Quentin Blake on imagination, inspiration & the beauty of a biro
Legendary illustrator Quentin Blake sits down with House of Illustration Deputy Chair Claudia Zeff to chat ‘Quentin Blake: A Year of Drawings’, an ...
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The unflinching work of Iranian female photographers
We sit down with Anahita Ghabaian Etehadieh, founder of Iran's groundbreaking Silk Road Gallery, to explore her book 'Breathing Space', an extraord...
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Phenomenal Books on Women Photographers
From unmissable monographs to soaring surveys, these books explore the work of some of the world's best female photographers, including trailblazer...
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Podcast: The surreal and defiant life of Leonora Carrington
In this episode, we trace the richly varied life of the pioneering Surrealist painter, exploring the extraordinary spaces that shaped and haunted h...
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Best Environmental Books for Sustainable Living & Eco Design
From planet-friendly product design to eco-friendly architecture and off-grid living, meet the adventurers, designers and urban planners who are of...
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Podcast: Personal conversation with modern art's liveliest minds
We catch up with art historian Michael Peppiatt about friendship with Francis Bacon, lunch with Lucian Freud, and unforgettable encounters with the...
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Best Books on Surrealist Art: From Duchamp to Dalí and More
Delve into the lives and works of Surrealism’s major figures, including René Magritte, Frida Kahlo, Joan Miró, Max Ernst, Man Ray and Leonora Carri...
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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...
