Four artists to watch from Les Rencontres d’Arles 2026

The annual photography festival held in Arles from July to October spans over 50 official exhibitions, dozens of off site shows, and a range of institutional collaborations. One of the pleasures of visiting the festival is the mix of established and emerging artists presented, from some of the biggest names in photography to artists at the start of their careers…

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8 London restaurants to visit in August 2026

August is a great time to explore London’s dining scene, with new openings, seasonal menus and summer terraces offering plenty of reasons to book a table. From Georgian cuisine and Japanese handrolls to rooftop dining, Mediterranean-inspired barbecue and some of the city’s best seasonal British cooking, we’ve rounded up eight restaurants worth visiting this month…

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James McNeill Whistler at Tate Britain review

To this reviewer, the American-born James McNeill Whistler will always be a printmaker first, a painter second. Alongside his brother-in-law Francis Seymour Haden, who compiled one of the first catalogues raisonnés of Rembrandt's prints, the pair contributed heavily to the Etching Revival in 19th-century Britain. To everyone else, however, Whistler is the painter of…

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