
Arts & Culture


The Bin Shabibs
In a preview from our forthcoming book, The Kinfolk Entrepreneur, Pip Usher meets Rashid and Ahmed Bin Shabib.


Excerpt: Hope In The Dark
In her book Hope in the Dark, Rebecca Solnit reminds us that change is never inevitable. It must be fought for.

Mover and Shaper
A celebrated sculptor and the matriarch of modern dance: the story of an unlikely power couple.

Why Do We Lie?
Harriet Fitch Little examines the difference between telling a “good lie” and being a good liar.



How to Listen to Jazz
An award-winning music writer on learning to appreciate a sudden skronk as much as a beautiful trill.

Traveling Stories
“It’s the journey that counts” is a cliché that gets trundled out often. These five podcasts tests its validity.

Giacometti
At Tate Modern, a new exhibition exploring the distinctive works of sculptor and painter Alberto Giacometti.

Plantes Parisiennes
A photo essay by Parisian photographer Romain Laprade, depicting the overlooked plant life of the French capital.

What To See at Frieze New York
Frieze New York art fair champions experimental choices and new names. Here are five artists to seek out this year.

Momentary Escapism with Gents
For Theis Vesterløkke and Niels Fejrskov Juhl, the duo behind synthpop band Gents, friendship shapes the escapist nature of their music.

Shining a New Light on Marsha P. Johnson
A new documentary chronicles the mysterious death of transgender icon Marsha P. Johnson.

Breaking Ground: Melissa Ugolini
Italian-born contemporary dancer Melissa Ugolini talks about the role of dance in Turkish culture.

Irving Penn: Centennial
A New York retrospective dedicated to the 70-year-long career of a great American photographer.

Challenging Assumptions: Documenta 14
Documenta 14 kicks off in Athens for the first time with works from over 160 international artists. Here’s what to look out for in the Greek capital.

Tapping into Social Norms
Five podcast episodes that interrogate the social codes that shape our behaviour.

Narcissism, Social Media and Power
Does social media usage lead to an increase in narcissism? What happens when we empower the people who get the most likes and retweets?

Richard Colman: Misanthrope
Artist Richard Colman on heavy paintings, causality and his latest exhibition, Misanthrope.

A Barmecide Feast
In Los Angeles, a replica of the set piece from Stanley Kubrick's Oscar®‐winning 2001: A Space Odyssey is on display.

Documenting the Artist: Reiner Holzemer
We speak to Reiner Holzemer, the director of a new documentary on Dries Van Noten, about exploring unknown worlds through the documentary lens.

A Weekend in Paris with Tony Cederteg
A Stockholm transplant to Paris, art director, designer and publisher Tony Cederteg shares his tips on what to do on a weekend in the French capital.

Los Alamos
New to Amsterdam, the Los Alamos exhibition by William Eggleston depicts the photographer's travels across America.