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...
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British Women Artists: From Suffrage to the Sixties
In this extract from ‘British Women Artists’, Carolyn Trant draws upon Virginia Woolf, Linda Nochlin and more, interrogating what it means to be a ...
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‘Renaissance eyes are fixed on this life’: The defining truths of Renaissance art
In this extract from ‘Earthly Delights’, Jonathan Jones delves into the worlds of Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Botticelli and more, exploring how the Re...
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Polyfoam, collective care and absolute expression: The purity and power of cosplay
In this extract from Thurstan Redding’s ‘Kids of Cosplay’, Tom Rasmussen explores the vast, vibrant cosplay community, whose ‘heart is not for sale’.
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Where did werewolves come from? The ‘wolf-man’ of the Slavic imagination
This extract from ‘The Slavic Myths’ explores the intriguing and changeable position of the werewolf in Slavic Mythology – at times god, vampire an...
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Creating Neverland: The origins of J.M. Barrie’s indelible Peter Pan
In this extract from ‘Scotland’s Forgotten Past’, Alistair Moffat explores the tragic, real-life inspiration behind J.M. Barrie’s classic children'...
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Cate Blanchett on the splendour and melodrama of Oscars red carpet fashion
In this extract from ‘Red Carpet Oscars’, Academy Award-winning actress Cate Blanchett shares her personal experiences from Hollywood’s annual ‘nig...
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Faces painted full of life’: The tronies of Johannes Vermeer
Between 1664 and 1667, Vermeer created a set of paintings whose subjects ‘look us straight in the eye’. In this extract from ‘Vermeer’, accompanyin...
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Insider / Outsider: David Campany on William Klein
In this extract from ‘William Klein: Yes’, David Campany explores the kaleidoscopic creativity of the late William Klein, one of the great image ma...
