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Grayson Perry on Brexit and the Future of Art
Grayson Perry turned up to the preview of his new show The Most Popular Art Exhibition Ever! as Claire, his female alter ego. Wearing a psychedelic 1960s-esque mini dress (we were told this had been...
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Five Fantasy Fashion Holidays
The fashion calendar dictates that Autumn/Winter collections hit stores in the deep summer months, leaving plenty of opportunity for those coveted new styles to work their way into your suitcase this...
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How the Polaroid Camera Seduced the Art World
The Polaroid is a picture post-it to be stuck in albums, pinned on walls, magnetised to fridges, kept by lovers. The Polaroid was forever treasured, for it captured a moment in time, making it tangible...
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Dries Van Noten Talks Designing for Modern Dance
The celebrated 2001 dance piece Rain, choreographed by Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker of the company Rosas, returns to London’s Sadler’s Wells next week. It’s a vibrant, abstract work exploring space and...
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The Occult Film Starring Marianne Faithfull You Need to See
Lucifer Rising (1972) was the final instalment to director Kenneth Anger’s Magick Lantern Cycle collection. The production process took ten years and during that time Anger collaborated with Led...
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When You Need Outfit Inspiration, Look to Instagram
We know by now that you can buy vintage clothes on Instagram in a matter of minutes. But what about the times when you simply require some sartorial inspiration? Taking centre stage today for our...
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A Journey into Outer Space with Artist Tom Sachs
There aren’t many multi-national sportswear corporations who would team up with an artist like Tom Sachs, the space-obsessed American sculptor best known for his DIY approach to immersive...
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The Super 8 Film Interrogating Art and Pornography
There’s a scene in Ellen Cantor’s Pinochet Porn where a sad clown sits forlornly on a grubby Manhattan stoop. A lilac dot falls from her costume; she dolefully sticks it back on. It’s a tiny moment...
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The Artist Creating Miniature Worlds in Tobacco Tins
Artist and filmmaker Lee C. Wallick is a collector at heart. Where most people are content to let odds and ends languish around the house, however – think trinkets, vintage stamps, clippings from her...
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Designer Marta Jakubowski on Her Superhero, Her Mum
“My superhero is my mum, she’s the strongest person I’ve known. She was ill for many years with cancer but she enjoyed life and taught me to enjoy mine. Death became a normal part of our lives because...
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The Iraqi Princess Who Turned the Art World Upside Down
Who? Born into the Turkish elite and made an Iraqi princess by marriage, Fahrelnissa Zeid (1901-1991) went far beyond the anticipated role of a royal spouse and socialite. She was one of very few women...
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The Skin-Saving Sunscreens You Need in Your Life
In theory, our acknowledgement of the urgent need to apply sunscreen on a daily basis has come on leaps and bounds since a time when slathering on tanning oil and wizening yourself in the sun was...
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These Crystal-Fringed Shoes Will Help Perfect Your Balance
Pink suede sandal with crystal fringe, Giuseppe Zanotti Suede upper, leather sole Some of us find walking in heels to be a very simple task. For others, the mere thought of slipping on a pair of...
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How Rolling Stone Magazine Redefined Culture for Generations
Which came first? Rolling Stone magazine, the Rolling Stones, or Bob Dylan’s Like a Rolling Stone? The answer lies in 50 Years of Rolling Stone, a paving slab-sized new publication detailing the...
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16 Unforgettable Moments From RuPaul’s Drag Race
The sequin-sprinkled phenomenon that is RuPaul’s Drag Race hit TV screens in 2009, and during the subsequent eight years of broadcasting – in which we have seen competing queens sashaying away,...
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Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea with Pieter Hugo
Whether directly or not, you’ve almost definitely seen Pieter Hugo’s work – or at least his ideas. The South African photographer shot to prominence in the mid-2000s, most notably with his 2007 series...
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Sofia Coppola's Colour Palettes
To watch a Sofia Coppola film is to be transported to an alternate universe, defined by her fondness for soft, natural lighting, meandering, drawn-out shots, and, most notably of all, sumptuous pastel...
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A Definitive List of the Best Sunglasses for Summer
At long last, summer is finally upon us. Not only does such a season present a re-up of Vitamin D, opportunities for M&S-catered picnics and trips to Hampstead’s Sapphic fantasia the ladies’ pond,...
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Tilda Swinton’s Most Fabulous Character to Date
“God the English are a queer bunch; Lady Ottoline Morell was the queerest. She was fucking the gardener, and Russell.” This is the line that a young Ludwig Wittgenstein daintily uses to introduce Tilda...
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The Photographer Who Redefined Realism in Post-War Japan
Despite his exceptional fame in his native Japan, Domon Ken has remained largely unrepresented overseas. This is probably in part because the man himself had no decided interest in the world beyond his...
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