Art
Flights of fancy, bolts of beauty, and true imagination
The Hero’s Journey: The Life And Times Of Ben Edge
Ben Edge’s singular style is storytelling in visual form, a lusciously painted topography of symbols…
The Last Straw: How Penny Maltby Preserves A Dying Craft
‘I love spending hours on my own working with straw: the sound of it, the rustle, and its smell. I find it quite ritualistic to prepare…’
Gerry’s Pompeii: A (Literal) Home for Outsider Art
The statues of Gerry’s Pompeii sport the bouffant hairdos of an 18th-century dandy, and their eyes are raccoon-ringed in brick red…
An Angel Walks Into a Pub… and Falls: Sculptor Rufus Martin on Humanity
While people can’t stop time, sculptors have the rare gift of capturing a moment – something which sculptor Rufus Martin is both joyfully, and painfully, aware of…
Art of Ping Pong: Hang It. Play It. Love It.
Should your host be in the right mood, you might find the art jumps off the wall and literally sprouts legs. Algy Batten’s company, Art of Ping Pong, produces wall-hanging ping pong tables…
‘Without Being Rude...’: The Art of Ageing and Ageing in Art
When does a career in art end? What of legacy and fame? And what happens if time tampers with the body needed to combine manual labour and deep, critical reflection?
Salvador Dalí’s Demonic Muse
At her best, Gala was difficult and intense. At her worst, she was nothing short of monstrous. She had no friends and maintained a malevolent distance from her family…
The Spirit of Hollywood Star, Mary Pickford, is Driving the New Frontier in Film
Even the shiniest stars can dim with the passage of time, but someone of Mary Pickford’s significance should never have faded into the annals of history…
Vogue Legends: Two Editors & Their Antics in Love
In 1926, both Dody and Madge were unceremoniously fired. Their lesbian relationship made for an easy scapegoat. However, much was suspicious...