Art
Lates at the Tate
A propaganda film which attempts to define womanhood misses the mark
Eric Ravilious: a talent too long ignored
Ravilious’s ethereal, understated paintings are quietly dazzling
The Critic Books Podcast: Bacon in Moscow
What was it like to take Francis Bacon to the USSR?
Masterly study of sacred masterpieces
Embodied divinity
The art of introspection
This gathering of Van Gogh’s self-portraits is as unsettling as it is impressive
Mystery of the missing bronze
A new excavation to find the third Riace statue is planned
Humanity, red in tooth and claw
The Francis Bacon exhibition revels in the animalistic side of mankind
Money doesn’t smell
What’s the point of refusing Sackler funds for concert halls?
Man’s best friend
Eric Gill was an awful man — but that doesn’t make his art any less brilliant
To critique the critic
Harold Rosenberg’s mixed legacy counterbalanced both Communism and formalism
Going off script
The only thing worse than Kemi Badenoch’s scripted questions are her unscripted questions
Death by a thousand cuts
The near-invisibility of the Proms on BBC TV is a symptom of the collapse of public service broadcasting in Britain
Cleaning up the town
As cities grew, so did the need for reform and sanitation
Lebrecht’s Album of the Year
Not just a great record but an essential one
British libel laws are a SLAPP in the face to press freedom
We need major liberalisation of libel law
Their work here is done
British politicians are very proud of their role in Syria, whatever it was
On the King’s Road to ruin
The decline of commerce on Chelsea’s celebrated street is a worrying sign for London
When real Rivals fought over TV
The hit adaptation of Jilly Cooper’s novel reflects the ITV franchise battles
Can we save our parish churches?
It will take cultural as well as institutional change
Bluesky thinking?
The honeymoon phase of the X alternative could be short-lived
Transformation of a wasteland
Surviving buildings lend texture to the development, a sense of it having a history
