Birmingham’s Barber Institute is getting more cutting-edge
Midway through a major refurbishment, the Institute is still managing to thrive at a challenging time for UK museums
The Royal Academy reframes its past
The institution’s unravelling of its involvement with empire is very welcome, but has ‘Entangled Pasts’ bitten off more than one exhibition can chew?
Dan Flavin’s light touch
The artist bristled at attempts to analyse his work, but an exhibition at Kunstmuseum Basel suggests that his fluorescent fittings are still open to interpretation
Reel life – how Zineb Sedira found herself through film
At the Whitechapel Gallery, the French-Algerian unspools personal and political histories through imitation sets and empty stages
Arty films to look out for in 2024
New features by Steve McQueen, Kelly Reichardt and Joshua Oppenheimer will give art lovers plenty to get excited about
Extended reality may still be in its infancy – but it’s certainly growing up fast
The use of virtual, augmented and mixed technology in film-making hasn’t produced a masterpiece yet, but it’s only a matter of time
Do any political parties have a vision for the arts?