The how, why and woes of distilling a quarter century of groundbreaking art into a single list

‘Life in Progress’ finds the curator reflecting on his roots, the future of art and the near-death experience that sparked his book obsession

Join us as we count down the defining works that have shaped contemporary art since 2000

From a debut novel by Stephanie Wambugu to Maggie Nelson’s analysis of Taylor Swift and Sylvia Plath, the frieze team recommend the new books they’re most excited about

The new director of Muzeum Sztuki on reaffirming the institution’s role as an experimental laboratory for the arts 

From Foday Mannah’s crime debut to Ishion Hutchinson’s new essays, our editors pick the best reads for every kind of escape

Director of the Delfina Foundation, Aaron Cezar, on how to argue for the transformative potential of the arts

At Carl Freedman Gallery, Margate, the artist presents the beauty of myth as a way to address sorrow and shame

The new director talks funding cuts, local artists and how institutions can stay relevant in a changing cultural landscape

As the Labour government pursues growth, filmmaker, campaigner and crossbench peer Beeban Kidron says it risks damaging the rights of artists by handing their work to AI companies

In recent decades, most artists representing the UK in Venice have been born in the 1960s. Did Britain stop innovating?

Other highlights include BBC’s ‘The Traitors’ and a concert by artist band ExOrg at London’s Café OTO

On her centenary, writers and artists consider the painter’s pioneering abstract expressionism and lasting artistic legacy

From an unfinished Danish magnum opus to the latest title by Annie Ernaux, frieze editors list the books they loved most this year

Other highlights feature a soundtrack to Leonardo da Vinci’s life and a captivating Arthur Russell biography

A new wave of spaces has emerged to embrace the city’s pop sensibility and challenge the status quo

From an especially weak German pavilion to Yuko Mohri’s orchestra of rotting fruit, sensuality – and history – take centre stage at the Venice Biennale 2024

Other highlights include a Polish crime noir and a spirited solo album from Big Thief’s Adrianne Lenker

The artist talks creative freedom in the label’s A/W 2024 menswear collection, perfecting the ‘horny-old-man zoom’, and putting Manu Rios in a monkey cage

From the postponed Lagos Biennial to the first career retrospective of architect I.M. Pei at M+ in Hong Kong, these are the top picks for the year ahead