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Sarah Manavis
Let's stop defending shallow art as made ‘for women’

Fri 13 Mar 2026

Let's stop defending shallow art as made ‘for women’
Katy Hessel
What’s on my mind: Katy Hessel

Sun 8 Mar 2026

What’s on my mind: Katy Hessel
Lily Isaacs
The stains, the shame, the sorrow – Emin’s bed speaks directly to gen Z

Sun 8 Mar 2026

The stains, the shame, the sorrow – Emin’s bed speaks directly to gen Z
Tara Joshi
The grid: Victoria Ruiz’s carnival spirit

Sat 7 Mar 2026

The grid: Victoria Ruiz’s carnival spirit
Laura Cumming
Rose Wylie's playful genius

Sat 7 Mar 2026

Rose Wylie's playful genius
Evan Moffitt
The Epstein files offer a rare look inside billionaire art loans

Wed 4 Mar 2026

The Epstein files offer a rare look inside billionaire art loans
Emily Zak
The beautiful, twisted world of surrealist jewellery

Thu 26 Feb 2026

The beautiful, twisted world of surrealist jewellery
Laura Cumming
Tracey Emin at Tate Modern: return of the riotous queen of candour

Thu 26 Feb 2026

Tracey Emin at Tate Modern: return of the riotous queen of candour
Vanessa Thorpe
How to spot a fake: the artists using AI to blur the concept of authenticity

Tue 24 Feb 2026

How to spot a fake: the artists using AI to blur the concept of authenticity
Vanessa Thorpe
Notebooks that paint a picture of surrealist artist’s mental torment

Mon 23 Feb 2026

Notebooks that paint a picture of surrealist artist’s mental torment
Laura Cumming
Yin Xiuzhen and Chiharu Shiota at the Hayward recycles old material

Sat 21 Feb 2026

Yin Xiuzhen and Chiharu Shiota at the Hayward recycles old material
Laura Cumming
How to draw a bird

Thu 19 Feb 2026

How to draw a bird
Laura Cumming
How Seurat found peace by the sea

Sun 15 Feb 2026

How Seurat found peace by the sea
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 Wisemannchester
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
Laura Cumming
A Hawaiian royal spectacle

Sun 4 Jan 2026

A Hawaiian royal spectacle
Tim Lewis
An hour with… Charlotte Taylor

Sun 4 Jan 2026

An hour with… Charlotte Taylor
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 Wisemannchester
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

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