
Arts & Culture


On The Waterfront
Composer Leonard Bernstein spent the summer of 1967 in Ansedonia, a sun-washed Roman town on the Italian coast.

Kiyomi Iwata
Kiyomi Iwata shares her advice on how to create art while on the seesaw of children and career.

How to Sleep: A Short Guide
Here, Harriet Fitch Little goes deep into sleep to find that, much like the human body itself, there’s no perfect formula.

Marisol Escobar
Silent through the height of her stardom in the 1960s and absent at the peak of her career, an enigmatic sculptor receives a renaissance in death.

Julie Hetta
For one photographer, an unusual concern: how to create images that are not too beautiful.

Becoming Wise
“Cynicism is actually the laziest stance you could take.” What intelligent people still need to learn about the pursuit of wisdom.

Getting Lost
Neuroscientist Paul Dudchenko speaks on why we get lost, the distress and thrill of disorientation and how getting lost can improve your skills.

Jens Lekman
Swedish musician Jens Lekman reflects on the five-year hiatus leading up to his new album, existentialism in music and the elusive nature of his work.

2017 Berlinale: Five Films
The 67th Berlinale is slated to serve up a host of noteworthy premieres. Jack Howard of Berlin Film Society selects his favorites.

MoMA Responds to Trump Ban
In a display of solidarity for those affected by Trump's recent travel ban, one of the art world’s most established institutions is taking a stand.

The Decisive Moment: Images à la Sauvette
An exhibition in Paris offers rare insight into the making of Henri Cartier-Bresson's iconic book, Images à la Sauvette.

A Life in Grayscale: Gunnar Smoliansky
More than 65 years after he started taking photographs, Gunnar Smoliansky continues to make intricate studies in grandiose minimalism.

Breaking From Convention: Fernand Léger
A significant piece of experimental filmmaking, Ballet Mécanique takes the viewer into a realm that transcends the rigid pattern of rational thought.

The Brave New World of Lyubov Popova
The artistic practice of Lyubov Popova and the Russian VKhUTEMAS movement strove to shape the environment around them to help build a brave new world.

Figure at Work
Okiie Hashimoto is one of the giants of Japanese woodcut printmaking. His prints are quintessentially Japanese, but showcase his global influences.

Rosie Lowe
London-based singer Rosie Lowe talks to us about creative recharging, the power of songwriting and the vulnerability inherent in live performance.

Making Everywhere Home: Wafia Al-Rikabi
Born of Arab and Dutch parents and now based in Australia, singer Wafia Al-Rikabi spent much of her life moving across countries.

Brother Seeing Eye: André Kertész
“We all owe something to Kertész,” photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson once said.

Painter, sculptor, choreographer: The legacy of Oskar Schlemmer
As a new exhibition celebrates German artist and choreographer Oskar Schlemmer, we explore his impact on contemporary culture.

Personality Tests: A Brief History
From warfare to psych wards to the workplace, Harriet Fitch Little uncovers our long-standing fascination with personality tests.

Tips: Brainstorming and Contracts
Whether you're brainstorming with colleagues or hammering out a contract, taking everyone's viewpoint into consideration leads to the best outcome.

Working Lives of Cats
First published in 1979, the book ‘Working Cats’ documents the cats that earn their keep.

Pattern & Repetition
Science writer Philip Ball speaks on the intertwined relations of our brains and the patterns they perceive.

At Work With: Laurent Martin
A little more than a decade ago, Laurent Martin defected from the advertising world and retreated into an artist's life in rural Catalonia.

This Woman’s Work
In his latest book, The Kate Inside, photographer Guido Harari presents the audacious spirit and restless creativity of iconic singer Kate Bush.

Hans Ulrich Obrist
Kinfolk’s contributing editor Hans Ulrich Obrist has turned curatorial work into a work of art in itself.

Tips: Business Cards and Hiring
Some professional gestures may seem ephemeral, but can be leveraged to have lasting impact.

Ruth Asawa
From internment to avant-garde art institute: the rare life story of Ruth Asawa, the “fountain lady” of San Francisco.