Fernando Augusto Pacheco
The culture agenda: Brazil’s publishing push, the Venice Biennale at 60 and Hans Zimmer’s world-building
Art: VeniceAltered imaging If you happen to be an artist at the apex of your career, what do you do when given carte blanche at one of Europe’s most prestigious exhibition spaces? The stock…
The season’s cultural highlights, from thrilling page-turners to the reissue of an electro classic
Spring’s artistic highlights include the rerelease of a classic French album, a retrospective on Dutch-American painter Willem de Kooning and the long-awaited return of Spanish director Victor Erice.
The best of this month’s art and culture
What to watch, see, hear, read and visit, including Gabriel Garcia Márquez's final novel.
Culture
The power of putting pen to paper and the Berlin record label bringing Middle Eastern and North African music to the fore.
Matters of perspective
From a searing look at the travails of North Korean defectors to glimpses of beauty through a German master’s viewfinder - cultural highlights.
Best in stores
Who has that special touch when it comes to service, atmosphere and products? We pick the winning stores and shopkeepers around the world.
Dream factories
It’s time to liberate movies from the small screen. We visit five newly opened or renovated cinemas that are bringing communities together and celebrating the wonder of film.
Hit your stride
We hope that these diverse ideas might inspire you to be ambitious, be serious about having fun – and to get out there, put your best foot forward and go for it.
Local heroes
Independent shops from Hong Kong to Madrid prove that knowing customers by name and fostering genuine community connections remains the foundation of thriving neighbourhood businesses.
