Art and design
Cheek to cheek: keeping the tango alive during Covid in Buenos Aires | photo essay
The dance that depends on what Covid prevents – close physical intimacy – is not only a cultural passion but also now a threatened source of income for many workers. Photographer Anita Pouchard Serra, with support from the National Geographic Society, has been documenting how dancers are surviving the crisis
Natalie Alcoba in Buenos Aires. Photography by Anita Pouchard Serra
04, Jul, 2021 @9:00 AM
Paula Rego: ‘Making a painting can reveal things you keep secret from yourself’
On the eve of her biggest ever UK show, the figurative artist recalls a 70-year ‘non-career’ tackling fascism, abortion, tragedy and the solidarity of women
Kate Kellaway
04, Jul, 2021 @7:00 AM
Tracey Emin finds her inner voice and raging architects build a revolution – the week in art
Artists and poets present a manifesto in Manchester, Amilton Neves captures the magic of Mozambique and a towering talent arrives in London – all in your weekly dispatch
Jonathan Jones
02, Jul, 2021 @12:50 PM
An awkward, lifeless shrine – the Diana statue is a spiritless hunk of nonsense | Jonathan Jones
The only provocative thing about Ian Rank-Broadley’s characterless sculpture is how shamelessly it plays up to mawkish Diana worship
Jonathan Jones
01, Jul, 2021 @4:34 PM
V&A East director to cycle to 250 London schools to encourage pupil visits
Gus Casely-Hayford vows to make youth-focused venue opening in 2025 accessible to all
Lanre Bakare Arts and culture correspondent
30, Jun, 2021 @3:32 PM
Prom week in Ukraine: Michal Chelbin’s best photograph
‘I went there to take pictures of kids at the end of their school years. Katya is dressed as a woman – but she’s still a girl’
Interview by Tim Jonze
30, Jun, 2021 @2:58 PM
Wolfgang Tillmans on space, Brexit and Covid: ‘Let’s hope we get on a dancefloor soon’
From tiny weeds to distant galaxies, the photographer likes to scrutinise the interconnectedness of everything. He talks about coping with lockdown – and living through his second pandemic
Alex Needham
30, Jun, 2021 @6:00 AM
Gainsborough’s Blue Boy to return to UK after 100 years
‘Masterpiece of British art’ heads to National Gallery in London thanks to loan from gallery in California
Mark Brown Arts correspondent
30, Jun, 2021 @5:00 AM
‘Iconic gay image’: history of sailors and sex explored in Barcelona exhibition
Catalan city is hosting new show looking at relationships between men who spend their lives at sea
Stephen Burgen in Barcelona
29, Jun, 2021 @3:46 PM
Where there’s a grille: the hidden portals to London’s underworld
From flues in statues to the Camberwell Submarine, a new book celebrates the vents, shafts and funnels that help the city breathe in all manner of disguises
Oliver Wainwright
29, Jun, 2021 @9:01 AM
Football Beyond Borders – a photo essay by Sebastian Barros
Football Beyond Borders supports young people who are disengaged at school and passionate about football. The school encourages them to finish school with the skills and grades to help them make a successful transition into adulthood
Sebastian Barros. Written by Diane Smyth
29, Jun, 2021 @6:00 AM
Sonia Boyce review – kaleidoscopic collage that gets under your skin
Eye-popping wallpaper trails across sculpture and space like Boyce’s touch in a layered exhibition whose warm embrace of other artists doesn’t always leave enough room for its headliner
Hannah Clugston
28, Jun, 2021 @3:32 PM
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