Ever since F.W. Murnau adapted Bram Stoker’s Dracula for his seminal film Nosferatu, the vampire has haunted the modern imagination
A show at J/M Gallery compares art curating with the shadowy ways in which AI now shapes our online experience
While Peter Strickland’s most recent feature sends up sound artists, Georgina Starr’s short makes for a more challenging listen
The Arts Council’s decision to move money out of London ignores the fact that arts institutions rely upon each other to nurture talent
Funny peculiar or funny haha? Perhaps some of the artists who seem a bit obscure are actually trying to make us laugh
Contemporary artists are looking to geological forms less for aesthetic cues than for perspective on time, place and human agency
Unused postcards may seem like a blast from the past, but they can still send a powerful message
The project that launched this week is not the first to attempt cataloguing the Benin Bronzes, but it’s by far the most comprehensive
The Arts Council’s latest funding announcement has moved money out of London, but the entire sector has a lot to worry about
We are well used to art expressing mental anguish, yet when we are presented with work that responds to physical pain, our urge is to look away
Plans to transform London’s oldest working factory into a hotel have, happily, fallen through – but with the site back up for sale, its future is still uncertain
The Association of Art Museum Directors’ new guidelines for deaccessioning are welcome, but they still leave its members open to monetary temptation
Slow painters, who only finish a few works each year, may be less visible in the art world, but their work is no less valuable
As UNESCO marks the 50th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention this November, questions of what – and who – the convention is meant to protect are still up in the air
As data from NASA’s telescope is translated into images we can understand, the wonders it reveals are still out of this world
Critics of the National Trust’s plan to keep the fire-gutted house as a ruin are ignoring the organisation’s history and that of the building itself
The artist’s depiction of an 18th-century scientific experiment may reveal an altogether more spiritual concern
Artists have long turned to their children as subjects for their art but with each generation, such work is met with new objections
The new guidance provides some welcome clarity for art businesses, but a few grey areas remain
The Japanese fashion designer revolutionised womenswear by creating comfortable clothes appreciated for their androgynous elegance and ease
In the works of Raphael the Virgin Mary often plays a more active and more joyful role than she is allowed by other artists
The V&A’s director Tristram Hunt has floated the idea of changing the law to allow national museums to make permanent returns. Robert Hewison advises treading very carefully
Who is the subject of the painter’s cryptically titled ‘Madame C d’A’? Tessa Murdoch looks for clues among his most progressive patrons
Art UK’s new catalogue allows us to assess the artistic merits of the nation’s monuments – and to mourn a lost memorial to Percy Bysshe Shelley
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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The vampire who created the modern world
Ever since F.W. Murnau adapted Bram Stoker’s Dracula for his seminal film Nosferatu, the vampire has haunted the modern imagination