Visual Art
Faith Ringgold interview
“Once you create an image… it’s a permanent form of expression.”
The artist who captured the soul of America [BBC Culture]
Tracey Emin at Tate Modern
Arwa Haider on Tracey Emin’s A Second Life exhibition - and why My Bed shocked the ‘90s art world then became a timeless icon [BBC Culture]
Lee Miller at Tate
The fearless surreal gaze of the US photographer captured both beauty and brutality. Arwa Haider explores a major new exhibition [BBC Culture]
Peter Doig: House Of Music
The celebrated painter gets into the groove with a multi-sensory Serpentine exhibition [The World Of Interiors]
The Beano at Somerset House
Arwa Haider experiences The Art Of Breaking The Rules: a gloriously subversive exhibition about classic British comic The Beano [The FT]
Anna Meredith: BPM
The composer’s work for bumper cars is in a tradition of art involving public participation, says Arwa Haider [The FT]
Keith Haring at Tate Liverpool
At the legendary artist’s first major UK exhibition, Arwa Haider finds Keith Haring’s political and pop punch remains thrillingly up to date [Elephant]
Manga at British Museum
The British Museum has presented the biggest manga comic exhibition outside Japan. Its reach feels timeless, writes Arwa Haider [Elephant]
CUTE at Somerset House
From kawaii cats to fluffy unicorns, cute aesthetics have become a cultural force. A new London exhibition delves into the irresistible power of cute [The FT]
Satyricon & Munch
A meeting of dark minds between Edvard Munch’s artworks and black metal band Satyricon at Oslo’s Munch Museum [The FT]
All Night Long: The Art of Rave
Clubbing and nightlife have become a focal point of art galleries and museums in recent years [Elephant]
Laurie Anderson interview
“People are always pushing you into one thing… we live in a world that doesn’t like complexity”
[Elephant]