Opinion

The fantasy series’ nihilistic refusal of meaning is the bravest TV finale since ‘The Sopranos’

On a viral protest trend and the preposterous history of milk-based eugenics

The Korean director’s win marks a return to the expected, after years of films with mixed critical and populist support taking the top prize

In ‘New Order: Art and Technology in the Twenty-First Century’ at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the definition of ‘technology’ is intentionally loose

Scherer’s ‘didactic operetta’ at Kinderhook & Caracas, Berlin, mimics a world of debased authority

The Golden Lion-winning Lithuanian Pavilion, ‘Sun & Sea (Marina)’, crafts an endless pop song for the end times

By Natasha Ginwala with contributions from Abdul Halik Azeez (@Colombedouin), Muvindu Binoy, Sandev Handy, We Are From Here, Imaad Majeed and Pushpakanthan Pakkiyarajah

How cyborg identities have empowered women to challenge societal norms

‘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