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Next-to-nothing
In 1935 Gertrude Stein wrote that in a painting there should be "no air...no feeling of air". As Steven Connor …
Where abstraction and comics collide: Oskar Fischinger
Oskar Fischinger's animated films that were partly influenced by the poetic abstraction of Kandinsky's paintings were among the first to …
My terrific mother: Niki de Saint Phalle II
A personal reflection on the French-born artist from her daughter, Laura Gabriela.
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Apocalypse now: John Martin's The Great Day of His Wrath
Dan Graham on John Martin’s painting of the Apocalypse, The Great Day of His Wrath
Living with Niki: Niki de Saint Phalle I
The French-born artist who died in 2002 is perhaps best known for her large, brightly coloured sculptures of female figures, …
Dealing joyously with gross material facts: The Camden Town Group
Modern Painters: Sickert's famous dictum heralded a move towards a gritty realism in British painting
Colour fields: In the studio
Rose Hilton talks about her selection of works for her exhibition at Tate St Ives.
'All artists are not chess players – all chess players are artists' Marcel Duchamp: Duchamp, Man Ray, Picabia II
To coincide with the first exhibition to explore the inter-relationship between Duchamp, Man Ray and Picabia at ɫشý, Allan …
'You look charming. You look enchanting. You look dazzling. You look breathtaking. You look unique. But you don't make an evening.: Art & theatre
‘Since visual art practice has so decisively repudiated, problematised, complicated the whole business of pretending’, says Nicholas Ridout, ‘it's hardly …
Where the wild things are: Animals
When Chinese artist Huang Yong Ping was forced to expel the beasties that inhabited his Theater of the World he …
Voice of the invisible: Doris Salcedo
The social, historical and political landscape of Colombia and beyond has deeply informed the work of the artist who is …
R.I.P.: Henry Lamb's 'Death of a Peasant'
George Shaw sketched his father for several decades, until his death last year. Prompted by a visit to the Tate …
Poetic encounters: Millais's Chill October
Many of Millais’s late landscapes in Scotland were painted en plein air and given titles inspired by his favourite poems. …
Play on: The World as a Stage
To coincide with the forthcoming The World as a Stage exhibition at ɫشý, Marie de Brugerolle explores how contemporary …
Making a horse with dad: David Smith II
David Smith was best known for his large, muscular sculptures, but also had a vivid interest in contemporary dance. Here …
Messages from a master: Hans Holbein
To coincide with Holbein in England at Tate Britain, five contributors respond to the work of the artist. Michel Onfray, …
Other worlds: William Blake
William Blake famously declared: “I must create a system or be enslaved by another man’s.” His visionary work is on …
No questions please: Louise Bourgeois
For many years Louise Bourgeois conducted a monthly salon from her house in New York. It was a chance to …