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Ten Things You Might Not Know About Kurt Cobain
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Frozen Grand Canal, Venice
Frozen Grand Canal, VeniceComposite shot: the Grand Canal, Venice, photography by Luis Manuel Osorio Fernando, and Lake Bakail, Russia, photography by Daniel KordanSo, nobody likes to admit they fell...
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Dancing with Cats
Image from Dancing with Cats by Burton SilverPhotography by Heather Busch © 1999 by Origination Trust“We will probably never know for sure why cats dance with us” – this ruminative question has most...
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Richard Prince on Collier Schorr's 8 Women
What! Are you Jealous?, 1996-2013Photography by Collier Schorr"I'm looking at the PDF right now and Collier's emailing me about what I think.I told you what I think.I told you last month when you first...
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Developer Trays of the World's Greatest Photographers
Neil Selkirk's Developer TrayPhotography by John Cyr, courtesy of powerHouse BooksWith the unstoppable juggernaut of the iPhone changing the countenance of photography forever, it is extraordinary to...
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Who: Director Claudia Weill’s unsung 1978 feature Girlfriends, is the tale of two flatmates growing up and growing apart in New York. Inevitable comparisons are Frances Ha in pre-gentrified Manhattan,...
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Top Ten Doubles on Film
Jesse Eisenberg in The Double (2014)Last week saw the release of comedian-cum-director Richard Ayoade’s accomplished second film, The Double, based on the novella by Dostoyevsky, starring Jesse...
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An Interview with Jean-Philippe Toussaint
Untitled© Jean-Philippe ToussaintJean-Philippe Toussaint is a writer, photographer and filmmaker. Widely acknowledged as Alain Robbe-Grillet’s spiritual son, and the continuator of the legacy of the...
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Robert Mapplethorpe's Life and Work: 5 Key Facts
Robert Mapplethorpe, from The Black Book, 1988As the Grand Palais in Paris hosts a major retrospective of the work of Robert Mapplethorpe, two new books, published by Schirmer/Mosel, examine the...
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Jean Paul Gaultier
Jean Paul Gaultier, Tokyo, 1990© Herb Ritts FoundationJean Paul Gaultier stands as one of fashion’s greatest personalities as well as the shining jewel in Paris's couture crown. The enfant terrible of...
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Jean Paul Gaultier's Top 5 Eurotrash Moments
Antoine de Caunes & Jean Paul Gaultier on Eurotrash© Rapido TelevisionSomewhere between his first corset-shaped perfume bottle (1993) and his debut Haute Couture collection (1997), Jean Paul...
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Sarah Lucas Furniture
Sarah Lucas FurnitureCourtesy of Sadie Coles HQWho: Sarah Lucas has been labeled the most rock and roll member of the YBAs, as well as one of the most reluctant, never allowing herself to be defined by...
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Excellent Record Sleeves
Record SleevesFor many, vinyl records are a thing of the past; indeed, even CDs seem old hat these days. But this doesn’t change the fact that a 45rpm sleeve acted as a big paper canvas for some truly...
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The Duchamp Dictionary
The Duchamp Dictionary© 2014 Luke Frost and Therese VandlingIt’s arguable that Duchamp changed the world of art more than anyone else in his lifetime. It’s slightly more concrete to say that Duchamp...
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Le Corbusier & Konstantin Melnikov
Le Corbusier, Unité d’habitation, Marseilles (1946-52)© Richard PareLooking at a photograph of an iconic building usually pales in comparison to admiring it in the flesh; it is a mammoth task for a...
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A Bathroom by Saul Steinberg
Bathroom by Saul SteinbergWhen it comes to brilliantly imaginative home decorating, it's certainly a plus to have an renowned artist on hand, a point proved by our Most Loved post this week, a...
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Upstairs at the Cat and Mutton
Smoked haddock with charred leeksPhotography by Neil WissinkThe Cat and Muttonhas long been known for over-spilling its trade onto busy Broadway Market. And though it’s been active as a pub for 300-odd...
View ArticleChiwetel Ejiofor on The Biafran War
“The Biafran war is a very important part of my family history and one of the reasons that I was born in London. I’d spoken to my mother about it at various times, but it wasn’t until about six or...
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Designer Food
Chanel sausage© Linus MoralesThis Happy Monday, we've sought out food for the fashion conscious, from Fendi fish fingers and a Louis Vuitton toastie (courtesy of Swedish designer Linus Morales) to a...
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Jacquemus S/S14
Jacquemus S/S14Photography by Spela KasalEven before seeing the Jacquemus collection in person or asking the designer Simon Porte the questions, I knew I wanted to do this shoot on location, somewhere...
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