A review of the biopic film featuring the infamous jazz vocalist.
Guillermo Mora – not your usual acrylic painter
“It would be amazing to see all the paintings of the world separated from their canvases and falling on the ground.”
SATURATION II – Add Subtract Divide opening at the Copperfield Gallery
Paint is not a dead art. Especially not when six unique Spanish artists rehash the painted form and naught but maths ensues.
5 new songs to sink your teeth into
Get your headphones on and your summer kit ready – here’s five summer songs to set you in the mood for these sunny days.
An interview with illustrator Davide Bart Salvemini
Italian artist Davide Bart Salvemini lets us in to his weird and wonderful world of illustration. Keep your eyes peeled and your screen brightness dimmed.
The Guerrilla Girls turned 30; let’s talk about women
Inspired by the social activist group Guerrilla Girls, we take a look at some important female artists working now.
6 Tribes: The New interest-based App revolutionizing social media
Facebook, instagram and Twitter have longed dominated our social media platform, being our go-to domains to connect with others. But what do you know about 6 Tribes?
Review: Barbara Hepworth, Sculpture for a Modern World Exhibition
Barbara Hepworth in the Palais studio at work on the wood carving Hollow Form with White Interior 1963 Photograph: Val Wilmer, ©Bowness, Hepworth Estate
Affable, sensual and a bit perplexing.
Top 5 International Exhibitions: Yoko Ono, Ryan Gander, Chen Zhen, Michael Beutler and Tianzhuo Chen.
Chen Zhen Image: Daily Incantations, 1996, Courtesy de Sarthe Gallery, Hong Kong and GALLERIA CONTINUA, San Gimignano / Beijing / Les Moulins, Photo Tom Powell.
From one of the most famous multi-faceted artist-performers celebrating approximately 125 works, to young installation artists addressing commonplace post-millennial issues: This wide spectrum of current major international exhibitions has a lot to offer.
Kunstakademie Düsseldorf alumni come to London
Three graduate sculptors of Kunstakademie Düsseldorf come together with Tony Cragg to bring us their latest work.
I Wanna Destroy (Sacred Objects From Suburban Homes) – A forthcoming performance by EMA
Image via © Barbican
Musician and multimedia artist Erika M. Anderson (EMA) ensnares us into her own world of music, spoken word and virtual reality at the Barbican.
Michael Armitage at the White Cube
Michael Armitage, Accident 2015
Oil on Lubugo bark cloth. 67 x 87 in. (170.2 x 221 cm) © Michael Armitage. Photo © White Cube (George Darrell)
Art is an agent of social change - we interview Kenyan artist Michael Armitage.
Kate Clements: The bride stripped bare by her bachelors
What makes Kate Clements a truly great artist is the conversation that her work evokes about the female gender and issues of narcissistic female adornment.
Herbert Golser channels mother nature in a quivering solidity
Golser’s latest exhibition at Rosenfeld Porcini Gallery showcases a tightly sculpted juxtaposition between fragility and structural durability – a combination that leaves you questioning whether these sculptures were crafted by the artist or Mother Nature herself.
A festival for art lovers
Style and substance go on display at Muse Gallery and at a tube station near you. We interview artists Francis Akpata and Ewa Wilczynski.
Art Vandalism – A Modern Social Problem
Vandalism of art has occurred for centuries. We all know this. But to think it still exists in our time is depressing.
An Interview with Afriquoi
Delivering high-tempo tunes in the spirit of togetherness.
We review: All That Fall at the Barbican
The stunning set for All That Fall. Photograph: Ros Kavanagh
Imagine seeing a play with no live actors. Just chairs. Just lights. Just sounds. And imagine it being magnificent. Here's our review of Samuel Beckett’s one-act radio play: 4/5
United in music: Songlines Encounters Festival
Let’s sing and dance together.
5 up-and-coming artists to look out for in 2015
2015 has so far been a huge year for emerging artists and musicians. Jump on the hype train early and check out these five artists who are absolutely killing it this year.