Arts24 Dec 2025The Salt Path and 2025's most scandalous booksIn 2025, personal stories proved popular and powerful – but several controversies raised questions about the future of the memoir genre.24 Dec 202512 Dec 2025The 25 best books of 2025From a "richly atmospheric" novella to a "virtuosic" debut – this is the very best fiction of the year, as chosen by BBC journalists.12 Dec 20256 Dec 2025Seven of the greatest rivalries in art historyThere is an art to rivalry. Mastering its rules has, since ancient times, shaped cultural history over millennia.6 Dec 20253 Dec 2025The 'It Girl' style wars of Renaissance ItalyMore than five centuries ago, a small number of style icons used flamboyant, luxurious looks to give them influence and power during a turbulent period of Italian history.3 Dec 202529 Nov 2025This Indigenous winter scene is not what it seemsSatirical artist Wendy Red Star is debunking myths and upending cliches about First Nation and Native people. Now two exhibitions are featuring her work.29 Nov 202521 Nov 2025The 400-year mystery of Shakespeare's wife and sonOscar-tipped new film Hamnet imagines the home life of William and Agnes Shakespeare – and the "soul-crushing" loss of their child. It's a powerful story that fills in many blanks.21 Nov 202520 Nov 2025The centuries-old origins of the witch's hatAs Wicked: For Good is released, what are the historic meanings of conical headwear, and how has it evolved – from its ancient origins to the empowered Elphaba?20 Nov 202519 Nov 2025The modern art masterpiece that sold for $236mHidden for decades from public view, the artist's Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer has now sold at auction for a record sum. Why is it so valuable?19 Nov 202512 Nov 2025Is a 1768 painting the real birth of modern art?While many argue that "modern art" began in the 1800s, could it actually have started with Joseph Wright of Derby's An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump, nearly a century before?12 Nov 2025...
