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‘We’ve done so much damage’: Beatriz Milhazes’s carnivalesque odes to nature
Ahead of a historic survey of her work at Margate’s Turner Contemporary, the Brazilian artist discusses her global inspirations, shape-shifting patterns, and why she’s still an optimist
Skye Sherwin
18, May, 2023 @7:00 AM
‘She created a space where people could reveal themselves’: the unique portraits of Alice Neel
A new exhibition celebrates a 20th-century painter acclaimed late in life for capturing the unvarnished essence of friends, neighbours – and even art critics
Skye Sherwin
06, Feb, 2023 @12:00 PM
A stitch in time: the enduring influence of the Gee’s Bend quilters
A new exhibition celebrates the remarkable legacy of the master makers from a tiny Alabama hamlet who found worldwide fame two decades ago
Skye Sherwin
26, Jan, 2023 @8:00 AM
Bah, humbug: anti-Christmas treats for the tinseled-out
From a beach comedy movie to people-free abstract art, our critics offer cultural escapes for those who’ve already had enough festive spirit
Sam Jordison, Rebecca Liu, Jason Okundaye, Skye Sherwin and Jenessa Williams
26, Dec, 2022 @10:00 AM
Iced gems: art, books, music and more to keep the home fires burning this winter
From storm-tossed seascapes to skating on the Thames, our cultural critics select wintry wonders for the season’s dark days
Sam Jordison, Rebecca Liu, Keza MacDonald, Skye Sherwin and Jenessa Williams
19, Dec, 2022 @10:00 AM
Brutal truth: the artists inspired by high-rise horror
The original architects of modernism had grand utopian visions. Decades later, a new exhibition asks how their creations became the stuff of nightmares
Skye Sherwin
05, Dec, 2022 @12:00 PM
Yule love it: the best culture of the festive season
From magical ballet to adult panto, Arthurian exhibits to a touring troupe of comics, we present December’s hottest remaining tickets
Lyndsey Winship, Rachel Aroesti, Michael Cragg, Skye Sherwin, Kate Wyver, Catherine Bray, Andrew Clements and Ammar Kalia
03, Dec, 2022 @11:55 AM
Photographer Hannah Starkey: my work is asking women, How’s it going?
By depicting real women in real spaces through constructed and filtered images, Starkey’s work connects powerfully with today’s ideas of modern femininity
Skye Sherwin
20, Oct, 2022 @7:00 AM
Go with the flow: the artists changing the face of movement on film
A new exhibition of video art encompasses sign language kung fu, caregiving as choreography and the fluidity of gender and tradition
Skye Sherwin
29, Sep, 2022 @7:00 AM
Artist Rene Matić: ‘This story is about what, if anything, saves us’
At the heart of this young trailblazer’s solo show is a film following their father, Paul, a black skinhead – it is joyful, moving, and surprising
Skye Sherwin
26, Sep, 2022 @7:00 AM
Life in litter: Mariana Castillo Deball’s remarkable Roman Rubbish
The Mexican artist’s new exhibition uses Roman detritus to suggest that we can tell more about a society by what it throws out than the culture it preserves
Skye Sherwin
05, Aug, 2022 @10:00 AM
The green-eyed monster: music, film and comedy about jealousy
From Beyoncé’s rage-fuelled anthem to Munch’s tortured portrait of his muse, our critics explore the art of jealousy
Sasha Mistlin, Imogen Russell Williams, Brian Logan, Skye Sherwin and Michael Cragg
18, Jul, 2022 @9:00 AM
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