Tate Britain
The First Modern Art Movement
The Pre-Raphelites, whose work stars in a new Tate Britain show, dismissed the artistic hierarchy and founded a brotherhood with fire in the belly
Naturalised Talents
British art has a rich European heritage. Tate Britain’s new show explores its Continental seam
Apocalypse Then
John Martin was celebrated in life yet disregarded in death. A new show aims to resurrect him
A Different Habit of Vision
The short-lived Vorticist movement was ridiculed in its day. Now it seems brave and prescient
An Awfully British Medium
The subtleties of watercolour reflect the national character—and it’s still going strong
The Serpent in His Own Eden
Paul Gauguin forged the myth of himself as a South Seas primitive — but his painting was not just a pose
Britain is in Rude Health
From Hogarth to Spitting Image, nothing defines our national identity better than comic art
Why Remoaners should back Boris
“Boris, ironically, now offers Remoaners the best chance of a soft Brexit, or at least a sensible one. And to those who want a second referendum—’the people’s vote’—there may even be a chance of that too.”
On the road
“In the summer of 1980, in the grip of some Kerouac-ish fantasy, I opted to hitch-hike from Laredo to New York”
Discovering the Great War of China
A third of a million Chinese labourers helped the Allies defeat the Kaiser, but their huge unsung contribution ended in betrayal