The term hyper-realism appeared in the early 1970s to describe a resurgence of particularly high fidelity realism in sculpture and painting at that time ...

In 1886 the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche declared the sublime out of date. A number of artists of early and mid-twentieth century continued to engage with concepts of the sublime, though often in ...

Suspended, collapsed, stacked, wrapped or folded, the works of Phyllida Barlow spring from an interrogation of some of the most fundamental aspects of sculpture: its physical attributes and its ...

This is one of four reports produced by researchers in the project Reshaping the Collectible: When Artworks Live in the Museum. Each offers a perspective from one of four practices that are changing ...

Mirga-Tas is best known for creating colourful textile collages made with materials and fabrics gathered from family and friends. The artist brings attention to the everyday life of her community – ...

Society for aching bodies (26.10, 2023, Berlin, Soli Dinner) 2024 Pastel on paper 300 x 420 mm Society for aching bodies (26.10, 2023, Berlin, Soli Dinner) 2024 Pastel on paper 300 x 420 mm Society ...

This year, the UK’s most prestigious art prize celebrates its 40th birthday. Since its inception in 1984, the Turner Prize has acted as a barometer of British contemporary art, shining a light on some ...

Cansu Çakar New Rarities, 2024 (installation detail). Courtesy of the artist. This autumn, Tate St Ives presents a brand-new work by Turkish artist Cansu Çakar. Entitled New Rarities, the ...

I had prepared a list of questions for Małgorzata Mirga-Tas, but when Gosia – as she is known to her family and friends – appears on the screen, there are more important matters at hand. We smile, ...

In her 1989 book Enfleshings, the artist Helen Chadwick identifies herself as ‘conscious meat’. In fact, this was her way of describing selfhood in general: an animacy of red matter. Bled across the ...

Since anyone can remember, a huge version of Richard Wilson’s Llyn-y-Cau, Cader Idris, exhibited in 1774, has hung in the front room of the Wynnstay, the oldest coaching inn in my hometown of ...

Tate Britain today unveils an exhibition of work by the four artists shortlisted for the Turner Prize 2024: Pio Abad, Claudette Johnson, Jasleen Kaur and Delaine Le Bas. The exhibition will run from ...