Painting

Back to all contributors

articles

articles

Now the artist is tackling femme bots and the future of femininity

Interviews – Writer: Millie Walton – photographer Celia Croft – Reading time 12 min read

Tala Madani’s ‘Shit Mom’: the anti-hero we were waiting for

Tala Madani’s ‘Shit Mom’: the anti-hero we were waiting for

Writer: Millie Walton

photographer Celia Croft

Tala Madani’s ‘Shit Mom’: the anti-hero we were waiting for

Tidawhitney Lek, Emil Sands, Khalif Tahir Thompson are the stars of the new Victoria Miro show

Features – Words: Matthew Holman – Photography Jay Izzard – Reading time 12 min read

Domestic bliss, disrupted

Domestic bliss, disrupted

Words: Matthew Holman

Photography Jay Izzard

Domestic bliss, disrupted

Matthew Holman takes a straight look at a new exhibition of Alice Neel’s work at Xavier Hufkens

Reviews – Words: Matthew Holman – Reading time 10 min read

Alice Neel, all skew-whiff

Alice Neel, all skew-whiff

Words: Matthew Holman

Alice Neel, all skew-whiff

Matthew Holman travels between London and Paris to discover how art’s coolest wordsmith is still reinventing himself

Reviews – Words: Matthew Holman – Reading time 10 min read

Ed Ruscha is still playing word games

Ed Ruscha is still playing word games

Words: Matthew Holman

Ed Ruscha is still playing word games
Alexis Soul-Gray, The Ever-Present Guest painting, on view at William Hine Gallery Alexis Soul-Gray, The Ever-Present Guest painting, on view at William Hine Gallery

Alexis Soul-Gray draws on fragments of performance, folklore and the digital image in her new show

Interviews – Words: Matthew Holman – Reading time 9 min read

Alexis Soul-Gray’s carnival of chaos

Alexis Soul-Gray’s carnival of chaos

Words: Matthew Holman

Alexis Soul-Gray’s carnival of chaos

Tate Modern’s latest Picasso show promises theatre but delivers amateur dramatics

Reviews – Words: Matthew Holman – Reading time 9 min read

Tate’s Theatre Picasso fluffs its lines

Tate’s Theatre Picasso fluffs its lines

Words: Matthew Holman

Tate’s Theatre Picasso fluffs its lines
Painter Kristy Chan photographed in her Shoreditch studio by Milly Cope ahead of her solo show 'To Autumn' at Plaster Painter Kristy Chan photographed in her Shoreditch studio by Milly Cope ahead of her solo show 'To Autumn' at Plaster

Kristy Chan talks yearning for autumn, angry paintings and wrestling with “so much crap”

Interviews – Words: Izzy Bilkus – Reading time 8 min read

Kristy Chan: “Painting feels like an endless stew”

Kristy Chan: “Painting feels like an endless stew”

Words: Izzy Bilkus

Kristy Chan: “Painting feels like an endless stew”
Kerry James Marshall, De Style, 1993. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by Ruth and Jacob Bloom. © Kerry James Marshall. Photo: © Museum Associates/LACMA Kerry James Marshall, De Style, 1993. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by Ruth and Jacob Bloom. © Kerry James Marshall. Photo: © Museum Associates/LACMA

John-Baptiste Odour reflects on Kerry James Marshall’s unapologetic portrayal of Black history, culture and identity at the Royal Academy

Reviews – Words: John-Baptiste Oduor – Reading time 9 min read

Kerry James Marshall and the icons in the room

Kerry James Marshall and the icons in the room

Words: John-Baptiste Oduor

Kerry James Marshall and the icons in the room
Betty Ogundipe photographed by Isabel MacCarthy in a boxing ring ahead of her new exhibition 'LOVE/FIGHT' at Tache Gallery in London Betty Ogundipe photographed by Isabel MacCarthy in a boxing ring ahead of her new exhibition 'LOVE/FIGHT' at Tache Gallery in London

The London-based artist’s new exhibition is a fearless ode to femininity, resistance and self-protection

Interviews – Words: Livia Magyar – Reading time 11 min read

Love, fight, paint: in the ring with Betty Ogundipe

Love, fight, paint: in the ring with Betty Ogundipe

Words: Livia Magyar

Love, fight, paint: in the ring with Betty Ogundipe

20th-century Swedish painter Dick Bengtsson exposed the homegrown horrors beneath his country’s veneer of innocence

Reviews – Words: Matthew Holman – Reading time 8 min read

How Dick Bengtsson found rot in Sweden’s fairytale

How Dick Bengtsson found rot in Sweden’s fairytale

Words: Matthew Holman

How Dick Bengtsson found rot in Sweden’s fairytale
A photo of Verity Babbs holding up a portrait painted of her by Wilfrid Wood A photo of Verity Babbs holding up a portrait painted of her by Wilfrid Wood

Wilfrid Wood tells it how it is

Features – Words: Verity Babbs – Reading time 11 min read

He painted my soul and my crooked tooth: sitting for Wilfrid Wood

He painted my soul and my crooked tooth: sitting for Wilfrid Wood

Words: Verity Babbs

He painted my soul and my crooked tooth: sitting for Wilfrid Wood

You might come away from George Morrison's show at The Met questioning a few things

Reviews – Words: Travis Diehl – Reading time 8 min read

Just how abstract was George Morrison?

Just how abstract was George Morrison?

Words: Travis Diehl

Just how abstract was George Morrison?

In a new blockbuster show, Anselm Kiefer wrestles with his lifelong obsession with Van Gogh

Reviews – Words: Matthew Holman – Reading time 11 min read

Anselm Kiefer and the ghost of Van Gogh

Anselm Kiefer and the ghost of Van Gogh

Words: Matthew Holman

Anselm Kiefer and the ghost of Van Gogh

Suggested topics

Suggested topics
Painting
Books
Film
Sculpture