James Purdon is the author of Modernist Informatics (OUP, 2016)
An exhibition of photographs, posters and protest objects shows the absurd side of the Cold War as well as the terror
Cultural institutions are increasingly cutting ties with fossil fuel sponsors, but art and oil have long been intertwined in surprising ways
A centenary celebration of the Edinburgh-born artist puts his collaborative side in the spotlight
Kirsty Sinclair Dootson shows that a history of colour processes is also a history of shifts in society
The sculptor's chandelier, now export-stopped by the UK government, once hung in the offices of Cyril Connolly’s Horizon magazine
There’s no disguising the gruesomeness of the trade that underpinned the scientific advances of the 18th century
Without Ray Harryhausen’s stop-motion models, science-fiction films wouldn't look like they do today
Painters from Constable to the present day have been inspired by urban waterways as a place for both lovers and labourers
The painter-novelist was one of a kind – but his influence will continue to shape the imagination of Scotland
While few would contest the scientific significance of the site, its cultural impact has been less widely acknowledged
