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
22 March 2023
From a virtual-reality snowscape used for pain relief for burns to immersive art to boost your mood, we all gain from aesthetic engagement, argues a book from Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross that needed a little more science to make it a great read
12 October 2022
New Scientist's weekly round-up of the best books, films, TV series, games and more that you shouldn’t miss
10 August 2022
When a beaked whale carcass washed up near her home, part of a mass stranding around the region, Mhairi Killin was inspired to launch an artistic challenge to the military's impact in the area
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
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
29 April 2020
Ricky & Morty are back on Netflix, a new online exhibition shows art in the making and book A Life Without End sees a writer attempt to avoid death
29 January 2020
This week, watch nail-biting drama as researchers escape an underwater lab, discover physical intelligence – humans' most essential ability – and visit Vincent van Gogh
11 December 2019
Arthur I. Miller's sure-footed survey of machine art reveals a world of beauty, but his book slips a gear when it tries to marry creativity to consciousness
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
