Opinion

‘Past is prologue’ in two shows at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, following the 50th anniversary of the Tet Offensive

A new book by Jay David Bolter chronicles the demise of cultural gatekeeping

The best of the off-site and collateral exhibitions during the 58th Venice Biennale

From demanding choreographies to ‘the sea of our subconscious’, further highlights from the National Pavilions in the Giardini

The first in our series of reports from the 2019 Venice Biennale: the National Pavilions in the Giardini

What does Jean-Léon Gérôme’s 1866 painting ‘Slave Market’ say about today’s extremist politics?

Institutional incorrectness aside, the 2019 shortlist is an exciting, politically-charged collection of artists

The first ENTOPIA release showcases the music of Kuro,a film by experimental pop musician Tujiko Noriko and graphic artist Joji Koyama

In its final season, ‘Veep’ satirizes the heartless ambition driving US politics

Ever since the devastating blaze, the cathedral has become a potent symbol, used by everyone from an unpopular president to the far-right 

Beatriz Colomina’s latest book, X-Ray Architecture, argues that the spaces and technologies of the sanatorium gave rise to the modern movement’s iconic forms

From Mx Justin Vivian Bond to Andy Warhol: fan artists in New York

How archival collections are being re-animated via new technologies

After years in the critical wilderness, Pattern and Decoration, the first postmodern art movement, is being reassessed by a number of exhibitions in Europe and the US 

Against a growing digital landscape, cinema magazines dedicated to print are on the rise

Twenty years since the original series, there is still much to be done in confronting regressive prejudices against the LGBTQ+ community

From Matmos to Grimes, a new wave of music is critically engaging with environmental politics – but what does it sound like?

Twenty years on from the devastating shooting, can its cultural legacy in film and television reframe our present moment?

On the emergence of transgender literature

How a petition to remove the artwork has raised questions of censorship and identity politics