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Famous for his off-kilter drawings, the artist is now appealing for used tennis balls, building useless clocks – and pulping The Da Vinci Code. He tells us why
Famous for his off-kilter drawings, the artist is now appealing for used tennis balls, building useless clocks – and pulping The Da Vinci Code. He tells us why
Players such as Weezy or Getir aim to make ordering milk, wine or crisps as easy as turning to Spotify or Netflix
Creative giants from Hirst to Hambling have produced masterpieces a few centimetres across for a scaled-down show
From A1 road trips to the abandoned north, these images from the Martin Parr Foundation tell a story of the nation … and photography itself
While enjoying an idyllic lockdown in France, the 83-year-old artist has created perhaps his most important exhibition ever – offering hope to an injured world
A new biography of the painter Isabel Rawsthorne highlights how talented women have often missed out on the recognition they deserved
On the eve of series two of their lockdown-inspiration art club, the couple talk about hitting their 60s, therapy… and Grayson’s missing alter ego
Singles compilation Solid State Logik 1 appears on streaming services and YouTube years after being deleted, with further reissues anticipated soon.
The artists have responded to the pandemic with comic, haunting works showing themselves being buffeted around a chaotic London. They talk about lines of coffins, illegal raves and ‘shameful’ statue-toppling.
On 26 October 1969, the Observer Magazine attempted to get to grips with the burgeoning computer revolution (‘Computer Takeover’).
‘What then is a computer?’ asked John Davy. ‘It has been well described as an obedient, very moronic clerk with an exceptionally good memory.’ Well, we’ve all met one of those
An academic tells us that we will need the warmth and familiarity of reality TV to set us right post-virus. What we really need is Grayson Perry. His talent is not just good art, but the ability on his TV show, Grayson’s Art Club, to disable the “histrionic TV personality” genes of celebrity guests and make them be natural, as well as arty. Grayson and his wife, Philippa, bring warmth and inspiration. More will be needed after coronavirus.
With public art collections closed we are bringing the art to you, exploring highlights and hidden gems from across the country in partnership with Art UK. Today’s pick: Guildford’s De Morgan Collection’s Lux in Tenebris.
The photographer John Bulmer created a distinctively English palette in his early colour images reimagining the north
Ciaran McCrickard’s pictures of playgrounds during lockdown are like snapshots from a post-apocalyptic world
Letter: Jonathan Hauxwell on why the artist’s Channel 4 programme is the perfect antidote to coronavirus
Coronavirus-inspired stencils on tube train feature rats with surgical face masks and hand sanitiser
Dreams of reinventing the workplace gave us cubicles and hotdesking as utopian ideas gave way to cost-cutting, says academic Kerstin Sailer
In its magazine format it lasted 37 years, criticising architecture and design with true energy. Now it is online only
The artists stood down as academicians after the gallery said it would not be hosting the show they had planned
With London’s Victoria & Albert Museum in lockdown, its director shares his favourite artefacts
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