Opinion

Juliet Jacques observes the pros and cons of archives, who’s represented in them and how past prejudices shaped self-documentation

An artist whose film work revels in the futile, horrifying and absurdly humorous

Celebrating the auteur’s pioneering vision, examining her profound influence on cinema, storytelling and the art of observation

The frequent collaborators discuss sharing humorous photos, distorting 3D models and the continuous flow of exchange that fuels their creative process

At Gropius Bau, Berlin, the artist’s performance, loosely based on a 1939 Christopher Isherwood novel, interrogates the city's shifting political landscape

The prolific filmmaker reflects on chasing abstraction, juggling multiple projects and his refusal to seek permission

The artist’s collage-like films recapture the missing subjects and bodies lost to censorship

The artist on her filmmaker father, their home teeming with creatives and her first steps into international cinema

The filmmaker discusses the research and collaboration behind creating works like The Ballad of Suzanne Césaire

In the artist’s 2024 film Oceania, queer intimacies and decolonial possibilities are depicted in luminous and contrapuntal fashion

As the Labour government plans to reduce essential support, artists and writers speak out about how the changes will affect them

Starring Ayo Edebiri, A24’s glossy horror-comedy attempts high satire and settles for airplane entertainment

How social media promotes a cycle of admiration and resentment in an influencer-driven world – and why the transgender community is at the centre of its violence

A background in engineering and a fascination with the origins of energy powered a formidable career in art

As fashion’s ‘peroxide grande dame’ steps down, we reflect on her legacy and influence on a younger generation of designers

Lydia Blakeley, Bex Massey and Bobbi Essers lead a new wave of painters combining disparate scenes to process our fragmented visual world

Featuring performers who vape, text and perch on luxury cars, the immersive work overtaking Park Avenue Armory, New York, demands we surrender to its shifting rhythms

London is awash with exhibitions celebrating the past – what can figures like Leigh Bowery and Peter Hujar teach young artists today? 

Alain Guiraudie’s ‘Misericordia’ and Bruno Dumont’s ‘The Empire’ ask us to rethink good and evil

Other highlights include artist Sin Wai Kin’s unnerving sitcom and a forthcoming book of essays by Hito Steyerl