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Art

Only human

The humanoid forms of sculptor Antony Gormley dot landscapes across the world. We meet the team that helps put them together.

  • Issue #143
  • 3 min read
Group of people posing in an open sculpture studio with their works.
Art

Easel living

Why rent expensive studio or gallery space when you can create and showcase at home? Meet the real artists in residence.

  • Issue #143
  • 13 min read
Easel living
Arts

Making a scene

Italy's cultural landscape extends far beyond Renaissance masterpieces, encompassing innovative contemporary spaces housed in gilded foundations, former power plants and Hadid-designed mountain bunkers.

  • Issue #142
  • 8 min read
Making a scene
Art

Own it

Commissioning an artwork gives you a chance to be part of the creative process, as well as the thrill of not quite knowing what the result will be.

  • Issue #140
  • 13 min read
Own it
Art

Group dynamics

A new South Kensington arts complex offers galleries flexible exhibition space while fostering community among dealers, collectors and advisors in an increasingly challenging market.

  • Issue #139
  • 9 min read
Ornate Art Nouveau building entrance with mosaic detail above the door.
Food & Drink

Refined palette

Swiss chef Andreas Caminada is a connoisseur of fine art as well as food. We sample the works hanging on his restaurants’ walls.

  • Issue #139
  • 1 min read
Framed pop art illustration of a wide-eyed figure on a blue background.
Art

Culture Clash

Zürich's galleries are abandoning the industrial periphery for a surprising new home: the affluent city centre, where shuttered retail spaces offer fresh opportunities.

  • Issue #139
  • 11 min read
man standing at a gallery looking at a painting
Music

Art’s on fire

Whatever you might have heard, the creative spark is alive and well. Need convincing? Take a wander through our pick of audial, visual and sensory reasons to be cheerful.

  • Issue #139
  • 28 min read
Person swimming joyfully in ocean water with handwritten text scattered above
Art

Look this way

Copenhagen’s Chart Art Fair, which champions Nordic art, has reinvented itself. Could its new format be a template for the future?

  • Issue #138
  • 9 min read
Look this way

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