News
Teenager Who Threw Child From Tate Modern Balcony Is Sentenced to 15 Years
A British 18-year-old pleaded guilty to one count of attempted murder and admitted to premeditating the attack.
London
In Brief
A Pristine 16th-Century Reproduction of the “Last Supper” Has Been Digitized
Leonardo da Vinci’s painting of the “Last Supper” has faded and cracked over time, but an accurate reproduction likely made by one of his pupils reveals details you may have missed.
News
2020 Turner Prize Is Canceled; Tate Will Instead Distribute £100,000 to 10 Artists
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the organizers of the Turner Prize will forego this year's edition and award cash prizes to 10 British artists instead.
Art
Artists, Writers, Musicians, and More Explore the Intersections of Art and Ecology
After the pandemic pushed back their exhibition, two curators teamed up to develop The Botanical Mind Online a new platform that makes effective use of parallels between plant communication and the internet.
Books
What Are Exhibition Catalogues for?
No exhibition of any pretension is complete without lasting proof of its existence, preferably in print on coated paper.
News
In Midst of Growing Protests, National Portrait Gallery Says BP Will No Longer Judge Annual Award
The fossil fuel giant, which has sponsored the BP Portrait Award for 30 years, will no longer have a say in the judging process.
Art
Paul Klee, When the World Went Dark
The Nazis had transformed Klee's beloved land of Goethe and Mozart into an alien and threatening environment.
Art
Egregious Renaissance Maleness, From the Inside Out
An up-close look at the codpiece.
Film
A Poignant Ode to Public Housing
Screening as part of Images Festival, Ayo Akingbade’s trilogy No News Today offers an incisive glimpse at the British Nigerian filmmaker’s hometown.
Art
A Sudanese Printmaker Radiates Light From Darkness
Mohammad Omar Khalil, whose work often draws inspiration from his homeland, calls black “the richest medium, the richest color for me in all printmaking.”
Art
Titian, in the Harsh Light of Day
Titian was, as the great English poet Geoffrey Chaucer would put it, a 'man's man,’ accustomed to showing off his posturing pride.
Art
Harun Farocki and Hito Steyerl, a Perfect Pairing (in Theory)
Where Farocki’s works are meditative, Steyerl’s are bold and loud — which would make for an interesting juxtaposition if the selected works didn’t feel so at odds with each other.