artists
Merchants of the Venice Biennale
For all its pretentiousness, the Venice Biennale still hints towards higher truths
No second coming for the arts
Labour will finish the Tories’ work of destroying the arts – only “better”
A movement to where?
What, if anything, is “right-wing” art?
The problem with EDI
Equality, diversity and inclusion policies are constraining free thought and dividing people
One small step for Jenrick…
…one giant disappointment for Mel Stride
Carelessness in the community
Who are the “community leaders” who are currently shaping police policy in Birmingham?
Violence is a feature of porn, not a bug
Aggression towards women permeates the most popular pornography
Don’t shoot the piano man
A silent film pianist was blacklisted from the BFI for supporting J.K. Rowling
The goose and the golden egg
The City of London Corporation arguably survives for one reason only: money
The authoritarian populism of Keir Starmer
This government is anything but technocratic
The perversity of the Oasis reunion
The cultural optimism of the nineties has been lost
Some picture-perfect restorations
What we were seeing looked as good as it would have at its premiere
Anti-Christian persecution is an international problem
Britain should use its diplomatic influence to help
Turning shares into swords
The Church doesn’t invest in defence companies, but it prays you continue to do so
