Matthew Cain

Jonathan Franzen’s book Freedom has been billed as a heavyweight “state of the nation” epic, but Culture Editor Matthew Cain finds a compelling tale of personal rivalries and the battle “to be good”.

A video installation, crumpled canvases and an empty room full of sound. Culture Editor Matthew Cain looks at the 2010 art nominees for the prestigious Turner Prize.

The veteran British actor Sir Michael Caine discusses his second autobiography, The Elephant to Hollywood, with Channel 4 News Culture Editor Matthew Cain.

The new Gauguin exhibition opening at London’s Tate Modern gallery tomorrow demonstrates the value of the artist’s earlier career as a stockbroker, says our Culture Editor.

Four women, whose quest for equal pay in 1968 bought a Dagenham factory to a standstill meet the home secretary, as a film documenting their story is tipped to become autumn’s hottest Brit flick.

George Osborne has an etching by Grayson Perry called Print for a Politician and Eric Pickles chose Yorkshire Roads by David Hockney. Culture Editor Matthew Cain looks into the government’s art.

The government wants more philanthropic donations to boost arts funding in the UK. But will funders want a say in the artistic process? Culture editor Matthew Cain investigates.