Arts Opinion

A closer look at the picture of representation......

Is it time to return artefacts to their original countries?...

For sometimes it is the seemingly quietest voices which can spark the biggest change......

What happens when art leaves its usual London postcode?...

Tracy Emin’s ‘A Second Life’ exhibition builds on a career of raw self-exposure and refuses any fixed idea of womanhood.  “There are good artists who have children. Of course there are. T...

The clip where Timothée Chalamet states ‘no one cares about ballet and opera any more’ has been making the rounds recently. While in part, people really want an Oscar villain, his comment has rev...

With the release of her latest memoir Bread of Angels, coverage of Patti Smith has once more foregrounded her age over her creativity as an artistic, musical and literary icon. This reflects a broade...

Michael Longhurst’s staging of Alan Ayckbourn’s 1985 dark comedy ‘Woman In Mind’ recently toured select theatres across the UK, stopping at Sunderland Empire for a brief period.  Ayckbour...

Gucci recently used an AI Ad campaign to promote Milan Fashion Week 2026, and it's no surprise that people are angry about it. Instead of including real photographers and models, they have resulted in...

The currently ubiquitous question: what happened to reading? We’re all aware that the rise in technology and social media has caused young people to become engrossed in their algorithms, the instant...

A look at how feminism’s presence in visual culture is reshaping political activism into marketable aesthetic. ...

How can the arts thrive in working class communities? ...

I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading......

Once a banner of empire and later a pop-art fashion staple, the Union Jack is instantly recognisable. Today, it finds itself at the heart of battles between identity, belonging and power. Playful to s...

Is there hope for the dwindling UK arts scene? ...

Galleries around the world are joining the anti-ICE protest, rejecting the expectation that art remains polite, neutral, and decorative.  In the US, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is autho...

Let me paint you a picture: you have just stepped out of Central Station. This is your first time in Newcastle (you are only here for a day trip) and, of course, it is pouring with rain. Your first th...

Art exists North of Watford, you know......