Impressionism
First impressions
The first Impressionist exhibition was no obscure bit of posturing, but artistic sedition
Pissarro: paintings, prints, and papery pleasure
This exhibition shows the world of the impressionists beyond their most famous paintings
The Courtauld: a collection unmasked
The gallery has long been famous for its impressionist collection, but the reopening sheds light on other works of art
Gifted children
How does one wrap a bank transfer?
Sean Scully in France
He’s been showered with honours and awards — yet plenty of people can’t stand his work
Is the culture war over?
Populist political victories do nothing to change the reality of progressive institutional dominance
Landfill indie remembered
A Golden Age? It was barely a Plastic Age
The authorities are inept sheriffs of social media
Politicians, the police and the judiciary should stop trying to control a landscape they do not understand
Don’t patronise female students
It’s insulting to think that women have to be treated with kid gloves
Donald Trump doesn’t know what a woman is, either
Believing that the sexes are different does not mean appreciating their humanity in full
Resist Labour’s managerial revolution
Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves are grimly committed to expanding the state and entrenching bureaucracy
Knife-edge of the Western world
Vilnius is a serene western capital on a critical eastern frontier
Swiftism’s role in saving the V&A Museum
The unconventional Englishness of the Taylor Swift phenomenon
No average Joe
“He looked like the Milkybar Kid but played like Clint Eastwood”
