Gallerists and collectors are drawn by an impressive cultural heritage — and attractive tax arrangements
Christopher Monks directs a deft performance from the Armonico Consort in this recording of the late-Baroque composer’s only surviving oratorio
Corporate hierarchies are upended and climaxes withheld in an erotic thriller of ideas as well as flesh
Eight tracks recorded late at night explore themes of loss, time and abandonment
The dancer behind Beyoncé and Lil Nas X’s viral music videos nominates the clubs, cooks and communities of ‘Black Hollywood’
The Brighton twosome pack a lot of action into songs that take aim at the ills of the world
The industry seems to have reached a visual plateau, leaving the way open for games that thrive on fun and creativity
The New Yorker was given licence to disrupt the contents of Cambridge’s Fitzwilliam — and add in his own works
Lumon employees grapple with newfound information about their alter egos in Apple TV+’s striking, superlative series
Michel Krielaars’ illuminating account of the composers and performers who navigated the repressive Soviet system
Once so ubiquitous as to have become deeply uncool, the translucent square has shimmied back into favour, with its futuristic chic being reinterpreted by a new cohort of designers
The palace’s key role in nurturing French scientific progress is celebrated in a London exhibition
The indie singer’s horror-inspired follow-up to ‘Preacher’s Daughter’ is eerily gripping
Investigative journalists Carole Cadwalladr and Peter Jukes delve into a murky story of alleged Russian interference in UK politics
‘Lockerbie: A Search for Truth’ stars Colin Firth as a father bereaved by the 1988 airliner bomb; season 2 of ‘Squid Game’ dials up the psychological warfare; Simon Schama surveys postwar British culture in ‘Story of Us’; ‘Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action’ chronicles the show’s huge audiences and ruined lives; Diane Morgan deadpans her way through existential questions in ‘Cunk on Life’; ‘Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl’ is a feature-length treat — reviews by Dan Einav
The former home of the 1st Duke of Wellington and vanquisher of Napoleon still houses a preponderance of objects relating to the French emperor
The artist’s unflinching, achingly beautiful slideshows are the focus of Berlin’s Neue Nationalgalerie show
The rock band’s sixth studio album has suitable swagger with lead singer Alex Kapranos singing with a showman’s relish
Lack of blockbusters, pandemic aftereffects and hard economic times blamed for 2024 slump
The 1979 disco hit went on to be covered by artists such as Diana Ross and Miss Piggy
Thirteen photographers traverse the realms of mind, body and soul. Plus: Marina Benjamin extols the virtues of the restless mind, Nic Fildes recounts his experience of brain surgery and Michelle Taylor argues for smell as a link between between past and present
The painter’s impact is instant and sensuous, his themes vast and inclusive: man and nature, present vs past, the rise and fall of empires. No wonder he continues to delight
The award-winning creator of cardboard buildings on the joy of working with his hands and why his profession must serve the public good
The genre is thriving and, with bumper ratings for shows such as ‘Yellowstone’, is proving well attuned to Trumpian times
Rather than a fresh start, the new year is a time to recognise our lives as an ongoing journey
