Arts
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New creations
The best new books, music, art and films to keep you thoughtful and delighted in the coming months.
Tokyo Designers Week
In the wake of a very difficult year for Japan, Monocle heads to Tokyo for its annual design week to see how the city and country is using craft heritage to attract new business.
THE MONOCLE BRIEFINGS: London Galleries
From cutting edge upstarts to blue-chip stalwarts, London's art galleries are ever innovating with new spaces and new ideas. Monocle visits four that each in their own way show the art scene to be…
Art market
A report on a Naples gallery boosting the city's art reputation, an interview with collector and jewellery designer Julia Muggenburg, and Phillips de Pury's Latin American art sale.
Leader of the dance
Park Nam Yong has choreographed some of South Korea’s biggest pop icons. He talks to Monocle about succeeding in a tough industry, and about teaching singers with two left feet how to dance.
Rugs to riches
The ‘made in Switzerland’ tag is more associated with precise timekeeping than carpets. But one firm in Altbüron is showing that delivering a high-quality product can go a long way.
Type cast
Typefaces have been used for centuries, but only now has the first brick-and-mortar shop selling fonts opened. Copenhagen branding company e-Types is hoping its seasonal store is the start of something big.
Culture
Book, film and music reviews, plus culture editor Robert Bound on what makes an icon.
My Frieze Art Fair
The international art world flocks to London for Frieze Art Fair. Monocle meets five key figures involved with the fair to discuss their experiences of Frieze week.
Patron familias
Sometimes it’s not civic officials who shape the city but passionate families. In Sydney the Kaldors’ cultural philanthropy is enriching their city.
