For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails When, where and how are we going to really see the fruits of Britain’s much-trumpeted cultural diversity? The past decade
More than 20 paintings by the artist Charlotte Johnson Wahl—the late mother of the former UK prime minister Boris Johnson—are due to go on show later this year at Bethlem Museum of the Mind in Beckenham, UK (11 December-29 March 2025). The exhibition What It Felt Like: the Maudsley Hospital paintings of Charlotte Johnson Wahl
Having regular professional valuations to keep up with value fluctuations is the best way to prevent underinsurance. Art collectors should keep on top of news about their favourite artists or collections, and look up online auction sites to check the scarcity and popularity of related works. A dramatic rise in value will need to be
The power of public art to shape narratives was a prominent theme of a Marie Claire panel discussion held this week to celebrate the beginning of London’s Frieze Art Fair. The conversation chaired by Editor in Chief Andrea Thompson marked the launch of a new exhibition by London-based sculptor Rayvenn Shaleigha D’Clark, Digital Flesh: The
On a warm July evening this year, a convivial crowd gathered at Toklas to celebrate Lubaina Himid’s 70th birthday. As the music grew spicy and dancing unfolded, I noticed that Himid had gathered a constellation of superlative women – innovative artists, Turner Prize winners, ground-breaking writer-directors – many of whom have long been in her
Aussie metalcore outfit Parkway Drive will be celebrating their 20th anniversary on the road next year, with a fall European/UK headlining tour having just been announced. This new run will boast support from their countrymen in Thy Art Is Murder and The Amity Affliction. Tickets will be up this Friday, October 18th at 11am CET/10AM
Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free The gory new horror movie Terrifier 3 comes with a warning after prompting walk-outs and vomiting, but audiences don’t seem to mind
Le Périgord, a white-tablecloth-type French restaurant in New York (Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor dined there together in 1964), which he reimagined as a junior architect in three weeks, was a game-changer for his career: “I didn’t know enough to say that’s impossible so I worked around the clock and did it. Then I was
Parkway Drive have announced they’ll be touring the EU/UK in 2025, celebrating 20 years as a band. Support for the tour will come from fellow Australian countrymen Thy Art Is Murder and The Amity Affliction. Presale tickets available tomorrow, Wednesday, October 16th at 11am CET / 10am UK time. General tickets on Sale Friday, October
A number of UK collections have bought new works through acquisition funds created in partnership with the Frieze art fairs, which took place in London on 9-13 October. Over the five days of Frieze London and Frieze Masters, the fairs welcomed 90,000 visitors from more than 110 countries worldwide. More than 270 galleries from 43