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A photograph of Hurvin Anderson taken by Lewis Ronald

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The high price of calling a painting fake

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Rachel Whiteread is breaking her own rules

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Anne Imhof at the 2026 Bahnhof Gala

Plaster Paparazzi: A Night in Berlin, Hamburger Bahnhof 30th anniversary Gala

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a collage of figurative paintings

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The high price of calling a masterpiece a fake

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Plaster Paparazzi: A Night in Berlin, Hamburger Bahnhof 30th anniversary Gala

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Rachel Whiteread talks art, cats and not giving a fuck with Harriet Lloyd-Smith

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Rachel Whiteread: “Now I’m 62 and I can do what the fuck I want”

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Plaster Paparazzi: Performance Space New York Spring Gala 2026

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C. Mae Bloom's 'The Borrowers' opening. Were you papped?

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Hurvin Anderson: “Painting, like most things, is a contradiction”
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Hurvin Anderson: “Painting, like most things, is a contradiction”

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It’s time to stop shit-talking the Turner Prize

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Hurvin Anderson talks art, history and and how they infrom his painting.

Features Interviews – Words: Melissa Baksh – Reading time 9 min read

Hurvin Anderson: “Painting, like most things, is a contradiction”

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Words: Melissa Baksh

Hurvin Anderson: “Painting, like most things, is a contradiction”
rachel whiteread standing in front of her drawings at Hazlitt Holland-Hibbert

Rachel Whiteread talks art, cats and not giving a fuck with Harriet Lloyd-Smith

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Rachel Whiteread: “Now I’m 62 and I can do what the fuck I want”

Rachel Whiteread: “Now I’m 62 and I can do what the fuck I want”

Words: Harriet Lloyd-Smith

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Matt Connors on beauty in confusion: “I know what I don’t like”

Matt Connors on beauty in confusion: “I know what I don’t like”

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Julian Stern sits down for a revealing conversation with the artists

Interviews – Words: Julian Stern – Reading time 10 min read

Catherine Opie and Judie Bamber in conversation: “We’re fucking twins!”

Catherine Opie and Judie Bamber in conversation: “We’re fucking twins!”

Words: Julian Stern

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Finn Blythe speaks with the artist ahead of his show at Camden Art Centre

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Nat Faulkner’s studio is running the show

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Sabo Kpade dives into the artist's major retrospective

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Give me a break episode 11 - Tai Shani

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Give me a break episode 10 - Sadie Coles

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Give me a break episode 9 - Ben Luke

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