Recent Articles

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Colectivo Acciones de Arte: Radical Democracy

Juan José Santos on the activist art collective’s actions under Chile’s Pinochet dictatorship.

Art Monthly 497

61st Venice Biennale: In Minor Keys

Chris Clarke encounters a Biennale rocked by conflict and loss

Art Monthly 496

Boycotts Do Work

Tom Jeffreys argues that genuine change is most effectively accomplished by art-worker withdrawal

 

From the Back Catalogue

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Bread and Circuses

Peter Scott on the mayor, the waterfalls and the art of neoliberalism

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Viral Images

Sophie J Williamson on the case of Khaled Mohamed Saeed

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Conspiracy

Anna Dezeuze asks whether artists might counter alt-right conspiracy theories

 

Artlaw Retrospective

Art Monthly celebrates its 50th anniversary and 500th issue in October 2026. Henry Lydiate marks the magazine’s 50th year by reviewing his Artlaw column since its first publication in 1976. Throughout 2026, one broad subject is explored each month, noting significant events and issues, and commenting on key changes and developments to date.

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Censorship

Henry Lydiate on the repression of art over the decades

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Art After Death

Henry Lydiate on the legal wrangles over artists’ estates

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Artist’s Moral Rights

Henry Lydiate on the development of artist’s moral rights

 

Michael O’Pray Prize

The Michael O’Pray Prize is a Film and Video Umbrella initiative launched in 2017 in partnership with Art Monthly, supported by University of East London and Arts Council England. The prize seeks new writing on innovation and experimentation in moving-image art. Read the winning texts below.

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One must have blind faith in ideology

2025 WINNER | Ricardo Reverón Blanco on a Cuban filmmaker suppressed both at home and abroad

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Opensecret

2025 AWARDEE | Emily Morley examines a new mode of distributed filmmaking

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Communist Dislocations

2025 AWARDEE | Oliver Dixon revisits the work of experimental documentary filmmakers

 

Other Online Articles

Acts of Defiance

Ren Scateni on artists who are remaking Scottish histories

Shifting Perceptions in Edinburgh

Seán Ward discovers Edinburgh’s radical side via the 2024 art festival

Rene Matic

Leanne Petersen responds to Rene Matic’s practice in dialogue with Black Cultural Archives’ collection

Virtual Studio Visits

Four London-based artists discuss the rise of the online studio visit

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