Alex Needham
Arts Editor at The Guardian
Arts editor, the Guardian, no longer tweeting. Email: [email protected]. He/him.
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3 weeks ago |
theguardian.com | Alex Needham
In recent years, the late artist and film-maker Derek Jarman has been celebrated for his house, Prospect Cottage in Kent, which was saved for the nation in 2020. Visitors flock to its extraordinary garden, in the shadow of Dungeness nuclear power station, in search of solace and relaxation. Yet focusing on this artistic haven threatens to overshadow Jarman’s actual work, which was far from tranquil and domestic, and often angry, dark and disturbing.
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1 month ago |
theguardian.com | Alex Needham
There are three kinds of family, muses the novelist and poet Ocean Vuong. There’s the nuclear family, “which often we talk about as the central tenet of American life”. There’s the chosen family, “the pushback”, the community and friendships built by people who have been rejected by their parents, often because of their sexuality or gender identity.
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Feb 24, 2025 |
msn.com | Alex Needham
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Feb 24, 2025 |
theguardian.com | Alex Needham
Lubaina Himid, the artist known for her large stage-set-style installations that draw attention to figures overlooked by history, has been picked by the British Council to represent the UK at the 2026 Venice Biennale. “I’m energised and so up for it,” the artist said of the challenge to fill the British pavilion with her work at “the Olympics of art”.
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Feb 17, 2025 |
wmagazine.com | Alex Needham |Jeff Henrikson |Claudia Sinclair
Rouy in his own clothing and accessories. When George Rouy arrived at Camberwell College of Arts in London, in 2012, he was dismayed to find that his talent for life drawing seemed to count for little. “Figurative painting was the most untrendy, non-vogue thing to do,” he says. “So I felt a bit lost.
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