Digby Warde-Aldam is a freelance writer based in Paris.
So here we are: Frieze week is finally upon us. I will be attending as many events as humanly possible
Fiona Banner’s extraordinary indoor Chinook will make you want duck and run
Dine turns Soviet-era lithographic stones into contemporary art
Drones, video games and the NSA…
Love him or hate him, Stanley Spencer’s First World War paintings at Burghclere will win you over
Do Nasreen Mohamedi’s drawings at Tate Liverpool better reflect modernist camouflage experiments that Carlos Cruz-Diez’s dazzle ship?
It’s been 30 years since the Battle of Orgreave, and 13 since Jeremy Deller’s re-enactment of it. Is it time to re-examine the re-examination?
The reopening of Farnborough’s flight testing centre is one of the most unusual and remarkable art projects in recent years
The British Guiana One-Cent Magenta is the only stamp of its kind in the world, and by far the most expensive
Phyllida Barlow’s drawings are every bit as good as her sculptures
‘Martyrs’ is a beautiful series of videos, but it’s overshadowed by Wren’s magnificent architecture
From a house made of waste to Yinka Shonibare’s library, there are some strong shows in Brighton this month
The partnership and rivalry between these two great painters was mutually beneficial
Last seen in public in 1902, the extraordinary egg can be found at Wartski in London for four days only
Kiefer’s first UK retrospective is a major coup for the RA
Boris Johnson and Ni Zhaoxing plan to rebuild the Crystal Palace on Sydenham Hill. It’s a ludicrous project
Launched just months before the outbreak of war, Vorticism was ill-timed and short-lived. But it’s a vital chapter in the history of British art
This exhibition about Clemenceau’s enthusiasm for Asian art is little short of revelatory
Something had clearly gone very right at Art13 last year – Art14, its successor, was positively rammed on its opening night
‘View Festival’ in London was a great success: it seems bizarre that nothing like this has ever taken place in the city before
George Condo is hot property right now, with two new solo exhibitions about to open in London. Does his new work live up to the hype?
And thus it came to pass. ‘Really Good’ will take up its position in 2016…10ft tall and hollow in every sense
The Expedition in Pursuit of Rare Meats at Tate Britain’s restaurant is more inviting than ever…
Absurdist, accessible and completely unmistakeable, Brand Shrigley is everywhere, and more power to him – within reason…
December 2024
Emma Crichton-Miller
Apollo
Christina Makris
Christina Riggs
Rakewell
This episode explores an ancient funeral stele, Marie Antoinette’s breast bowl, and how digital technologies are helping to preserve Egyptian heritage sites
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Frieze Week: Digby’s Diary
So here we are: Frieze week is finally upon us. I will be attending as many events as humanly possible