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The ultimate guide to Frieze London 2026

The best Frieze exhibitions to see this year, and the wider shows and events taking place elsewhere

Evening Standard · Oct 15

The woman with the mattress: the radical, rage-fuelled history of anti-rape art

A performance piece from 2014 has gone viral in response to an allegation of rape at Cornell University. But with such defiant pieces stretching back hundreds of years, will things ever change?

The Guardian - UK · Oct 8

Samuel Beckett’s Happy Days has new meaning in the age of climate change

In Happy Days, one of Irish playwright Samuel Beckett’s best-known plays, the body of the protagonist Winnie is embedded in a mound of sand or dirt. During the first act, she is buried to above her waist and in the second, she is buried up to her neck.

The Conversation · Sep 23

Gracie Abrams, 'The Odyssey' and silhouettes: What to see, do or hear this week in Europe

From Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' and Gracie Abrams' third album to the Tate Modern showcasing the works of influential Cuban-American artist Ana Mendieta - here's what to look out for this week.

Euronews · Jul 13

Feathered frolics, webcam landscapes and The Hay Wain – the week in art

Tate Modern hosts a major exhibition of Ana Mendieta, Constable turns 250 and the accidental beauty captured by unattended online cameras – all in your weekly dispatch

The Guardian - UK · Jul 10

‘I thought of her as a volcano’: the triumphant art and very troubling death of Ana Mendieta

Her shocking performances and stunning images made Mendieta the talk of the art world in the 1970s and 80s. Then she fell from a New York apartment block in 1985 – and her husband was charged with murder. As a major exhibition comes to London, her friends discuss her genius…

The Guardian - UK · Jul 1

‘Rude, heavy-drinking and a committed communist’: the Frida Kahlo you can’t buy in the gift shop

The artist’s likeness has become a symbol of resistance and heroism – but the truth is more complicated. As a major exhibition opens in London, has brand Frida obscured the real Kahlo?

The Guardian - UK · Jun 25

Bawdy Beryl, slick Seurat, titanic Tracey and the glory of Gaudí: the best art shows and architecture in 2026

Must-sees include Beryl Cook’s postwar brilliance, Tracey Emin’s new highs, Frida Kahlo’s confessions, plus Google’s HQ and Gaudí’s finally finished fever dream

The Guardian - UK · Dec 29, 2025

Carl Andre obituary

Minimalist sculptor known for his ‘pile of bricks’ at the Tate, and who faced accusations over the death of his wife, Ana Mendieta

The Guardian - UK · Jan 25, 2024

Carl Andre: the ‘OJ of the art world’ leaves behind a troubling legacy

The death of the 88-year old artist, known for his ‘pile of bricks’ artwork, demands we also remember dark allegations

The Guardian - US · Jan 25, 2024