Opinion

Lynne Tillman on the clash between real life and expectation

Recent R&B albums by Kelela, Lafawndah, serpentwithfeet and Solange tune to newly radiant blues

A recent celebration of the American filmmaker provided a rare opportunity to come face-to-face with a major figure of underground cinema

Is censoring art the solution to divisive politics? Art historian Susanne von Falkenhausen doesn’t think so

Somewhere between prose poem and novel, the author’s second book channels the polluted landscapes and xenophobic discourse of contemporary Britain

A new show at London’s Royal Academy examines the pleasure and pain of the human form 

‘Genetic Automata’ at London’s Arts Catalyst uses video games, emoji and Darwin to reveal falsehoods around race and intellect

From a travelogue drenched in the memory of colonialism to a bleak charting of European history in black and white, the festival presents urgent works for uncertain times

The landmark ‘Axis of Solidarity’ conference held at London’s Tate Modern saw artists and scholars present new research on solidarity movements since the mid-1900s

The unconditional return of artefacts such as the Parthenon Marbles is a must – but can it redress the shocking arrogance of former colonizers?

Bringing together more than 200 artworks, the Drawing Biennial 2019 hammers home why the medium is still so crucial to artists working today

The highest-grossing film of 2019 pits a Chinese-led international coalition against the forces of cosmic destruction

In the age of Brexit, we need Cultural Studies more than ever, not least in its call to examine the complex, contradictory relationship between capitalism and democracy

At Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum, Rizzo’s performance ‘Higher.xtn’ unpicks the communal politics of the dance floor

Newly published in the US, ‘Birthday’ sees the Argentinian writer at his most personal – and vulnerable

The film adaptation of James Baldwin’s 1974 novel imbricates joyful moments within a fraught political and racialized landscape

From an artist collective’s grassroots initiatives in Indonesia to helming the renowned exhibition in Kassel

For Benjamin Britten, Wolfgang Tillmans and Virginia Woolf, something grows when civilization fails

‘History is full of people who just didn’t,’ reads the first line of her riveting opening essay, which also serves as a sort of statement of intent

The poet’s new collection chronicles a father’s succumbing to dementia and a daughter’s attempt to endure