Frida Kahlo, divided
On her birth anniversary, we look at the painting that captured the two, conflicted sides of a Great Woman Artist
![The Two Fridas, (1939) by Frida Kahlo. As reproduced in Great Women Artists](/resource/the-two-fridas-1939.jpg)
Robert Mapplethorpe and the tale of two American Flags
To celebrate Independence Day we look at the two Stars and Stripes images that bookend our Mapplethorpe monograph
![Robert Mapplethorpe: American Flag, 1977. (c) Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation Inc.](/resource/flag1977mapplethorpe.jpg)
Destination Food – The Nordic Region
Transport your taste buds with some simple snacks and ambitious dishes inspired by the Nordic Region’s unique, and delicious combination of ingredients
![View from the Hurtigruten ferry boat, northern Norway, spring 2013. Photography by Magnus Nilsson](/resource/300-1-hurtigruten.jpg)
Art = Place
Our new book Art = doesn’t just explore 6,000 years of art history via 800 works from The Met’s collection. Its glossary is also filled with fascinating facts and connections. In our new series, we examine how location can be key in artistic creation
![Ranjani Shettar, Seven Ponds and a Few Raindrops, 2017, muslin, stainless steel, tamarind, natural dyes. From the Indian art pages of Art =](/resource/092-3-indian-art.jpg)
How to watch Phaidon chefs’ cookery classes
Want to make pasta like Massimo, or uncover Jp McMahon’s Irish cookery secrets? You can right now, via your nearest screen
![The Irish Cookbook author JpMcMahon](/resource/jp-mcmahon-ginger-and-sage-print-2.jpg)
The New York Times loves Korean Art from 1953: Collision, Innovation, Interaction
America’s paper of record describes our new book as 'the most significant English-language overview yet of modern and contemporary art on the peninsula'
![Korean Art from 1953: Collision, Innovation, Interaction](/resource/9780714878331-fbcat.jpg)
Art = Rebellion
Our new book Art = doesn’t just explore 6,000 years of art history via 800 works from The Met’s collection. Its glossary is also filled with fascinating facts and connections. In the first of a new series, we locate the rebellious streak at the heart of so many art movements
![Grete Stern, Sueño No. 1: “Articulos eléctricos para el hogar,” c.1950, gelatin silver print. From the Surrealism entry in Art =](/resource/130-4-surrealism.jpg)
Destination Food - Mexico
Transport your taste buds with some simple snacks and ambitious dishes inspired by Mexico's Mediterranean, Arab and Jewish influenced fantastic food culture
![From Mexico: The Cookbook](/resource/screenshot-2020-06-24-at-13-37-28.jpg)
Adriano Rampazzo's Lockdown Life
Our Signature Dishes illustrator has been catching up on Sopranos and Boardwalk Empire box sets, playing his old vinyl and cooking, cooking, cooking!
![Adriano Rampazzo - Locked Down Life in Brazil](/resource/adrianrampazzoselfie.jpg)
Where’s the beef in Irish cuisine?
The Galway chef, author and food scholar Jp McMahon on the history behind Irish cattle
![Beef ribs in stout, as featured in The Irish Cookbook](/resource/beefribsinstout.jpg)
Great Women Artists whose partners were 'also artists'
Krasner, Carrington and Claudel all had famous husbands - but did it help or hinder them?
![First Bathroom / Women Standing (1978) by Laurie Simmons, from Great <s>Women</s> Artists](/resource/374-simmons.jpg)
Destination Food - Cuba
Transport your taste buds with some simple snacks and ambitious dishes inspired by the country's many cultural influences
![Cuba: The Cookbook. Photography by Louise Morgan](/resource/060-1.jpg)
Love, Rihanna: Luxury Supreme - The Making of an Iconic Book
It takes five people a total of four days to make each copy of this incredible new limited edition visual biography, designed by The Haas Brothers and Barnbrook Studio and hand signed by Rihanna herself!
![](/resource/9781838661540-2.jpg)
Bruce Mau Know How - A Methodology to Inspire Action
Design isn't just making things look good. Freed from its visual definition it can become a method for leadership
![A spread from Bruce Mau: MC24](/resource/9781838660505-ph-950-3.jpg)
David Dawson's Lockdown Life
Lucian Freud's former assistant turned Archive Director has been making some rather nice paintings in the Welsh hills these past few months. . .
![David Dawson's latest paintings in the Welsh Hills](/resource/img-1417.jpg)
Destination Food - Turkey
Transport your taste buds in the first of a new summer series with some simple snacks and ambitious dishes from The Turkish Cookbook
![From The Turkish Cookbook](/resource/268-9-fish.jpg)
Reem Kassis' Lockdown Life
Our Palestinian Table author has become a fan of The Great British Baking Show, pasta making with the kids, and has been reminded of her own teenage days of shuttered schools in Jerusalem
![Reem Kassis](/resource/reem-kassis-1.jpg)
Stephen Harris' Lockdown Life
The award winning founder chef of The Sportsman has been spending time writing his first, Gothic, novel and enjoying the slower pace of life
![Stephen Harris - Lockdown Selfie](/resource/harrisblackandwhite.jpg)
Nigel Cooke's Lockdown Life
'Since we’ve been in lockdown, I’ve found it easier to work at night. The darkness of night somehow unifies what's outside the window,' the painter says in our interview
![Bring on the night - Nigel Cooke in his Canterbury studio](/resource/nigelstudio2.jpg)
Leah Koenig's Lockdown Life
Our Jewish Cookbook author has morphed into hiking guide and IT Girl, and has ensured the family eats together every night in this challenging time (she is SO looking forward to the most leisurely brunch ever. . . )
![Leah Koenig and husband Yoshie on one of thier family hikes out of Brooklyn](/resource/1316f2cf-a1d1-4c3e-927e-fb0b06dd9e81.jpg)
Fabien Baron's Lockdown Life
'I start my day, alone with the company of the sunrise, the sound of the waves, the occasional dolphin or seal. There’s never anyone else around. It’s cold and often windy but I breathe in every second of it, and take my pictures'
![Fabien Baron's Lockdown Life photograph for Phaidon](/resource/fabbarpic.jpg)
All you need to know about Materialising Colour
Our new book reveals how Giulio Ridolfo takes inspiration from nature, pop culture and traditional craft to help Kvadrat find the colours for its collections
![Materialising Colour](/resource/materialising-colour3d.jpg)
John Pawson's Lockdown Life
Britain's best minimalist is loving the long hair and not shaving - and he's been working on some very cool furniture and objects in the last few weeks
![John Pawson in lockdown - by no means a shadow of his former self](/resource/img-7780-1.jpg)
Bruce Mau Know How - Make Fact-Based Optimism Your Mantra
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams - Bruce Mau has a way to help you dream smarter
![A spread from Bruce Mau: MC24](/resource/9781838660505-950-6.jpg)
Martin Parr's Lockdown Life
We've been catching up with the stars of Phaidon books and finding out what they've been doing all day
![Martin Parr in his bathroom May 2020](/resource/martinparrlockdownlifeselfie.jpg)
All you need to know about Art =
Our groundbreaking book, made with The Metropolitan Museum of Art, heralds a fresh and unconventional approach to exploring 6,000 years of art history
![Art =](/resource/art-3d.jpg)
Bruce Mau Know How - Your 3-Minute Manifesto
We all have an image of a more abundant and equitable world we'd like to live in - Bruce Mau is here to show us how to make it a reality
![A spread from Bruce Mau: MC24](/resource/9781838660505-950-3.jpg)
Watch Jeanne Gang talk about the Flow in her buildings
Learn how she makes smooth geometries work together to make visitor movements poetry in motion
![Studio Gang, Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation at the American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York, USA, estimated completion: 2022. Picture credit: MIR. In addition to bringing daylight deep into the building, the dramatic openness of the Central Exhibition Hall is designed to make the museum’s offerings and work easily visible and accessible from many different points and to facilitate easy navigation between them.](/resource/072-gilder-center22.jpg)
INTERVIEW: Stephen Shore: 'The current moment recontextualises the photos in American Surfaces'
In the third and final part of our interview with the photographer, he talks about some of the people in the book, rediscovering new/old photos and his favourite shot
![New York City, New York, September–October 1972. © Stephen Shore. Courtesy 303 Gallery, New York](/resource/60628-americansurfaces-191-a-new-york-city-ny.jpg)
Why Bruce Mau's new book is exactly what we need right now
The designer is out to change the world - and he's just given us the tools to help him do it
![Bruce Mau: MC24](/resource/9781838660505-620.jpg)
Watch Jeanne Gang talk about the rhythm in her buildings
Architecture is an unmoving, monumental art, but that doesn't mean it doesn't have rhythm. Watch as the acclaimed architect draws your attention to the sun patterns moving across the face of her buildings
![Studio Gang, Aqua Tower, Chicago, Illinois, USA, 2010.
The Aqua Tower’s floor plates were shaped to give residents sight lines to specific Chicago landmarks as well as to provide solar shading and help break up the wind. The cantilevered, curvilinear slabs produce an elevation with variegated light and shadow as well as the appearance of undulating movement when seen from below. Steve Hall © Hall + Merrick](/resource/089-aqua-tower.jpg)
Soviet Space Dreams: It's Not Rocket Science (Actually, It Is)
How the reclusive rocket scientist, mathematician and writer Konstantin Tsiolkovsky shaped the USSR's space race
![From Soviet Space Graphics](/resource/60536-sovietspacegraphics-105-young-7.jpg)
Sorry if we messed up your love life Selena!
Gomez says our Rihanna book is too much distraction when guys come round
![Selena Gomez - pic courtesy Selena's instagram](/resource/selena2.jpg)
5 Phaidon Quarantinis to shake up at home!
Whether it's the taste of the French countryside or a higher meditative plane, for your next Zoom party serve a cocktail that truly takes you out of your lockdown locale
![An illustration from Regarding Cocktails](/resource/gintonic2.jpg)
Art & Hope: Kim Whanki's abstract answer to oppression
This Korean modernist orchestrated a beautiful harmony on the canvas - even while his identity was under threat
![Kim Whanki - 10-VIII-70 #185 (‘Where, In
What Form, Shall We Meet Again’ series)](/resource/031-kim-whanki.jpg)
INTERVIEW: Stephen Shore: 'I didn’t like getting criticism but it didn’t cause me to doubt what I was doing'
In part two of our American Surfaces interview Shore talks about Instagram culture, a trip to New Orleans with William Eggleston and what Nan Goldin told him
![William Eggleston - Memphis 1972. © Stephen Shore. Courtesy 303 Gallery, New York](/resource/60628-americansurfaces-253-memphis-tn.jpg)
Wolfgang Tillmans enlists famous friends to help Corona-closed clubland
Elizabeth Peyton, Luc Tuymans, Elmgreen & Dragset, Gillian Wearing, Marlene Dumas, Thomas Ruff, Seth Price, Isa Genzken, Mark Leckey and Andreas Gursky will sell print posters to help locked down clubs, gig venues and bars
![Wolfgang Tillmans photographed at his 2017 Tate retrospective by Mat Smith](/resource/wolfgangtillmans620.jpg)
INTERVIEW: Stephen Shore: 'I wanted to find America, but I think I was finding myself too'
In part one of an extensive three part interview to celebrate the expanded edition of American Surfaces, the legendary photographer reflects on a series of images that changed the way we look at photography
![Mineral Wells, Texas, June 1972. © Stephen Shore. Courtesy 303 Gallery, New York](/resource/60628-americansurfaces-046-a-mineral-wells-tx.jpg)
How slick thinking on city design can stop future pandemics
The downsides of density are obvious when contagion strikes. Shaping Cities in an Urban Age has a fascinating tale of one simple fix
![Times Square, New York, photo by Beth Dixson from Shaping Cities](/resource/371-times-square-ny.jpg)
Eric Fischl on Art School, 80s New York, and His New Artspace Limited Edition Print
Learn how anger, arrogance, suspicion, and curiosity led the painter to pick up an iPad and create a great new work
![Eric Fischl - photographed by Ralph Gibson](/resource/eric-fischl-launch-900x450-c.jpg)
How two completely isolated restaurants came up with very different cuisines
As if we needed reminding right now, sometimes, being far from the crowd helps. These two restaurants made a virtue of very different remote locations
![The Capri, Marfa, Texas](/resource/002-the-capri.jpg)
Philip Johnson and Friends: Andy Warhol
“It was joked about Andy that he would ‘attend the opening of an envelope’ — and so might Philip, if only the name on the envelope were interesting enough"
![Andy Warhol with Philip Johnson (back) at the Glass House, winter 1964-65, photograph by David McCabe, courtesy of the Glass House](/resource/mccabe-05-warhol.jpg)
Soviet Space Dreams: Pioneers, Trailblazers and Eternal Optimists
Many of the artists who illustrated the celebrated Soviet-era space magazines had already enjoyed a glittering first act - in the skies and heavens above mother Russia
![Outlook, issue 4, 1976, ‘Yuri Gagarin: Let’s Go!’, illustration by S. Alimov. The first track on the magazine’s accompanying flexi-disc record was a recording by Gagarin titled ‘Planet Earth is Beautiful’.](/resource/60536-sovietspacegraphics-129-outlook-4.jpg)
The Phaidon Nutri Blast - Harvest Salad Sandwiches
This quick Italian lunch, as featured in The Vegetarian Silver Spoon, is a great dish to make while working from home
![Harvest salad sandwiches, as featured in The Vegetarian Silver Spoon](/resource/113-harvest-sandwiches.jpg)
Art & Hope: Yoshitomo Nara’s love of music
A look at the ways in which artists offer us hope. Here’s how a childhood trek to buy a 45, café culture and The Ramones instilled a love of art in a young mind
![Yoshitomo Nara - Banging The Drum album cover for Bloodthirsty Butchers, picture courtesy Sony Entertainment](/resource/screenshot-2020-04-14-at-13-37-05.jpg)
The Phaidon Nutri Blast – Parm Butter, Fried Egg and Asparagus Toast
Start your day by spoiling yourself with this nutritious, fancy looking, but easy to make, meal from our book Toast
![Parm Butter, Fried Egg and Asparagus Toast, from Toast](/resource/066-parm-butterr.jpg)
Phaidon’s 15 Minute Art Lesson - The Point and Pitfalls of Art by E. H. Gombrich
Elevate your appreciation of fine art via this long read from the most famous art book of them all - The Story of Art
![Albrecht Dürer, Hare, 1502](/resource/durerhare.jpg)
Soviet Space Dreams: ET and the USSR
Our new book, Soviet Space Graphics, reminds us how even the most fantastic of visions can’t help but show a little of their time and place
![Technology for the Youth, issue 3, 1955, illustration by N. Kolchitsky](/resource/204-technology-3.jpg)
The Phaidon Nutri Blast: Pea and Mint Soup
Getting livid with the lockdown? Then give yourself a little meal-time lift with this easy, healthy, simple recipe
![Pea and mint soup, from The Great Dixter Cookbook](/resource/079-mint-and-pea-soup.jpg)
Philip Johnson and friends: Alfred Barr
The inaugural MoMA director shaped Johnson’s tastes - the architect repaid him by donating paintings by Paul Klee, Willem de Kooning, Jasper Johns and Andy Warhol to the museum
![Philip (left) and Alfred H. Barr, Jr. (right), Lake Maggiore, Italy, April 1933. From Philip Johnson: A Visual Biography](/resource/033-a-barr-pj-italy.jpg)
Phaidon's 15 Minute Art Lesson - How Freeze Introduced the YBAs to the World – by Bruce Altshuler
Guerrilla tactics, showmanship and commercial acumen helped Damien Hirst and friends change art history
![Freeze, London, 1988. From Biennials and Beyond: Exhibitions That Made Art History: 1962-2002](/resource/259-u-freeze-various.jpg)
Art & Hope: Jonas Wood’s tender, loving home life
A look at the ways in which artists offer us hope. Here’s how the LA painter locates love in domesticity
![Shio and Robot (2008) by Jonas Wood](/resource/085-shio-robot.jpg)
Phaidon's 15 Minute Art Lesson - Impressionism and The Great Outdoors – by Carla Rachman
Do you miss the smells, sounds and sensations of the outside? Then thank Monet and the other artists who brought them into the gallery
![Boulevard des Capucines (1873) - Claude Monet](/resource/capucinemonet.jpg)
Why does Yoshitomo Nara’s girl have a knife in her hand?
Our new book on this Japanese contemporary artist tells the fascinating story behind Nara’s best-known work
![The Girl with the Knife in Her Hand, 1991, acrylic on canvas, 59 1/4 × 55 1/8 in. (150.5 × 140 cm), collection of Vicki and Kent Logan, fractional and promised gift to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Courtesy and © Yoshitomo Nara](/resource/050-fig-56-knife.jpg)
The Phaidon Nutri Blast - Acai Bowl
This Brazilian dish from Breakfast: The Cookbook is a great way to start the day
![Açai bowl, as featured in Breakfast: The Cookbook](/resource/new445-acai-bowl-br.jpg)
Phaidon's 15 Minute Art Lesson - How Abstract Expressionism made NYC the centre of the art world – by Morgan Falconer
Discover how Surrealism, primitive art and plenty of drips helped establish New York as the preeminent art town
![A spread from our Jackson Pollock Phaidon Focus book](/resource/pf-jacksonpollockover-p96-97.jpg)
Soviet Space Dreams: Underwater Socialism
Our new book, Soviet Space Graphics, recalls a time when Russian popular science magazines flirted with fiction
![Knowledge is Power, issue 5, 1960, illustration by N. Grishin for the article ‘Flying Like Birds, Swimming Like Fish’, from Soviet Space Graphics: Cosmic Visions from the USSR](/resource/fishman.jpg)
Philip Johnson and Friends: Jackie O
JFK's widow was a great friend of the architect but what was the key work of his that she never visited - and why?
![Philip Johnson with Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, New York, December 1983. Harry Harris/AP/Shutterstock](/resource/199-b-pj-jackie-o.jpg)
Phaidon’s Upskill Sessions - How to Make a Really Good Martini
Self-isolation isn’t an end to self-improvement. Use this time to master those skills normal life got in the way of
![A martini; photograph by Ralf Roletschek (roletschek.at) via Wikimedia Commons](/resource/martini.jpg)
Soviet Space Dreams: Spreading Communism from the Moon
Our new book, Soviet Space Graphics, recalls a time when Russian popular science magazines flirted with fiction
![Technology for the Youth, issue 2, 1959, illustration by B. Dashkov for the article ‘What Would a Space Station on the Moon Look Like?’ Image courtesy of The Moscow Design Museum, from Soviet Space Graphics](/resource/173-technology-2.jpg)
Phaidon’s Upskill Sessions - How to Make Authentic Tortillas
Self-isolation isn’t an end to self-improvement. Use this time to master those skills normal life got in the way of
![Corn tortillas, from Tu Casa Mi Casa](/resource/025-tortillas.jpg)
The Great Dixter Guide to Creating a Kitchen Garden: Get Planning
Aaron Bertelsen knows how to grow great, fresh produce almost anywhere. This is how you can follow his lead
![A simple container garden, as featured in Growing Fruit & Vegetables in Pots](/resource/037-container-garden.jpg)
Phaidon’s Upskill Sessions - How to Make a Great Burger
Self-isolation isn’t an end to self-improvement. Use this time to master those skills normal life got in the way of
![Gallery of Burgers by Jeff Vespa](/resource/104-burger-gallery.jpg)
Phaidon's 15 Minute Art Lesson - Sex and the Viennese Secession – by Peter Vergo
Read how Klimt and Schiele, both of whom died in the Spanish Flu pandemic, shook up European art and sex
![The Kiss (1907–08) by Gustav Klimt. As reproduced in Art in Vienna 1898-1918](/resource/175-klimt-kiss.jpg)
Mapplethorpe’s Muses - Andy Warhol
In his photographs, Mapplethorpe highlighted something serene and almost saintly in Warhol's final years
![Robert Mapplethorpe: Andy Warhol, 1986. All photographs (c) Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation Inc](/resource/171-andy-warhol.jpg)
The Phaidon Nutri Blast - Panzanella
This healthy Tuscan salad, as featured in The Silver Spoon Classic, is a great dish to make while working from home
![](/resource/087-panzanella.jpg)
Phaidon’s Upskill Sessions - How to Cook the Perfect Steak
Self-isolation isn’t an end to self-improvement. Use this time to master those skills normal life got in the way of
![Giuseppe d’Ambrosio turns up the heat in Big Mamma Cucina Popolare](/resource/cookingsteak1.jpg)
The Phaidon Nutri Blast – Macaroni and Roasted Cauliflower Bowl
Feeling a bit low today? Then treat yourself to some simple and nutritious comfort food from Vegan The Cookbook
![Macaroni and Roasted Cauliflower Bowl, from Vegan: The Cookbook](/resource/299-macaroni-and-roasted-cauliflower-bowl-min.jpg)
Phaidon's 15 Minute Art Lesson - Picasso and Cubism – by E. H. Gombrich
Read how primitivism and playfulness led to one of the most important artistic developments of the 20th century
![Pablo Picasso, in front of his painting The Aficionado, at Villa les Clochettes, Sorgues, France, summer 1912. This image is in the public domain](/resource/pablo-picasso-summer-1912.jpg)
Mapplethorpe’s Muses - Patti Smith
Find out more about the tender link that bound the photographer to his first lover and friend to the end
![Robert Mapplethorpe: Patti Smith, 1987. (c) Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation Inc. This image appeared on the cover of Smith's 1988 album, Dream of Life](/resource/093-patti-smith.jpg)
Phaidon’s Upskill Sessions - How to Make a French Baguette
Self-isolation isn’t an end to self-improvement. Use this time to master those skills normal life got in the way of
![Baguettes, as featured in The Larousse Book of Bread](/resource/055-b-r-baguette.jpg)
Phaidon's 15 Minute Art Lesson - Andy Warhol's Voice - by Glenn O'Brien
The Warhol confidant and Interview magazine editor remembers how Andy said everything by saying almost nothing
![Stephen Shore: Andy Warhol on fire escape of the Factory, 231 East 47th Street, 1965-7. All images from Factory: Andy Warhol by Stephen Shore](/resource/020-warhol-on-fire-escape-of-the-factory-231-east-47th-street.jpg)
The Phaidon Nutri Blast – Turmeric Smoothie
Get yourself a quick, delicious nutritious lift with this easy recipe from our book, Raw
![Tumeric smoothie (centre left, rear) from Raw](/resource/025-turmeric-smoothie-morning-boost.jpg)
Mapplethorpe’s Muses - Javier Gonzalez
Discover the story behind photographer Robert Mapplethorpe’s Spanish assistant and model
![Javier (1985) by Robert Mapplethorpe](/resource/320-javier.jpg)
Phaidon's 15 Minute Art Lesson - Why Art Gives Us Hope - by Alain de Botton
Self-isolation is an opportunity for self-improvement. So elevate your fine art appreciation without leaving your sofa with this new series of long reads from our best selling books
![Henri Matisse, Dance (II), 1909, public domain. As featured in Art as Therapy](/resource/matissedance.jpg)
Phaidon’s Upskill Sessions- How to make Fresh Egg Pasta
Self-isolation isn’t an end to self-improvement. Use this time to master those skills normal life got in the way of
![Fresh egg pasta being made in a pasta machine, as featured in The Silver Spoon Classic](/resource/049-fresh-pasta.jpg)
The Phaidon Nutri Blast – Beet and Fennel Gazpacho
This quick, healthy dish, as featured in The Vegetarian Silver Spoon, is great to make while working from home
![Beet and Fennel Gazpacho, as featured in The Vegetarian Silver Spoon](/resource/149-beet-gazpacho.jpg)
Mapplethorpe’s Muses - John McKendry
Read how the photographer immortalised the last day of the man who helped him in his photography career
![Robert Mapplethorpe: John McKendry, 1975. All photographs (c) Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation Inc](/resource/071-mckendry.jpg)
The Phaidon Nutri Blast – Traditional Lamb Stew
Stuck at home and stuck for something to cook? Then try this easy, hearty recipe from The Irish Cookbook
![](/resource/265-traditional-lamb.jpg)
How to set up a windowsill herb garden according to Aaron Bertelsen
Wherever you are for the next few months, Spring is in the air, so it's time to enliven your culinary routine
![A small container herb garden. All pictures from Growing Fruit & Vegetables in Pots by Aaron Bertelsen](/resource/026-choosing-containers.jpg)
Massimo Bottura is offering free cookery lessons via Instagram
The chef’s new Kitchen Quarantine series is a fun, useful way to share his skills with a world in lockdown
![Massimo Bottura sharing his culinary skills via Instagram](/resource/massimocookingathome.jpg)
Mapplethorpe’s Muses - Phillip Prioleau
We focus on a few of the photographer’s favourite models, including the lover he put on a pedestal
![Robert Mapplethorpe: Phillip Prioleau, 1979. (c) Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation](/resource/210-phillip-prioleau.jpg)
The Phaidon Nutri Blast - Winter Salad with Mustard Dressing
Fresh, seasonal vegetables, easily prepared, with an Italian twist from The Vegetarian Silver Spoon. This is a great dish to make while working from home
![Winter Salad with Mustard Dressing, from The Vegetarian Silver Spoon](/resource/winterveg.jpg)
Philip Johnson, the AT&T Building, and a fling with postmodernism
Here’s how the mercurial Mr. Johnson first launched, then abandoned a major 20th century architectural movement
![Portrait of Philip posing with a model of his newly designed AT&T Building, May 1978. As reproduced in Philip Johnson: A Visual Biography](/resource/319-pj-at-t-model.jpg)
Mapplethorpe’s Muses - Lisa Lyon
We focus on a few of the photographer’s favourite models, beginning with this female bodybuilder friend
![Robert Mapplethorpe: Lisa Lyon, 1982. (c) Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation Inc](/resource/197-lisa-lyon.jpg)
The Phaidon Nutri Blast - Bircher Muesli
Invented by a Swiss doctor, and a favourite of Great Dixter’s Aaron Bertelsen this is the way to start your day of working from home
![Bircher museli, from Grow Fruit & Vegetables in Pots](/resource/bircherpots.jpg)
Adrián Villa Rojas staged a global rebirth on an Istanbul island
The artist turned the site of one failed world into a beautiful, dreamlike installation staged after the fall of mankind
![Adrián Villar Rojas, The Most Beautiful of All Mothers, 2015. Cement, resin, white polyurethane paint, lacquer, stratified organic, inorganic, human and machine-made matter collected in Istanbul, Kalba, Mexico City and Ushuaia. Installation view on the shore of Leon Trotsky’s former house on Büyükada Island, 14th Istanbul Biennial, 2015. Artwork © Adrián Villar Rojas](/resource/042-mother-istanbul.jpg)
Jp McMahon on what to cook for St. Patrick’s Day
Tomorrow's parades might be cancelled and the supermarket shelves may be thinning out, but that’s no reason not to celebrate Irish heritage
![The Irish Cookbook author JpMcMahon](/resource/jp-mcmahon-ginger-and-sage-print-2.jpg)
When the Cold War went Sci-Fi
Our new book, Soviet Space Graphics offers an alternate, spacey look at the rise and fall of the Iron Curtain
![Technology for the Youth, issue 1, 1964, illustration by S. Lefterev for the article ‘Morning in the “Astrocity”’, depicting a futuristic scenario of space transportation within a cosmodrome. All images from Soviet Space Graphics; images courtesy of the Moscow Design Museum](/resource/158-9-technology-1.jpg)
Take a road trip back to the 1970s with Stephen Shore
Travel in retro style with Shore, via his newly updated book, American Surfaces
![Amarillo, Texas, July 1972. All photographs by Stephen Shore, from American Surfaces](/resource/105-b-amarillo-tx.jpg)
Splendid isolation - 5 places we wouldn't mind holing up in
See how some self-isolate in these beautiful homes featured in Living on Vacation
![Árborg House, PKdM Arkitekta, (2009), Árborg, Iceland](/resource/170-1-arborg.jpg)
All you need to know about Robert Mapplethorpe
Discover the enduring appeal of this wildly inventive photographer via our expertly curated, beautifully bound book
![](/resource/9781838660208-620.jpg)
Philip Johnson and the making of the Seagram Building
Mies’s masterpiece might never have towered over NYC, had Johnson not put in some skillful, social groundwork
![Mies van der Rohe with Philip Johnson, Seagram Building, 375 Park Avenue, New York, 1954–8; exterior view at dusk. Picture credit: © 2013 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn](/resource/354-seagram.jpg)
Ana Roš on her first (and worst) ever recipes!
The chef and Phaidon author tells the Financial Times about her culinary triumphs and tragedies
![Ana Roš. All photographs by Suzan Gabrijan](/resource/anarosportrait-1.jpg)
Want to be in JR’s new children’s book? Then write to him here!
The artist and Phaidon author is gathering together 100 portraits of people aged one to 100 from around the world
![JR](/resource/jrbrooklynmuseum.jpg)
Philip Johnson, the Glass House, and its dark secrets
Though Mies van der Rohe’s influence is undeniable, this weekend retreat was not without some hidden depths of its own...
![View from the south-east of the Glass House, New Canaan, Connecticut, 1949. © Ezra Stoller/Esto](/resource/142-glass-house.jpg)
Make your own kitchen garden, more or less anywhere!
Aaron Bertelsen, Great Dixter's gardener and cook, guides us through the foundation of a fertile container garden
![Aron Bertelsen's container kitchen garden at Great Dixter. All photographs by Andrew Montgomery](/resource/010-great-dixter.jpg)
The wild styles behind Charles Moore’s last home
Take a look at the eclectic house where this PoMo proponent felt truly at home
![Charles Moore: Moore House, Austin, Texas, USA, 1984. © Charles Moore Foundation](/resource/126-moore-house.jpg)
One thing not to miss in Reykjavík
The city’s leading art gallery, i8, is one of the many highlights in our new Wallpaper* City Guide
![i8 Gallery, Reykjavík, as featured in our new Wallpaper* City Guide](/resource/rey3-art-p63-copy.jpg)