Contemporary Classics
Julie Brook’s Firestacks Turn the Elements into Art
The artist’s land art shows us that even in the digital age we are never too far from the elements, as climate change conversations increase in urgency.
Sara Anstis Celebrates Female Sexuality with Humour and Tenderness
“Nudity isn’t always erotic but the nudity in my drawings usually is”
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Theodora Allen’s Ghostly Paintings Hark Back to the Middle Ages
The American painter’s latest body of ethereal works reference the plants that contributed to the first widely used anaesthetics.
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James Shaw Makes Domesticity Look Strangely Sexy
Odd sounds emanate from James Shaw’s studio, housed inside a landmark of London’s Brutalist architecture. The RCA graduate’s quirky design ideas are all cooked up here.
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Bettina Samson’s Paris Studio Is a Maze-Like Utopia
Getting lost in byways of her studio complex to the north-east of Paris, sculptor Bettina Samson finds a perfect reflection of her own transformative process.
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Jonathan Trayte’s Technicolour Sculptures Are Strange and Sexy
In Jonathan Trayte’s delightfully bonkers work, you are as likely to discover a giant bronze vegetable as you are a neon-lit palm tree.
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The Painter Documenting London’s Social Housing
Frank Laws peers through the windows of housing estates to uncover the interior lives within. The tables are turned on him as he opens up his London studio.
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Nuts About Praline: Why Great Design Should Be a Bit “Itchy”
“Not to overshadow is key.” Even if you think you haven’t heard of Praline, if you’re into art, you’ve almost definitely seen the design studio’s work.
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Colour, Shape and Motion: Enter the Dynamic World of Joel Shapiro
The pioneering American sculptor reveals that balance, movement and a healthy dose of self-doubt are the ideal recipe for his uniquely expressive works.
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Allison Gildersleeve On How We Remember Our Childhood Homes
The American artist discusses family memories and her move to the other side as a long-time oil painter—she has a new-found love of acrylic paint.
