Profiles

The prolific Polish writer has a complicated relationship to nationality

The singer committed her life to defying a classical music industry that was not only deeply critical of women’s bodies, but also sceptical of black talent

The group, who will perform at London’s City Lit this week, push experimental composition to its limit

The artist talks about the mystery and politics of making 

His works in ceramic recall histories of colonialism and manufacturing, while alluding to our digital age

For two years, Jackson ran one of the most important galleries for black artists of the past half century

Finding solace in the joy and eroticism of the late Lebanese artist’s work

The restless, rageful ‘No Home Record’ lures as much as it discomfits

The Singaporean artist’s provocative performances constantly challenged power and prejudice

From the BBC and the films of Robert Beavers to the poetry of Margaret Tait, the artist reflects on his formative experiences

Designers Experimental Jetset, Kellenberger–White, Fraser Muggeridge and historian Emily King on the enduring influence of the Dutch design legend

A tribute to the photographer, from the ‘sucker punch’ of The Americans (1958), to his later work ‘howling with anguish, frustration and ennui’

Working across art, design and architecture, the trio make community-focused work that aims to have a long-term impact on an area and its inhabitants

For the artist, critic and teacher, who died last week at the age of 67, every ordinary thing held meaning in disguise

From climate-resistant menus to colonial desserts, Cooking Sections ask us to think again about the ethics and economics of the food on our plates

 ‘We have lost one of the best and greatest of us,’ Keene writes. ‘She helped us to see and become ourselves, to put pen to paper and language to our lives.’

The only woman affiliated with the Arte Povera movement resisted machines, definitions and permanence

On the 40th anniversary of ‘Unknown Pleasures’, the artist discusses the inspiration behind his iconic designs

The late art historian and activist inspired generations of young artists and writers to better teach themselves 

By transforming Paris’s Lafayette Anticipations into a weaving machine, the Dutch designer suggests alternative architectural uses of textiles