds pleasure and pain in an unusual artist pairing

Reviews – Words: Izzy Bilkus – 6 min read

You can’t juice a dry fruit: Sylvie Fleury curates Matisse

You can’t juice a dry fruit: Sylvie Fleury curates Matisse

Words: Izzy Bilkus

You can’t juice a dry fruit: Sylvie Fleury curates Matisse

Janelle Zara reports from a reflective yet optimistic LA Frieze Week and asks: is the traditional fair model taking its dying breaths?

Opinion Reviews – Words: Janelle Zara – 13 min read

Frieze LA rewind: “How’s this for making art under duress?”

Frieze LA rewind: “How’s this for making art under duress?”

Words: Janelle Zara

Frieze LA rewind: “How’s this for making art under duress?”

Dora DB reflects on the fashion designer's latest film at Sadie Coles HQ

Reviews – Words: Dora Densham Bond – 6 min read

Everything changes, nothing stays the same: Martine Rose and Sharna Osborne

Everything changes, nothing stays the same: Martine Rose and Sharna Osborne

Words: Dora Densham Bond

Everything changes, nothing stays the same: Martine Rose and Sharna Osborne

We all love a gallery and museum gift shop, so Dora DB has created the guide to London's best (and worst).

Opinion Reviews – Words: Dora Densham Bond – 9 min read

Art gallery gift shops: ranked!

Art gallery gift shops: ranked!

Words: Dora Densham Bond

Art gallery gift shops: ranked!

Billy Parker finds infatuation and heartbreak in the landscapes of Kin Ting Li

Reviews – Words: Billy Parker – 7 min read

Kin Ting Li review: all or nothing at all

Kin Ting Li review: all or nothing at all

Words: Billy Parker

Kin Ting Li review: all or nothing at all

‘Skull Fuck’ was a title too controversial for the Grateful Dead, but not for Matthias Groebel

Reviews – Words: Freddie Foulkes – 5 min read

‘Skull Fuck’: Matthias Groebel’s mysterious painting machine

‘Skull Fuck’: Matthias Groebel’s mysterious painting machine

Words: Freddie Foulkes

‘Skull Fuck’: Matthias Groebel’s mysterious painting machine