A survey weakened by curatorial absence and institutional timidity, redeemed by a handful of pavilions with the courage to say something, and overturned, finally, by the largest protest the Biennale has seen since 1968: Marta Orsola Sironi reports from the 2026 Venice Biennale. Usually, my mother doesn’t ask me much about the art system. For her contemporary art is just something I do, for which she supports me, but doesn’t give a damn, as for her, everything ended with Picas

Valentine’s Day, a cinema full of spinsters, and a two-hour lesson in meandering, self-important, tone-deaf excess: critic Reda Belhadfa reviews Wuthering Heights and wonders if St Valentine’s stoning might be preferable to Emerald Fennell ’s latest. Courtesy of Warner Bros/YouTube I am not entirely certain that we aren’t in purgatory. Certainly, with headlines of late, one might be forgiven for believing we are being divinely punished for our sins. And, after having sat th

As a Brit, it’s a rare pleasure to go to an art fair abroad and not come back feeling slightly embarrassed. Vol 12 . of Feria Material , however, is one such instance: despite exhibiting over 70 galleries this year, London's six booths absolutely held their own, and with unusual discipline to boot. Victoria Comstock-Kershaw reports from Mexico City. BROOKE BENINGTON Super sexy and super dichotomous: the booth props up Juno Calypso ’s sensual, boudoire-esque photography next

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