The big picture: a pioneering Indian skater girl shows off her prized boardPhotographer Chantal Pinzi travelled the globe to take shots of female skateboarders who defy cultural norms, including this one of Asha Gond Mar 16 25March 16, 2025Article at the Guardian
‘It’s been really profound’: artists Joel Meyerowitz and Maggie Barrett on laying bare their marriage on filmPhotographer Meyerowitz, 87, and artist and writer Barrett, 78, invited two documentary-makers into their lives for a year. The result, Two Strangers Trying Not to Kill Each Other, is an intimate portrait that all couples should see Mar 09 25March 09, 2025Article at the Guardian
The big picture: Newsha Tavakolian spotlights the Iranian singers silenced by Islamic lawThis powerful portrait – an imaginary album cover – depicts one of many female Iranian vocalists banned from performing after the 1979 revolution Mar 02 25March 02, 2025Article at the Guardian
Theory & Practice by Michelle de Kretser review – shame, desire and the ghost of Virginia WoolfA vivid outback tale, an anguished 80s love triangle and real life are cleverly held in play in the Australian novelist’s inventive memoir-novel-essay hybrid Feb 24 25February 24, 2025Article at the Guardian
Caroline Lucas: ‘I can’t imagine my parents ever voted Green, but they became less antagonistic’The former Green MP on patriotism, protest and and why Labour is much less ambitious than its voters Feb 23 25February 23, 2025Article at the Guardian
The big picture: the jubilation of clubbing in 90s LondonPhotographer Ewen Spencer captures the energy of a garage music night for working-class kids Feb 23 25February 23, 2025Article at the Guardian
The big picture: hope within reach in 1970s New YorkMark Cohen’s evocative shot of a child with some bubble gum machines is part of a series capturing the vibrant characters and street life of the Big Apple Feb 16 25February 16, 2025Article at the Guardian
The big picture: wedding celebrations in London’s Banglatown, 1991Wayne Tippetts’s shot of young Bangladeshi women preparing for a Gaye Holud ceremony is part of a series exploring a pivotal moment in the neighbourhood’s history Feb 09 25February 09, 2025Article at the Guardian
‘We’re not doing the thing we’re built to do’: Agnes Callard, the philosopher living life according to SocratesWhy did the professor get divorced, remarry, but allow her former husband to remain in the house? In her brilliant new book, Open Socrates, she makes the case for an intellectually honest life Feb 09 25February 09, 2025Article at the Guardian
The big picture: a seemingly innocent winter’s day in MoscowAlexander Gronsky’s photograph of families in the snow hints at something more dubious Feb 02 25February 02, 2025Article at the Guardian
Alex Kapranos: ‘It took me a few years to realise that I didn’t have to drink everything on the rider’The Franz Ferdinand frontman, and former chef, on songwriting, souffles and celebrating his Greek roots Jan 26 25January 26, 2025Article at the Guardian
The big picture: a gaggle of visitors gather beneath London’s ShardPhotographer Andy Hall’s atmospheric new series captures the capital’s eerie financial heart Jan 26 25January 26, 2025Article at the Guardian
‘Our job is to be truthful not neutral’: Christiane Amanpour on Trump, tech and and fighting for the truthChristiane Amanpour has spent four decades as a celebrated journalist and war reporter. With disinformation rampaging through the media, she talks to Tim Adams about the threat of technocracy, Donald Trump’s second term – and why facts are more important than ever Jan 26 25January 26, 2025Article at the Guardian
Now gen AI has stopped telling us to glue cheese to pizza, it’s bland as a margherita | Tim AdamsDespite fewer silly glitches, you now get an executive summary of the world, with all interesting complications removed Jan 25 25January 25, 2025Article at the Guardian
Theaster Gates: ‘I’m an artist. It’s my job to wake things up’In the week of Donald Trump’s inauguration, the US artist is in the UK with a show drawing on the legacy of Malcolm X – and an alternative vision for making America great again Jan 25 25January 25, 2025Article at the Guardian
The big picture: Michel Vanden Eeckhoudt’s languorous horseThe Belgian photographer’s 2012 image exemplifies his gift for connecting with animals on camera Jan 19 25January 19, 2025Article at the Guardian
The big picture: Henry Roy’s sleeping girl in Congo-BrazzavilleThe Franco-Haitian artist’s 2002 portrait exemplifies his gift for taking photographs that transcend time and place Jan 12 25January 12, 2025Article at the Guardian
A Second Act by Dr Matt Morgan review – what nearly dying can teach us about livingIn this sequel to his bestseller, Critical, the intensive care doctor draws lessons on the joys of a ‘second life’ from the experiences of patients who have flatlined and been revived Jan 12 25January 12, 2025Article at the Guardian
‘Most of my work is a response to war’: Colombian artist Doris Salcedo on violence, Trump and her crack in Tate Modern’s floorThe artist, famed in the UK for her extraordinary fissure in the turbine hall, has turned her focus to the climate catastrophe and the plight of migrants, but old concerns about her country remain Jan 11 25January 11, 2025Article at the Guardian
The big picture: every chocoholic’s dream?Irene Poon’s alarming 1965 image of a sweet shop in San Francisco’s Chinatown exemplifies her knack for intimacy and surprise Jan 05 25January 05, 2025Article at the Guardian
