Arts news

• Sally Tallant appointed as new director of London’s Hayward Gallery

  21-01-2026 16:30
  Leeds-born artistic director lands sought-after post as Southbank Centre celebrates its 75th anniversary this yearSally Tallant, the former boss of the Liverpool Biennial, has been announced as the new director of the Hayward Gallery and visual arts at London’s Southbank Centre.Tallant, who is currently in charge of the Queens Museum in New York, will return to the UK to take over from Ralph Rugoff, who will step down after two decades in charge of the institution, which celebrates its 75t
  
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• ‘The rise of fascism makes our work even more important’: Montez Press, champions of queer, feminist art

  21-01-2026 12:20
  They published a raunchy book inspired by the Guardian’s Owen Jones; broadcast interviews with obscure punk legends; and make calendars to navigate the world of underground art. Now they’re going globalStuart McKenzie turns towards a fan on a makeshift stage so his long brunette hair blows in the wind. The artist is dressed in a power suit with thick rimmed glasses, flamboyantly smoking a cigarette as he performs the confessional poetry he’s been writing since the 80s. “S
  
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