Opinion

Fifty years after the debut of Wilson’s Life and Times of Joseph Stalin, a friend and collaborator remembers her time with the director

The author and journalist's latest novel, translated by Julia Sanches, ruminates on race, desire, familial heritage and the reverberations of colonialism

Artists and writers remember ‘the people’s poet’, whose prolific career foregrounded the power of the pen in engaging meaningful social commentary

How the artist's dedication to perfection and relentless work reflects the religious undertones of the American work ethic

From gallery expansions and closures to social media complicating relational aesthetics, three frieze editors discuss the year in art

At the Norwegian National Museum, architects employ the foundational skill of their craft to push against the limitations of contemporary construction

Lingering in the ‘instant before music’, the poet and novelist’s new collection is grounded by sharp materiality

A personal essay on the importance of friendship and the ascendancy of Asian American stories in the mainstream

Other highlights include a US-wide book club championing writers of colour and an annual print magazine dedicated to art and literature from Somesuch

‘Danny and the Deep Blue Sea’ sees its two protagonists entangle over romance and Catholic guilt

A new exhibition roams through the fashion photographer’s uncanny realm, highlighting her lesser-known body of collaged works

Documentary filmmaker Paloma Zapata restores the spotlight on the deaf gitano dancer who revolutionized flamenco, yet was written out of history

Karim Aïnouz’s debut feature film presaged contemporary discussions on gender performativity, racial violence and identity politics

Highlights include an album of music produced by visual artists and a cornucopia of hot new shows

On the occasion of the artist’s retrospective at Raven Row, London, Matthew McLean revisits Untitled (Diana)

From sourdough to Princess Diana, the author's new book explores what happens when our aesthetic values meet a class ceiling

Tracing the movement’s emergence and its current role in shaping digital culture

Highlights include the latest release from Jon Fosse, an Annie Ernaux classic and Carl Theodor Dreyer’s final art-house drama

Amid budgetary constraints, construction setbacks and critical condemnation, the museum’s long-awaited expansion strives to remain groundbreaking

Five curators, artists and writers discuss the impact of AI models like ChatGPT on artistic production