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Daniel Craig’s turn as queer writer and an ‘unfilmable’ book brought to life – what you should watch, read and see this week

William S. Burroughs was a gay drug addict. A knot of contradictions, he was also deeply homophobic, sexist, racist and a gun-loving conservative, a passion that would eventually lead to him to be convicted of manslaughter. Needless to say, his life was as wild as his fiction – just watch…

The Conversation · Dec 13, 2024

Looking forward to Tate Modern’s 25th anniversary party

From 9-12 May 2025, Tate Modern, one of London’s most adored art museums, will celebrate its 25th anniversary with a lively weekend of festivities

Wallpaper · Dec 10, 2024

Discover psychedelic landscapes and mind-bending art at London’s Tate Modern

'Electric Dreams' at the Tate encompasses the period from the 1950s to the beginning of the internet era

Wallpaper · Nov 26, 2024

Tate Modern to host Aphex Twin listening experience

A free listening event for Aphex Twin's reissued album 'Selected Ambient Works II (Expanded Edition)' on the 25th of October

Wallpaper · Oct 16, 2024

Francis Bacon: Human Presence; Hyundai Commission: Mire Lee: Open Wound – review

Likeness is almost beside the point as Bacon’s wild originality transcends simple portraiture. At the Turbine Hall, Mire Lee’s floating ‘skins’ are a one-hit spectacle

The Guardian - UK · Oct 13, 2024

Mire Lee’s Turbine Hall review – as kitsch as tatty Halloween decorations

The Korean artist’s hanging sculpture of a turbine oozing brown liquid aims to frighten and disgust – but this hackneyed effort doesn’t even smell

The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2024

Mike Kelley: Ghost and Spirit review – arrested development

Featuring stuffed toys having sex, spunk stars and comic book glass cities, not to mention the noise, this survey of the work of the late US conceptual artist Mike Kelley has all the hallmarks of a teenager who never grew up

The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2024

Frieze London 2024: everything to see and do

As London gears up for Frieze Week (9-13 October 2024), here are the must-sees inside and outside the fair

Wallpaper · Oct 2, 2024

Mike Kelley at Tate Modern review – this relentless pop culture show feels a bit like being flayed alive

There are many interesting ideas here but it ends up being bewildering... and good lord, the noise.

Evening Standard · Oct 1, 2024

Impressionism-on-Thames, a star slacker and a disturbing double act – the week in art

Monet brightens up London, Mike Kelley’s teddies have their big day out and Goya goes head-to-head with Paula Rego – all in your weekly dispatch

The Guardian - UK · Sep 27, 2024