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'WUTHERING HEIGHTS' IS A SAINT VALENTINE'S DAY MASSACRE
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
Reda Belhadfa
Feb 143 min read


LONDON @ FERIA MATERIAL: SIX BOOTHS, ZERO EMBARRASSMENT
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
Victoria Comstock-Kershaw
Feb 118 min read


MALQUERIDAS: NOTES ON 'THE UNLOVED'
In conversation with the devastating prose writer Fernanda Melchor for Granta , her English translator Sophie Hughes recalls a few...
Agnès Houghton-Boyle
Dec 7, 20243 min read


SHOULD WE BE LAUGHING AT CATTELAN'S COMEDIAN?
Both the punchline and the set-up, Cattelan has us questioning: who’s the comedian now? writes Ruby Mitchell. Photography courtesy of...
Ruby Mitchell
Nov 25, 20244 min read


THEN AND NOW: NOTES ON CIARÁN CASSIDY'S 'HOUSEWIFE OF THE YEAR'
Ciarán Cassidy ’s Housewife of the Year , which premiered at CPH:DOX , won Best Irish Feature Documentary at the Galway Film Fleadh ...
Agnès Houghton-Boyle
Nov 19, 20244 min read


WHEN EVERYONE IS A PHOTOGRAPHER, WHAT MAKES FRIEZE'S PHOTOGRAPHY WORTHY?
If nothing else, the photography at Frieze London make us feel like we’re part of an elaborate in-joke. I mean, really—who doesn’t love...
Riddhi Dasgupta
Nov 4, 20245 min read


HAS BASEL BEAT FRIEZE?
I have been wary of the term ‘emerging artist’ for a while but this year has confirmed my fears that the phrase has started to lose all...
Victoria Comstock-Kershaw
Oct 19, 20248 min read


THE BEST PORTRAITS OF FRIEZE MASTERS 2024
This year’s fair showcased a remarkable selection of portraits that break away from conventional portraiture colloquiums, writes Avantika Pa
Avantika Pathania
Oct 15, 20244 min read


FETCH FAVES: FRIEZE 2024
The best and the worst of this year's Frieze show just how delicate the balance between curatorial excellence and art market demands...
Victoria Comstock-Kershaw
Oct 10, 20246 min read
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