Articles and Features

Our essential guide to 2022 in art: top art fairs; future trends; new museums; and the most anticipated art exhibitions.

Read about Margaret Watkins, a forgotten photographer and artist, who revolutionized advertising and left a mystery behind.

Read about the life, paintings, and legacy of Claude Monet, the French painter recognized as one of the founders of Impressionism.

Explore Orphism, the short-lived, early-20th-century art movement using meticulous color theory to deliver spirituality and modernity through…

Read about the work of Kara Walker, the American artist exploring provocative issues of race, gender and the struggles of violence.

We bring you the story of the ultimate art-world prank of the 21st century: Banksy’s 2018 shredded painting.

Discover how Moholy-Nagy's ideas influenced the practice and attitude of fine art, photography, sculpture, architecture and design education.

Marcel Duchamp was one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. Discover how he paved the way for the development of conceptual art.

Shigeko Kubota, often referred to as 'the mother of video art', was a visual artist, curator, writer, and a key figure of the Fluxus movement.

The book 'Ninth Street Women' foregrounds five female artists who took part in the legendary 1951 Ninth Street Show. Read their stories!

We take you on a tour of some of the most famous pieces of street art by Banksy in cities around the world.

Read an exclusive interview with London-based Ghanaian artist Kojo Marfo.

In his last edition of Standards & Practices, William Pym reflects on Christian Rosa's rise and fall, on fame and delusion.

Learn about Baroque, a style spanning art, architecture, and music that characterized Europe from the early 17th to the mid-18th century.

Learn about Fauvism, the short-lived avant-garde style that flourished around Henri Matisse in the early twentieth century.

Take a look at some of the most controversial architecture in history, and see which buildings became beloved while others remain critiqued!

From jewellery to furniture design, meet the most influential Art Deco designer.

Sonia Delaunay was a pioneer of abstract art in the Parisian avant-garde. Discover how she was able to combine her fashion and painting practice!

Explore how the visual expressions of Caribbean art and artists can upend our perceptions of diaspora and identity.

Mika Rottenberg creates art that blurs the borders between fiction and reality, revealing the absurdity of our age.