Ekow Eshun on the Ties Between Colonialism and the Climate Crisis
In this extract from Black Earth Rising, Ekow Eshun presents an investigation into the deep roots of colonialism, its intrinsic links to the climat...
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How Screenprints are Made
Take a behind-the-scenes look at how screenprints are made in this extract from Screenprints: A History, published in association with the Victoria...
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Christopher Stocks on the Humble Tulip
In this extract from The Book of Garden Flowers, Christopher Stocks – aided by the illustrations of Angie Lewin – explores the simple but exquisite...
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The Politics of Delacroix’s ‘Liberty’
In an extract from the new book ‘Those Passions: On Art and Politics,’ author and art historian T. J. Clark dissects how Delacroix’s painting ‘Libe...
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Bob Marley and The Sex Pistols – The Music Photography of Dennis Morris
In this extract from ‘Dennis Morris: Music + Life’ Sean O’Hagan explores the remarkable work of one of the all-time great photographers of both mus...
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Weegee and Kubrick on the set of ‘Dr. Strangelove’
In this extract from ‘Weegee: Society of the Spectacle’, David Campany explores the creative pairing of two mavericks: iconic photographer Weegee a...
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How do you Make Public Space on a River?
Step onto Little Island, Thomas Heatherwick’s stunning floating park on the Hudson, where bold design and lush nature redefines what public space c...
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The Practice of Painting: Past and Present
In this extract from ‘How Painting Happens’, celebrated writer and art critic Martin Gayford draws a parallel between the practice of painting, pas...
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Velázquez, hippos, snail slime & the Pope: Highlights from Francis Bacon: A Self-Portrait in Words
This new book brings together letters, statements and interviews from one of the 20th century’s most influential artists. Here, Michael Peppiatt sh...
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Liam Wong on Project UrbEx, a photographic exploration of the world’s abandoned buildings
Videogame-designer-turned-photographer Liam Wong introduces 'Project UrbEx', which showcases Ikumi Nakamura's images of abandoned spaces around the...
