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Brutalist Architecture
Brutalist Architecture of the WorldSolid, linear, concrete blocks are the prime characteristics of brutalist architecture, a style which thrived between the 1950s and 1970s. The term 'brutalism' comes...
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Martin Creed: What's the point of it?
Work no. 960 by Martin Creed, 2008Photography by Stuart Whipps, © Martin CreedPlayful and democratic in spirit, the work of Turner-Prize winning artist Martin Creed can be as permanent as a marble...
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Menswear A/W14: Fur Propositions
Dolce & Gabbana A/W14Photography by Andrea Olivo There’s something strangely enticing in a man who wears fur: at times luscious and decadent, at times savage, at times androgynous, animal hair has...
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Under The Piers: Alvin Baltrop's Gay New York
Alvin Baltrop, Friend (The Piers), 1977Courtesy of The Alvin Baltrop Trust and Third Streaming, New YorkWho? Open Eye Gallery's current exhibition has cast light on the little known work of gay African...
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Most of us "throw back" on a Thursday. This week, we're throwing back further than ever before. To April 29, 1904, when Thomas Edison created a film featuring two Japanese performing men. The renowned...
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Beyond Sochi: AnOther View of the Winter Olympics
Beyond Sochi© Thomas Dworzak / Magnum Photos for National GeographicThe announcement in 2007 that the 2014 Winter Olympics would be held in Sochi was met with a near universal “where?” Smuggled down...
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The Oregon Wonder Horse
The Oregon Wonder HorseWith January behind us, resolutions wobbly but still largely in place and that juicer we bought now out of warranty, today we welcome another fresh start. Today is both the Lunar...
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Top 10 February Recommendations
Linder, Star Series No. 1Courtesy of Christie's1. Christie's 90s to Now– February 6-20The second edition of Christie's online auction celebrating contemporary art created since the 90s will include...
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Ernest Hemingway's Hamburger
Ernest Hemingway in PamplonaErnest Hemingway’s writing is work of deceptive simplicity; stories of love, war, nature and death that slice deep into the seams of the human experience, exposing its...
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Funny Fingers
Hugging fingersSometimes the simplest things provide the most pleasure, as is proved by our latest Happy Monday: a selection of brilliantly funny finger people. Created from nothing more than a hand, a...
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Top 10 Anti-Heroines
Léon, 1994Today marks the 20th anniversary of the prestigious action classic Léon; a picture that saw a 12-year-old Natalie Portman take her first role on the big screen, alongside Jean Reno as the...
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Gertrude Stein's Poodle
Gertrude Stein, Basket and Alice B. Toklas in LIFE Magazine, September 1944Photography by Carl MydansBorn on this day in 1874, Gertrude Stein is renowned for many things: her avant-garde writing and...
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Ice Season Part I: Out Of Ice
Icebergs from Sermeq Kujalleq GlacerPhotography by Elizabeth OgilvieAs water freezes into its solid state it becomes a slippery mass, glistening in the sunlight, magically both translucent and opaque,...
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Top 10 Amazing Libraries
Nigella Lawson's Private LibraryAs the weather becomes increasingly cold, and spring feels like a distant dream, there is nothing more appealing than settling down in a cosy corner with a good book....
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A.P.C's Jean Touitou
A.P.C. x M/M (Paris)Minimalist fashion powerhouse A.P.C. and certified creative geniuses M/M Paris launch their latest collaboration this week, a joint foray into the world of slogan T-shirts. Designed...
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The Joy of Travel
The Joy of TravelWith 50% more winter to go, it is the time of year when our minds turn to holidays. Wherever you plan to visit, you are sure to encounter some ephemera on the way, so this week we look...
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An Interview with Edmund White
Azzedine Alaïa, SS 1997. view from the exhibition at the Salle Matisse.Courtesy of Monsieur Azzedine AlaïaA professor of creative writing at Princeton University, Edmund White is one of the most...
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Making Painting: Helen Frankenthaler and J.M.W. Turner
Helen Frankenthaler, Covent Garden Study: Final Maquette for the Third Movement© Kettle's Yard, University of CambridgePairing 19th century British romantic artist J.M.W. Turner with twentieth-century...
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The Men of Menswear A/W14
Jules Mas (Success) at Dior Homme A/W14Photography by Louise Damgaard 90s nostalgia, vibrant colour and flashes of gothic excess were among the highlights of the A/W14 menswear shows, but the clothes...
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Yayoi Kusama on the Fierceness of Living
Yayoi KusamaCourtesy of Yayoi KusamaToday is national #TimeToTalk day, an initiative led by mental health charities Mind and Rethink Mental Illness with the aim of "starting conversations about mental...
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