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March 29, 2021

The problem with Dante’s concept of ‘sin’

MIRIAM ZEGHLACHE asks why Dante’s perception of sin in his Divine Comedy still resonates 700 years after his death. Dante Alighieri imagines in his..

March 11, 2021

Bridget Riley: Paintings that Force You to Look Away

RUBY ANDERSON explores the feelings of frustration and bewilderment caused by Bridget Riley’s Op Art. The experience of looking at a Bridget Riley painting is..

January 31, 2021

Mooreing Myself

JEAN WATT discusses how the stability of public sculpture can provide some comforting tangibility in a time where our reality is more virtual than we..

January 20, 2021

Reflections on Rilke

ARIANA RAZAVI contemplates the enduring beauty of Rilke’s poetry. I first met Rilke in a world literature class aged sixteen, in the poem..

December 31, 2020

The Trial of Eve

MAYA WILSON AUTZEN interrogates the aetiology of the fallen woman. The Book of Genesis provides not only the origin story of the Christian world..

December 21, 2020

A Banana in Paris

A poem by ANNA DANG. I. ‘All Passports’, says the sign in front of me, I push mine sideways through the hole, like..

November 28, 2020

Review: songs / instrumentals

ALEX HEWITT reviews Adrianne Lenker’s recent releases, songs and instrumentals. 2019 was a banner year for Adrianne Lenker’s band, Big Thief. They released two of..

November 12, 2020

Review: Avni Doshi’s Burnt Sugar

ANNA DANG reviews American writer Avni Doshi’s novel, Burnt Sugar, which has been shortlisted for this year’s Booker prize. There’s nothing quite like a..

November 9, 2020

Review: Artemisia at the National Gallery

TEREZA BLAHOVA reviews Artemisia at the National Gallery, and considers the importance of representing narratives that have typically been excluded from art history. trigger..

October 19, 2020

Review: Toyin Ojih Odutola at the Barbican

MAYA SALL reviews Toyin Ojih Odutola’s exhibition A Countervailing Theory and considers the often inaccessible nature of exhibition spaces. When transitioning from the light of..

October 12, 2020

Review: Among the Trees

MARISA BECIROVIC reviews Among the Trees at the Hayward Gallery and explores how these fantastic natural features should, now more than ever, be appreciated for..

September 30, 2020

The Purpose of Libraries

MATILDA EKSTRÖM explores whether libraries should focus on what the masses want or what they think the masses should read. What is the purpose of..

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