Gillian Wearing: A nose for the truth
31 August 2011 • Mark Westall
People open up to Gillian Wearing. So the artist made a feature film in which members of the public divulge their innermost secrets – with shocking results
Tag: Features
RCA Black and the table that thinks it’s a woman
24 August 2011 • Mark Westall
The Royal College of Art is trying to reinvent itself as a beacon of diversity – with a show of work by its black students. Hannah Pool enters a world of wigs, furniture and whirlwinds
Trainers and mobile phones: the objects of our disaffection
19 August 2011 • Mark Westall
The recent riots were a venting of consumer spleen – with sports shoes and mobiles the primary targets. But looters made the mistake of confusing wealth with status symbols
Luc Delahaye turns war photography into an uncomfortable art
9 August 2011 • Mark Westall
Hanging on the walls at Tate Modern, Luc Delahaye’s giant, painterly photographs of real-life conflicts wield unsettling power