Culture
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The slacker’s manifesto: Mastering the dark arts of doing the bare minimum
The quiet quitters and work-from-homers are doing something wrong to get all of this attention…
The radical notion of the ‘Mediterranean spirit’ and why we need it now more than ever
Novelist Albert Camus had it right: happiness lies in living in harmony with our surroundings. But what can this idea teach us about finding human connections in cities today?
Solo Sculpture Trail: Where nature and tradition meet utopian ideals and untrammelled imagination
Two gallerists – Christian Bourdais and Eva Albarrán – spent more than a decade slowly transforming a sparsely populated corner of rural Aragon into a unique open-air sculpture park.
Resort season is here, business is booming and this time North Korea is not going to be left out
As holidaymakers descend on resorts for the season’s peak period, North Korea is getting in on the act with the opening of its Wonsan Kalma coastal tourist zone.
Foreign policy and fado: An inside look at the Brazilian ambassador to the UK’s surprising new project
Antonio Patriota shares his views on art as a tool of soft power and the importance of music in his diplomatic journey.
Opinion
The ‘bagno’ might offend Northern European sensibilities – but the beach club is a great social leveller
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If public art is meant to inspire communities, why do cities often get it so wrong?
Sculptures in urban spaces rarely speak to the people and places in which they’re plonked. Is there ever a time they can actually improve our quality of life?
What Lauren Sanchez’s chest says about 600 years of breast politics
Breasts have become big business. But it wasn’t always this way. When exactly did it all go tits up? Author Sarah Thornton explores how women’s chests have shaped our society.
How Art Basel curator Stefanie Hessler approaches site-specific art in urban spaces
As the fair returns to its namesake town, the director of New York’s Swiss Institute brings the mega event from the convention centre into the city with its Parcours sector.
