The best books about film: Cinema history to Hollywood icons
Discover the secrets behind iconic movie scenes, step inside the minds of history's greatest filmmakers and learn the secrets of cinema with these ...
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Africa, but not as you know it: Ekow Eshun and the power of photography
Vibrant, urgent, defiant: the photographs in ‘Africa State of Mind’ comprise an important and dazzling riposte to Western representations of Africa...
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Best books on Egyptology: From lost tombs to treasures and more
Immerse yourself in the history of ancient Egypt with these breathtaking Egyptology books. Covering the latest scholarship and most remarkable arch...
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Why are Monet’s 'Water Lilies' so popular?
Over the last three decades of his life, Claude Monet devoted himself to water lilies. The results are among the most famous works of the 20th cent...
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Introducing our new visual identity
We're excited to introduce our new visual identity to coincide with the relaunch of our long-standing World of Art series.
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Sean Scully: What the 'World of Art' series means to me
The acclaimed artist and Turner Prize nominee, known for his work 'Wall of Light Desert Night', reflects on the impact of our iconic World of Art s...
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1950s in Vogue
In this video author Rebecca C. Tuite takes on a tour of her new book '1950s in Vogue: The Jessica Daves Years 1952-1962'.
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Inside the work: A interview with Radiohead art collaborator Stanley Donwood
Radiohead’s longtime collaborator and artist Stanley Donwood looks back, with his editor and book designer Darren Wall, on some of his best-known w...
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Must-know facts about Impressionism
While Impressionism originally appalled nineteenth century Parisian society, today it’s one of the most recognisable and popular painting styles, w...
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Hockney - Van Gogh: The Joy of Nature
Hockney - Van Gogh: The Joy of Nature presents unique insights into the influences and similarities behind the work of David Hockney and Van Gogh. ...
