Antony Gormley on 2,000-year-old genitals, arts cuts, and the Angel of the North
The artist discusses the need for greater creativity in the modern age, sculptural outreach, and why he always returns to…
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Brexit getting you down? Leave a voice message for Europe
Artist Joe Sweeney's project +44... A Message for Europe invites us to contribute our feelings about Brexit and our EU…
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The messy, subversive sculpture of Franz West and Phyllida Barlow
Both artists choose everyday materials and irreverence over the sanctity of sculpture.
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The anti-hygge art of Harald Sohlberg
The painter’s Norwegian landscapes throb with an indefinable intensity.
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John Ruskin: a prophet for our troubled times
John Ruskin led a crusade against Victorian rectitude and attacked capitalism. His mind was wild and unstable, but we need…
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Searching for the connection between Michelangelo and Bill Viola
Michelangelo and Bill Viola both set out to investigate the ineffable – but in a new double show at the…
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The pineapple trend is dead – long live the banana
The pineapple’s ubiquity in decor and fashion is long past its expiration date. It’s time for another fruit to rise up…
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2018’s novelty advent calendars: the New Statesman’s ultimate guide
Daily double tequila shots for a month? Twenty-four days of toasting marshmallows? Dead fish Jelly Beans and lethal chilli? Our guide…
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