Opinion

In his new book, journalist Ed Gillett illustrates how the genre became intertwined with British conservative politics in a time of social division

Despite containing a few loose personal threads, the exhibition highlights how Chanel's designs responded to and helped define a changing era for women

Transforming limitations into artistic resources with community support

A new translation of the writer’s rarest novel The Apple in the Dark is a revelation

Other highlights include the return of Zamrock band WITCH, Ben Lerner’s divisive book of poetry and a piano interlude with Mahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou

At the Smithsonian American Art Museum, two exhibitions depict 19th-century art history through an updated lens

Six years after ISIS was defeated in Mosul, the city’s churches, mosques and museums are coming alive again

How Blackness shaped the look of queer modernism

The reissue of the 2001 collection considers the AIDS crisis through the lens of the Italian filmmaker

Sean Burns on living with a cherished David LaChapelle portrait of the fashion icon

A look into the intersection of luxury, culture and marketing through brand-owned museums

Natasha Degen on luxury fashion’s shallow ascendency into the art world and its transformation into a ‘cultural brand’ 

To celebrate the recent release of her memoir, The Lives of Artists, the author shares a list of literary works that have inspired her

From Andy Warhol to Derek Zoolander, how the catwalk became a space for self-branding

In the German capital, recent shake-ups in the museum sector offer reason for excitement and concern

Looking back at recent collaborations, Janelle Zara assesses the fashions we loved, hated and wouldn’t be caught dead in 

KK Obi and Jebi Labembika craft a fashion editorial exploring how second-hand clothes have influenced local style

For Phoebe Philo, the legendary artist is a benchmark of style

The AIDS Plays Project re-stages theatrical works by playwrights such as Charles Ludlam and Robert Chesley

Other highlights include boygenius’s European and North American tour and Phoebe Walker's debut novel, Temper