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Art

Top billing

From box-office draws to books and beats, we highlight the main attractions on the cultural calendar.

  • Issue #147
  • 1 min read
Modern gallery interior with white walls displaying framed paintings and natural lighting from glass ceiling
Culture

Jump start

Get in the swing of things with a vivid literary slice of 1960s Harlem, a joyous new album from a Motown icon and a must-see photography fair.

  • Issue #146
  • 8 min read
Book cover of Checkout 19 by Claire-Louise Bennett with black and white pattern design
Defence

Defence

Britain signs naval partnership with Ukraine aboard HMS Defender, promising frigate upgrades and new Black Sea bases to counter Russian maritime harassment of commercial shipping.

  • Issue #146
  • 4 min read
Stylized illustration of a naval destroyer ship cutting through dark blue waters with wake trails behind it
Culture

The 2021 Monocle Art Survey

From gallerists to artists, collectors to auctioneers, we check in with industry players to find why – digital innovations or not – seeing art in real life matters, how the past year has shaken…

  • Film
  • 3 min watch
chooser art survey
Culture

Back to life

New galleries, foundations and museums worldwide emerge from pandemic delays, with striking architecture housing impressive collections from German collector Helga de Alvear's Spanish outpost to international cultural debuts.

  • Issue #144
  • 1 min read
Back to life
Travel and restaurants

The opener

Rev your engines and wind down the windows as we begin our whistle-stop tour of global transport with dispatches from the first cycle to the last mile. Plus: football and dogs.

  • Issue #144
  • 8 min read
The opener
Film

Screen living

Cultural ventures from the US to Asia are proving that combining pursuits is sound business. From a cinema-hotel in Paris to a newsroom-café in Texas, we explore a new wave of hybrid businesses.

  • The Entrepreneurs #4
  • 16 min read
Screen living
Fashion

Top draw

From Chanel to Dior, luxury brands are rediscovering the power of pen and paper as fashion illustration experiences a renaissance in advertising and design.

  • Issue #143
  • 8 min read
Top draw

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