Famed abstract artists capture nature as you’ve never seen it before
26 April 2023
The pioneering work of Hilma af Klint and Piet Mondrian, who trained in the late 19th century, is finally brought into conversation at the Tate Modern in London
-
Subject
-
Section
-
Type
-
Topics
-
Author
-
Issue
-
Premium
Atomic Light review: Solar astronomers rescue an uneven installation
22 March 2023
Four films make up Atomic Light by video and installation artist David Blandy, a work marred by overstatement, but saved by the story of two solar astronomers who drew the sun on the day of the Hiroshima blast
Journey to Infinity review: M. C. Escher's art of the impossible
11 August 2021
M. C. Escher thought the passion for tiling, symmetry and infinity reflected in his woodcuts meant he wasn't a "real" artist. Luckily, as Robin Lutz's playful doc makes clear, the future knew better, says Simon Ings
How the pandemic is revolutionising art galleries and museums
3 February 2021
What have covid-19 closures done to art galleries and museums? From virtual tours of mothballed shows to advanced tech like lidar, they are finding new, more personal ways to wow audiences
Nam June Paik exhibition recreates his prophetic video visions
27 November 2019
From video walls to an electronic Sistine chapel, the Tate Modern’s show on Korean cult media artist Nam June Paik reveals his searing prophetic views of the electronic age
The weather project artist Olafur Eliasson returns to Tate Modern
10 July 2019
Artist Olafur Eliasson, who brought the sun to Tate Modern's turbine hall in 2003, returns with In Real Life, a new exhibition featuring incredible installations. We quiz him on selfies, short-term thinking and the climate reckoning to come
Discover the artist who builds tiny worlds with basic chemistry
26 June 2019
The photo shows a tiny world created by artist Hicham Berrada from wax, acid, metal salts and chemistry. It comes alive at his exhibition at London’s Hayward Gallery
Antony Gormley’s virtual reality adventure lets you ski on the moon
27 March 2019
Best known for his figures celebrating the human form, Antony Gormley’s latest endeavour is an epic virtual reality project letting you fly through space
Dawns, Mine, Crystal review – art with a crafty message for science
24 October 2018
Science isn't just there to be useful, it's a kind of craft. That's the take-home message from a leading Korean artist whose new work is shaped by a spell at CERN
Nikon Small World photo competition reveals nature in minuscule detail
11 October 2018
Peer into nature with these amazing images from the Nikon Small World microphotography prize. They include a bug bubble house and the eye of a weevil
