Great news, everybody! According to Alastair Sooke, writing in the Daily Telegraph of London, “art is beautiful again.” He was led to this conclusion by the award of this year’s Turner Prize for ...

Alastair Sooke explores the extraordinary afterlife of the Greek masterpieces that changed the course of western culture.

Art critic Alastair Sooke delves into the murky world of art theft. Despite the high stakes - and often daring - involved, many cases are shrouded in mystery and go unnoticed by the media. Around ...

English flags, Korean spirits, reams of VHS tape and apocalyptic war zones all feature in works by the artists whose installations are going on show in this year's Turner Prize exhibition this weekend ...

With sumptuous palaces, exquisite artworks and stunning architecture, every great city offers a dizzying multitude of cultural highlights. So what should an art lover see on a flying visit? Art ...

Alastair Sooke takes us on an exclusive personal tour of the Roy Lichtenstein Retrospective at Tate Modern Offering an indepth look at one of the years most talked about exhibitions Alastair and ...

Treasures of Ancient Rome is a 2012 three-part documentary written and presented by Alastair Sooke. The series was produced by the BBC, and originally aired in September 2012 on BBC Four. In the ...

Janina Ramirez and Alastair Sooke explore the city of Beirut, the enthralling capital of Lebanon, which has bounced back to rebuild its reputation as a cosmopolitan city. In the final episode of the ...