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The phantasmagoria of Jack Skelley’s work pulls one into a place of far-fetched dreaming; escapades in which the POV narrator drives to his friend’s house to grab guitar gear for a show and runs into William Blake instead. The Semiotext(e)

With work by Cindy Sherman, Carolee Schneemann, Bruce LaBruce and more on show, a new exhibition at Sadie Coles in London explores the underground of sex

In this ambitious debut about loneliness and online selfhood, a woman transforms herself as she builds up her strength

In Biography of X, the American novelist invents a figure who rubbed shoulders with David Bowie and Susan Sontag – and thrillingly subverts the conventions of life-writing.

These are our recommendations for what to check out during your downtime this weekend.

The now-shuttered school has found a new home in downtown San Francisco for its archives, preserving the history and work of some of The Citys most revered artists.

“Biography of X,” a fictional account of a shape-shifting conceptual artist, is an experiment in authorial ambiguity.

The​ problem with biography is that it’s impossible. Have you ever tried to write down the thoughts, the emotions,...

From Olivia Laing to Hanya Yanagihara, writers have used images in clever ways on their book jacket designs. What are they trying to tell readers?

From tough love to unwavering enthusiasm, a look at some notable relationships throughout history between female artists and their protégées.