Art
Simon Brett obituary
Other lives: Wood engraver who stretched the boundaries of his art form
Emily Brett
07, Apr, 2025 @4:49 PM
The Alienation Effect by Owen Hatherley review – how immigrants reshaped postwar Britain
Behind many symbols of quintessentially British culture – from Picture Post to Pevsner’s guides – were refugees who fled Europe in the 1930s and 40s
Rowan Moore
25, Mar, 2025 @7:00 AM
Hidden Portraits: The Untold Stories of Six Women Who Loved Picasso by Sue Roe review – artist as lothario
Françoise Gilot is the most compelling figure in this biography of the painter’s lovers – but you get the feeling she would have loathed this book
Rachel Cooke
24, Mar, 2025 @7:00 AM
Those Passions: on art and politics by TJ Clark review – show me the Monet
The veteran art critic sets out to unsettle received ideas in this collection of 22 dazzling essays
Kathryn Hughes
22, Feb, 2025 @7:30 AM
Those Passions by TJ Clark review – a timely study of the connection between art and politics
The British art historian’s essays demonstrate a wide erudition but suffer from his relentless scrutinising
Stephen Smith
16, Feb, 2025 @1:00 PM
The big picture: hope within reach in 1970s New York
Mark Cohen’s evocative shot of a child with some bubble gum machines is part of a series capturing the vibrant characters and street life of the Big Apple
Tim Adams
16, Feb, 2025 @7:00 AM
The Secret Painter by Joe Tucker review – an artist in the family
An eccentric uncle turns out to be a joyous chronicler of working class life in this affectionate and beautifully-written story of outsider art
Houman Barekat
30, Jan, 2025 @9:00 AM
The big picture: a gaggle of visitors gather beneath London’s Shard
Photographer Andy Hall’s atmospheric new series captures the capital’s eerie financial heart
Tim Adams
26, Jan, 2025 @7:00 AM
Jules Feiffer obituary
American cartoonist and writer who portrayed angst-ridden New Yorkers and exposed the hypocrisy of government
Michael McNay
23, Jan, 2025 @10:20 AM
The big picture: Henry Roy’s sleeping girl in Congo-Brazzaville
The Franco-Haitian artist’s 2002 portrait exemplifies his gift for taking photographs that transcend time and place
Tim Adams
12, Jan, 2025 @7:00 AM
Islamesque by Diana Darke review – the diverse roots of medieval architecture
A beautifully-illustrated account of the Middle Eastern influence on Europe’s great buildings
Rachel Aspden
08, Jan, 2025 @7:30 AM
Marilyn Monroe by Eve Arnold review – intimate, tender and witty photographs
In front of the camera Monroe was luminous, but in this reissued and sumptuous collection of pictures Arnold also captured the insecurity and pain
John Banville
06, Jan, 2025 @7:00 AM
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