Jonathan Clarkson
Jonathan Clarkson is a lecturer in art history at Cardiff Metropolitan University. His monograph, John Constable, was published by Phaidon in 2010
A vivid but oddly unresolved picture
This biography of Constable is but a partial portrait
The cost of dissent
Brave women have sacrificed a lot to stand up for their gender critical beliefs
When youth becomes period drama
The stakes feel very high when our younger years become the stuff of popular entertainment
Against gorpcore
We have to develop and embrace aesthetics that inspire the imagination
Take trade experts and their models with a bucket of salt
The negative impact of Brexit on trade, and the economy at large, is still being overstated
Liberal gerontocracy and its discontents
Fewer young people supporting more old people has become an unsustainable situation
Representation gets raunchy
We have to stop the patronising pandering to communities in the name of “representation”
The 15-minute bait and switch
15-minute cities mean restricted freedom and a town hall traffic-fine bonanza
Self-ID versus survivors
Traumatised women deserve to know that they can be supported by women
Parents are being hypocritical about smartphones
Yes, kids use their phones too much, but what about adults?
Doubting the new Ireland
The more traditions have been deconstructed, the more people have experienced a sense of loss