Culture
Now we understand Kate Bush
The places of Wuthering Heights really inspire us to feel a dark romance
Daria Konovalenko
Art
When artists take on the world of jewellery: 7 examples
Collaborations between brands and artists have become so popular that if you type “collaboration”, you can see dozens of publications every hour, and it seems that this stream will never stop.
Art
Tracey Emin at Tate Modern
Tracey Emin’s retrospective at Tate Modern (supported by Gucci) was always going to be a blockbuster and a purpose for cultural tourism. A reason to come to London, or to renew your membership, so you don’t queue. I went with particular anticipation. Tracey is for me an artist
Art
Schiaparelli: Fashion Becomes Art is at the V&A
The first-ever Schiaparelli exhibition in the UK just opened and the corsets alone are worth the trip.
Travel & Food
From vagina shows to Anselm Kiefer: Bangkok's new museum changes everything
You land and something happens to your brain. The air, the sweet mangoes, the smiles — Thais are genuinely, almost aggressively happy and you don’t know what to do with that at first. Durian wafts through every street market (banned in hotels, causes actual wars of opinion). You’re navigating
Culture
Five British TV shows that are basically a degree in this country
Hot take: you cannot understand a country’s culture without watching its television. You can go to museums, pubs, read newspapers, talk to locals — but until you turn on national TV at prime time, you’re a tourist. British television is my anthropological empire. This is where you learn what
Art
Thousands of balls of yarn. All by hand.
Chiharu Shiota: Threads of Life is at the Hayward Gallery until 3 May. The entire top floor — floor to ceiling, wall to wall — woven from black and red thread. Suitcases, keys, letters, beds, shoes suspended inside. She studied under Marina Abramović in Berlin. Started as a painter, then performance, then
Culture
Five Wings Above the Desert
My first trip to the UAE partly confirmed my expectations and the stereotypes. Yes, there really is probably a combination of taste and its complete absence. Endless space and space for opportunity, construction, the smell of (favorable tax conditions) and musk. Money indeed has a smell. Men is white hand
Culture
Edinburgh and the Science of Mortality
Scotland is its own world, nothing like England. Tartan everywhere, the air smells of hops, Harry Potter and witchcraft shops around every corner, and even the homeless guys drinking beer wear kilts. People are friendlier. The national dish? A deep-fried Mars bar. Not only all the pork things and
Art
She started painting in her fifties. She's 91 now.
Rose Wylie: The Picture Comes First opened at the Royal Academy on 24 February. Over 90 works, the biggest show of her career. She now lives in Kent, paints every day and puts newspaper under her feet so paint doesn't ruin her shoes. She grew up in London