Ocean Vuong’s new manuscript won’t be unveiled until 2114
Ocean Vuong is the latest contributor to the Future Library project, which sees contemporary authors pen literary works that will remain unread until 2114.
Small wonders: Vietnamese artist making tiny food
Squinting in concentration, Vietnamese artist Nguyen Thi Ha An drops a bright red chili onto a bowl of pho noodles barely bigger than a coin — the finishing touch to a miniature clay model that has eaten up days of her time. An — a 28-year-old architecture graduate — began crafting food miniatures a year […]
Buckingham Palace’s art collection to go on gallery display for the first time
While Buckingham Palace is undergoing refurbishment, paintings from the Royal Collection will be displayed in a gallery exhibition for the first time.
Daniel Arsham opens the doors of New York studio for charity auction
Daniel Arsham and other artists will auction special experiences to raise funds for the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in New York City
What philosophers had to say about the desire to party
Many philosophers have wondered about the phenomenon of partying and attempted to explain why humankind is so eager to indulge in collective merrymaking.
Are you still using these unwelcome ‘compliments’?
There are some compliments that may soon be considered offensive. Here are a few you may want to avoid, which carry “barbed” meanings.
Basquiat’s ‘Portrait of A-One A.K.A King’ to fetch $15 million at Phillips
Jean-Michel Basquiat’s “Portrait of A-One A.K.A King” will go under the hammer at Phillips’ Evening Sale of 20th Century & Contemporary Art this November.
Vernon Lee, George Eliot, fellow female authors reclaim their names in new ebook initiative
The Reclaim Her Name initiative, sponsored by Baileys, has recently been launched to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Women’s Prize for Fiction. Twenty-five classic novels by female writers, previously published under male pseudonyms, will be re-released for the first time with the real name of the author on the cover in an effort to […]
George W. Bush’s new book of paintings stirs controversy online
George W. Bush, the 43rd president of the U.S., who began painting soon after leaving office, will publish his second book of paintings on March 2, 2021.