Art
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On Reading by Algorithm
Artwork by Samy Benmayor (2025) For a moment before bed, I consider reading a book. I roll over, fling my phone away and examine my bookshelf. Which of these suits my mood? I bought The Secret History after TikTok served me a smorgasbord of dark academia visual tropes — think cable-knit sweaters, worn loafers, an…
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Mitchell Anderson: Starship Troopers
Fig. 1. Exhibition view of Starship Troopers, by Mitchell Anderson. 2025. V-2 rocket graphite rudder fragment (Germany c. 1994) on vellum, dimensions variable with installation. At the centre of Starship Troopers, Mitchell Anderson’s two-piece exhibition marking the end of his residency at Binz39 in Zurich, lies a single object: a graphite rudder fragment salvaged from…
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Wood, Sapling Tubes, and Chimney Pots
Troy Fielder interviews Martha Minton as she develops a student-led pavilion, The Stack, at Jesus College, Cambridge.
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The quintessential Renaissance cover-girl
Iris Bowdler on Botticelli’s Venus and Mars at the Fitzwilliam Museum, and the orgasm gap.
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Flicker, flutter
Matilda Sykes speaks to the artist Tom Fairlamb about his work, humans and technology, and stolen artworks.
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In the Studio with John Tordoff
Troy Fielder visits the studio of Cambridge-based artist John Tordoff and speaks about routine, gardening, and creating art.
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Revolution, flames, and tortured bodies
Iris Bowdler and Rachel Rees review William Blake’s Universe at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
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“Cosmic. Generous. Experimental.”
As Making New Worlds comes to an end at Kettle’s Yard, Rachel Rees speaks to one of the co-curators about friendship as artistic practice, art in the North, and the exhibition’s future.
The Camera 