Visual Arts
Artists building barricades against Trump
In difficult times, artists have more power than we think to influence the direction of politics and society.
Six reasons visitors reject your audio guide
The British Museum has uncovered some tricks to getting visitors to use their audio guide.
Trump's win shows why we need the arts
President Trump is not the outcome of voters' dispassionate assessment of self-interest. The arts and humanities teach us that is…
Live art for the virtual generation
In a world where you can be simultaneously on a suburban bus and at a concert half a world away,…
Artist bans Anish Kapoor from world’s hottest pink
Any artist in the world can buy the new pink - except the prominent British Indian sculptor Sir Anish Kapoor.
So Donald Trump makes you laugh..
The Republican nominee joins a long line of public figures whose big personalities make them gift fodder for satirists.
Millennials don’t want to call themselves philanthropists
Engaging donors means understanding their motivations and many of the new generation do not want to see themselves simply as…
The brave new world of the independent producer
When we think of "producing," we often think "institution" but independent producers have a huge opportunity to create capacity and…
Creepy clowns obscure the value of real clowning
The current craze for creepy clowns is a sad reminder that real clowning is a misunderstood art.
Why useless art is useful
Visual arts is useless, edgeless and homeless...and that is a good thing both for artists and for society.