Oscar Wilde’s life reimagined in dystopian musical
Oscar Wilde’s life reimagined in dystopian musical Oscar at the Crown has landed in London. The immersive musical-rave, set in a post-apocalyptic nightclub, has taken New York and Edinburgh by...
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The ancient art of Japanese bonsai
In the shadow of Mount Azuma, an active volcano on the edge of Fukushima City in Northern Japan, wildlife expert Nick Baker meets a second-generation bonsai master to find out...
Antonio Pappano: ‘Opera is an art form’
Sir Antonio Pappano is ending his celebrated tenure as Music Director of Covent Garden after the 2023/24 season to take up the post of Music Director of the London Symphony...
What do we mean when we talk about ‘Islamic art’?
Art critic Alastair Sooke travels to Doha’s Museum of Islamic Art, an iconic building designed by the renowned architect I.M. Pei. He meets the museum director to find out about...
Is this the real face of Elizabeth I?
Artist Mat Collishaw is on a quest to reveal the real woman behind the mask of this famously image-conscious monarch.
Rare oil portrait of Mahatma Gandhi to be auctioned in...
Rare oil portrait of Mahatma Gandhi to be auctioned in London The oil portrait of Mahatma Gandhi was painted in the UK in 1931 A rare oil portrait of Indian...
200-year-old condom ‘in mint condition’, says Dutch museum
200-year-old condom ‘in mint condition’ says museum The sheath is dated to about 1830, the museum says (image pixelated) An almost 200-year-old condom – in “mint condition” – has just...
Taking Arabic calligraphy to the streets
Artist eL Seed has taken the art of Arabic calligraphy to the streets with his ‘calligraffiti’ style that has helped to reclaim a post Arab Spring landscape across the region.
Five works that reveal Banksy’s hidden philosophy
Banksy’s new mural in Marseille is not the first image he has connected to the history of ideas. From Plato to Foucault, a Banksy expert reveals the philosophy behind these...
