Modern manners
Hogarth’s A Rake’s Progress has been a rich resource for artists. Film-makers recognise his modern moral subjects as an ancestor…
When Mondrian was off the grid
I find it easy to forget that Piet Mondrian is a Dutch artist. The linear, gridlocked works he is famed…
Uncovering a Royal treasure trove
It’s rare for the public to be given access to the Royal Archives. They are housed in the forbidding Round…
Royal mail
It’s rare for the public to be given access to the Royal Archives. They are housed in the forbidding Round…
Royal mail
It’s rare for the public to be given access to the Royal Archives. They are housed in the forbidding Round…
Gas gangrene, shell shock and flinty women: BBC One's new Sunday night offering is no soother
Sunday nights. What are they for? Eggs. Tea. Toast. Nerves about the week ahead. Something comforting on TV. But comfort…
Jeremy Deller is lost in Walthamstow
At the Venice Biennale last year, Jeremy Deller presented English Magic in the British Pavilion. It was an aggressive look…
Lost in translation
At the Venice Biennale last year, Jeremy Deller presented English Magic in the British Pavilion. It was an aggressive look…
Lost in translation
At the Venice Biennale last year, Jeremy Deller presented English Magic in the British Pavilion. It was an aggressive look…
Tutus, loo rolls and a roomful of balloons
A tip: go see Martin Creed’s retrospective at the Hayward in the company of a child. I didn’t, but I…
Laugh but don’t pop
A tip: go see Martin Creed’s retrospective at the Hayward in the company of a child. I didn’t, but I…
Laugh but don’t pop
A tip: go see Martin Creed’s retrospective at the Hayward in the company of a child. I didn’t, but I…
Would you have been let in to an '80s club?
People will go to extraordinary lengths to get into a nightclub. Nowadays you must wear something tight, and look slinky.…
Dress to impress
People will go to extraordinary lengths to get into a nightclub. Nowadays you must wear something tight, and look slinky.…
Dress to impress
People will go to extraordinary lengths to get into a nightclub. Nowadays you must wear something tight, and look slinky.…
