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Tara Joshi
The grid: Beatriz González’s multicoloured masterworks

Sat 14 Feb 2026

The grid: Beatriz González’s multicoloured masterworks
Sean O’Hagan
Peter Doig’s House of Music was a sound-and-vision sensation

Thu 12 Feb 2026

Peter Doig’s House of Music was a sound-and-vision sensation
Natalie Bignell
A tetraplegic artist reclaims the night that changed her life

Wed 11 Feb 2026

A tetraplegic artist reclaims the night that changed her life
Laura Cumming
The private lives of Gwen John

Sat 7 Feb 2026

The private lives of Gwen John
Tara Joshi
The grid: Van Gogh’s yellow fixation

Fri 6 Feb 2026

The grid: Van Gogh’s yellow fixation
Charlotte Mendelson
Keep it crafty: weekend stays for makers

Tue 3 Feb 2026

Keep it crafty: weekend stays for makers
Vanessa Thorpe
Why is just one candidate tipped for the troubled Tate’s top job?

Sun 1 Feb 2026

Why is just one candidate tipped for the troubled Tate’s top job?
Katharine Sohn
Why Stroud is proud to be ‘weird’

Sun 1 Feb 2026

Why Stroud is proud to be ‘weird’
Laura Cumming
A View of One’s Own rescues forgotten women artists

Sat 31 Jan 2026

A View of One’s Own rescues forgotten women artists
Can Kanye West ‘un-cancel’ himself?

51 mins • S2, E3

Can Kanye West ‘un-cancel’ himself?
Laura Cumming
Richard Avedon’s portraits: up close and impersonal

Fri 23 Jan 2026

Richard Avedon’s portraits: up close and impersonal
Trump attacks the Smithsonian

7 mins • S1, E1284

Trump attacks the Smithsonian
Brooklyn Beckham breaks his silence and what’s all the Heated Rivalry hype about?

51 mins • S2, E2

Brooklyn Beckham breaks his silence and what’s all the Heated Rivalry hype about?
David Barnett
The man who once lived as a badger has made a show about pets

Tue 20 Jan 2026

The man who once lived as a badger has made a show about pets
Laura Cumming
How Saint Sebastian became art history’s gay icon

Sat 17 Jan 2026

How Saint Sebastian became art history’s gay icon
Eva Wiseman
Sophie Calle: ‘When I’m gone, what will become of my things?’

Fri 16 Jan 2026

Sophie Calle: ‘When I’m gone, what will become of my things?’
Laura Cumming
The fierce life of Louise Bourgeois

Wed 14 Jan 2026

The fierce life of Louise Bourgeois
Sir Richard Lambert
Trump’s attacks on the Smithsonian are straight from the autocrat’s playbook

Mon 12 Jan 2026

Trump’s attacks on the Smithsonian are straight from the autocrat’s playbook
Marie le Conte
Big paintings, little dots – I find neo-impressionism utterly pointless

Sat 10 Jan 2026

Big paintings, little dots – I find neo-impressionism utterly pointless
Tim Lewis
An hour with… Charlotte Taylor

Sun 4 Jan 2026

An hour with… Charlotte Taylor
Laura Cumming
A Hawaiian royal spectacle

Sun 4 Jan 2026

A Hawaiian royal spectacle
Tara Joshi
Roberto Lugo’s political pottery

Sat 3 Jan 2026

Roberto Lugo’s political pottery
Marie Le Conte
I prepared for underwhelm, but Caravaggio’s Cupid pierced my heart

Sun 28 Dec 2025

I prepared for underwhelm, but Caravaggio’s Cupid pierced my heart
Patrick Kidd
Obituary: Anne Madden, artist

Sun 28 Dec 2025

Obituary: Anne Madden, artist
Laura Cumming
The best art exhibitions of 2025

Thu 25 Dec 2025

The best art exhibitions of 2025
Killian Fox
Portrait of the artist as a Hollywood icon

Wed 24 Dec 2025

Portrait of the artist as a Hollywood icon
Isabella Smith
The artist’s house with a poetic past

Sun 21 Dec 2025

The artist’s house with a poetic past
Laura Cumming
Crass, unfunny, bewildering: is this the most counterintuitive art show in years?

Sat 20 Dec 2025

Crass, unfunny, bewildering: is this the most counterintuitive art show in years?
Laura Cumming
Beyond the Visual reveals what the eye can’t see

Sun 14 Dec 2025

Beyond the Visual reveals what the eye can’t see
Evan Moffitt
Nnena Kalu’s work should be judged on merit alone

Fri 12 Dec 2025

Nnena Kalu’s work should be judged on merit alone
Tara Joshi
The grid: Constable’s rolling clouds

Fri 12 Dec 2025

The grid: Constable’s rolling clouds
2025 highlights: Katy Perry in space, the Coldplay concert affair, The Salt Path, Labubus…

38 mins • S1, E12

2025 highlights: Katy Perry in space, the Coldplay concert affair, The Salt Path, Labubus…
Laura Cumming
William Nicholson’s polished paintings

Fri 5 Dec 2025

William Nicholson’s polished paintings
Francisco Garcia
The man who built a private Pompeii in the garden of his council flat

Tue 2 Dec 2025

The man who built a private Pompeii in the garden of his council flat
Eva Wiseman
Art is the heart of painter Haidee Becker’s home

Sun 30 Nov 2025

Art is the heart of painter Haidee Becker’s home
Laura Cumming
Turner and Constable as they’ve never been seen before

Fri 28 Nov 2025

Turner and Constable as they’ve never been seen before
Will Gompertz
Klimt’s Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer is a total knockout

Sun 23 Nov 2025

Klimt’s Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer is a total knockout
Vanessa Thorpe
Klimt’s $205m lifeline for the art world

Sun 23 Nov 2025

Klimt’s $205m lifeline for the art world
Lily Le Brun
Bridget Riley and the pleasure of looking

Sat 22 Nov 2025

Bridget Riley and the pleasure of looking
Anna Leszkiewicz
Cathie Pilkington’s uncanny sculptures

Tue 18 Nov 2025

Cathie Pilkington’s uncanny sculptures
Killian Fox
Julia Ducournau: ‘I never get tired of Poirot’s contempt for sloppiness’

Sat 15 Nov 2025

Julia Ducournau: ‘I never get tired of Poirot’s contempt for sloppiness’
Killian Fox
Harold Offeh: ‘There was a visceral reaction to Lauren Halsey’s art’

Sun 9 Nov 2025

Harold Offeh: ‘There was a visceral reaction to Lauren Halsey’s art’
Laura Cumming
In search of Anna Ancher, the shining light of Danish art

Mon 3 Nov 2025

In search of Anna Ancher, the shining light of Danish art
Laura Cumming
Mrinalini Mukherjee and the giants of Indian art

Sat 1 Nov 2025

Mrinalini Mukherjee and the giants of Indian art
Tara Joshi
The grid: Welcome to Fliffmellington

Sun 26 Oct 2025

The grid: Welcome to Fliffmellington
Laura Cumming
The dark, wayward works of the Two Roberts

Sat 25 Oct 2025

The dark, wayward works of the Two Roberts
Orlando Whitfield
Fear and loathing at Frieze

Fri 24 Oct 2025

Fear and loathing at Frieze
Notes on… The Louvre heist and growing up with Jacqueline Wilson

32 mins • S1, E5

Notes on… The Louvre heist and growing up with Jacqueline Wilson
Clive Nwonka
The artists reshaping how we view Nigeria

Tue 21 Oct 2025

The artists reshaping how we view Nigeria
Barbara Ellen
Tay-Tay’s Ophelia is positively drowning in artistic references

Sun 19 Oct 2025

Tay-Tay’s Ophelia is positively drowning in artistic references
Patrick Kidd
Drew Struzan, movie poster artist ‘of the highest order’

Fri 17 Oct 2025

Drew Struzan, movie poster artist ‘of the highest order’
Vanessa Thorpe
Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring finally gets a name

Fri 17 Oct 2025

Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring finally gets a name
Evan Moffitt
A tale of two art fairs

Wed 15 Oct 2025

A tale of two art fairs
Luke Turner
Cosey Fanni Tutti reveals all

Wed 15 Oct 2025

Cosey Fanni Tutti reveals all
Carole Dixon
In the frame: artist Geoff McFetridge’s ranch house in LA

Sun 12 Oct 2025

In the frame: artist Geoff McFetridge’s ranch house in LA
Tim Adams
Nicholas Cullinan: ‘I don’t think it’s ever a good idea to deny history’

Sun 12 Oct 2025

Nicholas Cullinan: ‘I don’t think it’s ever a good idea to deny history’
Evan Moffitt
Art market slump paints a complicated picture

Sat 11 Oct 2025

Art market slump paints a complicated picture
Laura Cumming
America’s ‘laureate of lunch counters’

Sun 5 Oct 2025

America’s ‘laureate of lunch counters’
Killian Fox
Hans Ulrich Obrist’s cultural highlights

Sat 4 Oct 2025

Hans Ulrich Obrist’s cultural highlights

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