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Art

Showing resolve

This year’s art and design graduates have had their final shows cancelled. But their determination is unaffected, and their teachers believe this experience could be the making of them.

  • Issue #134
  • 4 min read
Illustrated portrait of a woman with pink shoulder-length hair wearing a gray blazer
Art

Canvas conversations

A quiet night at the Louvre might be a welcome break from the gawking crowds but the enigmatic Mona Lisa is missing her admirers more than she’d like to admit.

  • Issue #134
  • 4 min read
Cartoon illustration of the Mona Lisa painting coming to life in a gold frame, with the figure stepping out and gesturing expressively.
Art

Art’s just a click away

With galleries closed, institutions have gone online to display their wares. But what happens to art – and how we experience it – when the virtual is all there is?

  • Issue #134
  • 7 min read
Art’s just a click away
Art

Only the beginning

Artists are grappling with the extent to which coronavirus should colour their creativity but the pandemic’s true cultural impact won’t be clear for several years.

  • Issue #134
  • 4 min read
Illustration of cultural items including open books, binoculars, film reels, and cardboard boxes on a tan background.
Art

Signs of the times

Museums across the world are gathering the artefacts that will stand as symbols of the lockdown.

  • Issue #134
  • 4 min read
Signs of the times
Photography

Hope: It’s for the best

The theme of the 2019 Prix Pictet was ‘Hope’. These photos by shortlisted nominees capture life in places that are remote and perhaps forsaken – but that contain a kernel of optimism.

  • Issue #134
  • 9 min read
Hope: It’s for the best
Business

From the art

While you’re stuck at home, it’s a good time to think about what you want from your office in the future. We meet three companies who believe that art enhances morale, identity and relationships.

  • The Entrepreneurs #2
  • 1 min read
From the art
Art

Making a scene

Mexico’s second city, Guadalajara, is dynamic yet intimate. It entices emerging artists as well as collectors on the hunt for fresh talent.

  • Issue #132
  • 11 min read
Grand neoclassical arch monument on a busy tree-lined street.
Culture

That’s a wrap

Behind the scenes at the V&A's ambitious kimono exhibition, where lighting designers, technicians and curators orchestrate a final day of meticulous preparation before the doors open.

  • Issue #132
  • 4 min read
Exhibition display with colorful kimono garments on white platforms around a central red sculptural tree
Culture

Shared passion

Art collectors Mera and Don Rubell have found a suitably generous new space to display their remarkable collection.

  • Issue #130
  • 8 min read
Shared passion

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