All summer long we will be keeping an eye on the pulse of our most famous traditional seaside resorts, examining the efforts being made to revive them, and assessing whether they are still worth visiting. This week Rachel Mills explores Margate. Margate feels like nowhere else in Britain at the moment. Step into a pub, … Read more
Jesse Darling wins the 2023 Turner Prize (PA) Oxford-born, Berlin-based visual artist Jesse Darling has just won this year’s prestigious Turner Prize. Previous winners include Damien Hirst, Tracey Emin, Rachel Whiteread and Anthony Gormley. In accepting the award, Darling defended the importance of the arts, criticizing former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher for “paving the way … Read more
When Tracey Emin first met Louise Bourgeois, the first thing she noticed was her strong and muscular hands. The second thing was her breasts. “She had gigantic breasts, absolutely gigantic, and so did I,” the British artist wrote for The Evening Standard in 2022. “We were these two women sitting at this table with our … Read more