The Serpentine Pavilion: Uniting Art and Architecture
The 8th July 2016 will mark the end of Julia Peyton-Jones’ reign as the director of the Serpentine Galleries, a position she has held for 25 years. A keen advocate […]
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Vogue 100: A Century of Style
Known far and wide as the ultimate style bible, Vogue needs no introduction. A celebration of iconic models, cutting-edge photography and the latest styles, its glossy pages bring the world […]
Painting the Modern Garden
As 100mph storms engulf a dark, wintry Britain, the Royal Academy of Arts brings a timely form of escapism. Its latest exhibition, ‘Painting the Modern Garden’, transports us to the […]
Michael Craig-Martin: Technology and Transience
In his 1964 book Understanding Media, the Canadian philosopher Marshall McLuhan noted how ‘technical change alters not only habits of life, but patterns of thought and valuation’. This notion became […]
Ai Weiwei: Artist and Activist
It sounds almost reductive to refer to Ai Weiwei as an ‘artist’. Outspoken humanitarian and political dissident, he’s just as much celebrated as an icon of social and international freedom […]
Grace Jones: Enigma Supreme
There is perhaps a risk involved in reading the autobiography of a figure such as Grace Jones. While her exploits would undoubtedly prove a colourful read, her whole stature is […]
Agnes Martin: Reaching Zero
‘Simplicity is never simple,’ Agnes Martin once said. It’s a quote which has become iconic, not least as the most befitting introduction to the artist herself. For against the white […]
Duane Hanson: The Anti-Madame Tussauds
House of Wax meets contemporary art at the Serpentine Sackler Gallery this summer. The latest exhibition focuses on American artist Duane Hanson and his lifelike sculptures of ordinary citizens. Like […]
The Colours of Sonia Delaunay
For numerous decades, the most famous part of Sonia Delaunay was her surname. Traditionally overlooked alongside her more celebrated husband Robert, she has long found herself bracketed under the Delaunay […]
Into the Future Library
Literary legend Margaret Atwood may have just completed her latest work, but it’ll be a long time before anyone reads it. In fact, the likelihood is we’ll never be able […]
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