11+ hour, 51+ min ago  (179+ words) Nobody has ever painted affluent America with greater gratitude. Credit: Getty His death marks the passing of a distinctly British cultural type. There was a time when painters occupied a surprisingly prominent place in our national imagination. One did not…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (1067+ words) Consumerism flattens artistic talent Un Herd The indignity of Gaud" Lego Consumerism flattens artistic talent 'Gaud's genius is exalted by a world he would have abhorred.' (Bildagentur-online/Schoening/Universal Images Group/Getty) When asked why his masterpiece, the Sagrada Fam…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (104+ words) It's Bateman's New York now. Credit: Lionsgate In any other decade, this would be a Hollywood trade story. In 2026, it is a diagnosis. Call Ellis's model the city of fear. His urbanism is vertical, predatory, cold; the characters don't walk,…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (237+ words) Gone with the wind. Credit: Getty The council has declared that, rather than immediately bulldozing this bit of illegal fly-tipping and sending it directly to landfill, the artist's latest midwitted incursion on the national conversation will be left up "for…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago  (906+ words) Young artisans are defying AI'Un Herd Inside Charleston's craft renaissance Young artisans are defying AI 'The college has emerged as an early model for a more human-centered craft education.' (Credit: American College of the Building Arts) Each weekday morning, just…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1750+ words) Our century is defined by anaesthesia'Un Herd The triumph of anti-art Our century is defined by anaesthesia "By the end of its first quarter, the 20th century had already seen what many now consider its most groundbreaking artworks. (Pierre Vauthey/Sygma…...