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Edinburgh Fringe Review: The Pigeon King: A One-Man Ornithological Opera

Every August, the Edinburgh Fringe mutates into a festival where thousands of ambitious, sleep-deprived performers...

Slow Collapse in Five Acts: The Enigmatic World of Théo Marat

There are artists who make things. Then there is Théo Marat, who lets things unmake...

Wings of Meaning: The Aeroplanic Interventions of Marja Klein

In a remote hangar on the outskirts of Toulouse, a Lufthansa Airbus A320 glows iridescent...

Davos: Cows, Clouds, Carpets

The greatest conceptual artist working today has made another masterpiece. Pimlico Wilde are pleased to...

Chromatic Patronage: Margery Denton in Digital Reverie. By Hedge Fund

Hedge Fund’s playful portrait of Margery Denton,the distinguished collector whose discerning eye has helped shape...

Edinburgh Fringe Review: Mind the Gap – A Love Story Performed Entirely Inside a Wheelie Bin

Among the thousands of shows this year clamouring for our attention, Mind the Gap managed...

One Star Reviews: The Calcium of Dreams – Toward an Invertebrate Consciousness

“A Stunning Exploration of Absolutely Nothing” An exhibition by the visionary choreo-sculpturalist Glinté Pavlova at...

Excavating the Algorithmic Sublime: The Work of Eira Varn

Among the constellation of post-material digital artists emerging in the past decade, the formidable presence...

True Art Crime Podcast – Introduction

Crimes of Beauty: Stolen Masterpieces, Shattered Truths In the art world, beauty isn’t just admired...