Opinion

Is the activity of artists overshadowing their art?

What Rob Pruitt’s The Andy Monument says about a changing New York 

Does theology hold the answer for revolutionary politics?

Being an artist in Africa means constantly dealing with officialdom, ennui and endless waiting

What art writing can learn from the lessons of literature

The changing role of cultural theory, and its enduring importance for contemporary art

Contemporary art’s confusion about the difference between praxis and practice

The evolution of theory and its impact on contemporary thought

Vladimir Solovyov is now – thanks to Lenin’s censorship – the most important philosopher you’ve never heard of

Born just over a century ago, eden ahbez – the original hippy or ‘Nature Boy’ – was the most eccentric and successful songwriter you’ve never heard of

Sometimes no art is better than more art

The art market, insider trading and judging greatness

The strange and wonderful world of gallery assistants

What exactly do we mean when we call an artist or writer a charlatan?

Five reasons why the art world is a desperate mess, followed by five responses. Do not read the conclusion until you've read the rest

An enigmatic representation of the abstract social and political systems regulating our world

Pitting Marcel Duchamp against Rocky Balboa in a silent struggle over the Statue of Liberty and the American Dream

Many artists today recognize that environmentalism needs to embrace political, social and economic factors as well as ecological ones

The shock cancellation of Manifesta 6 raises questions about the role of contemporary art in contested regions

The recent boom in prediction markets has added a streak of clinical capitalism to the prophecy industry