AvatarBBC CultureAvatarAvatarThe sexed-up cartoon hunks that defined gay cultureverified_publisherBBC Culture - Nick LevineAt the time of their creation, Tom of Finland’s erotic drawings of heavily muscled men were radical. But 100 years on from his birth, how do they stand up now, asks Nick Levine.
AvatarBBC CultureAvatarAvatarHow Léon Spilliaert’s dark paintings are strangely upliftingverified_publisherBBC Culture - Cath PoundThe Belgian artist suffered from insomnia and often wandered the streets alone. His paintings found beauty and light from the darkness, writes Cath Pound.
AvatarBBC CultureAvatarAvatarThe photographer fighting to save an ancient cultureverified_publisherBBC Culture - Edward SiddonsIn recent years, Brazil’s Yanomami tribe have suffered epidemics, deforestation and fires – and all the while, Claudia Andujar has helped them fight back. She talks to Edward Siddons.
AvatarBBC CultureAvatarAvatarThe most terrifying images in history?verified_publisherBBC Culture - Kelly GrovierPaintings of the past depicted horror, dread and foreboding. But can art still frighten us into a new consciousness, asks Kelly Grovier.
AvatarBBC CultureAvatarAvatarRediscovering India’s forgotten masterpiecesverified_publisherBBC Culture - Rahul VermaA new exhibition is giving due recognition to artists who deserve to be as well-known as Michelangelo, writes Rahul Verma.
AvatarBBC CultureAvatarAvatarThe restoration that shocked the worldverified_publisherBBC Culture - Fisun GünerA new exhibition features the groundbreaking work of Jan Van Eyck, whose Ghent Altarpiece features an astonishing number of art firsts, writes Fisun Güner.
AvatarBBC CultureAvatarAvatarThe tragedy of art’s greatest supermodelverified_publisherBBC Culture - Lucinda HawksleyThe extraordinary story of the legendary beauty Lizzie Siddal is both surprising and tragic, and led to a strange myth that persists today. Lucinda Hawksley explores her legacy.
AvatarBBC CultureAvatarAvatarThe eight must-see exhibitions of 2020verified_publisherBBC Culture - Kelly GrovierFrom Raphael to Yayoi Kusama, Kelly Grovier picks the art you can’t afford to miss in the coming year.
AvatarBBC CultureAvatarAvatarThe lost portrait of Charles Dickensverified_publisherBBC Culture - Lucinda HawksleyMargaret Gillies’s portrait of Dickens was missing for more than 150 years, until it turned up far from home. Lucinda Hawksley tells the story of this long-forgotten artist.
AvatarBBC CultureAvatarAvatarA lost masterpiece rediscoveredverified_publisherBBC Culture - Kelly GrovierA candlelight painting recently rescued from obscurity shows two children absorbed in play. Kelly Grovier explores a history of wonder in art.
AvatarBBC CultureAvatarAvatarKahlo and Vermeer: What courage really meansverified_publisherBBC Culture - Kelly GrovierFrom the concealed suffering of Sandro Botticelli’s Fortitude to Frida Kahlo’s serene gaze, Kelly Grovier explores a history of artworks showing bravery.
AvatarBBC CultureAvatarAvatarArt in the 2010s: The most striking – and shocking – imagesverified_publisherBBC Culture - Kelly GrovierFrom a fixed stare into strangers’ eyes to a bench raised by reindeer, Kelly Grovier picks some of the most memorable artworks from the past decade.