The man who turned Robert Ryman onto jazz
On the artist's 88th birthday we look back at the influence jazz teacher Lennie Tristan had on his art
![Lennie Tristano, ca. August 1947. Photography by William P. Gottlieb.](/resource/lennielead.jpg)
Picasso joins Ferran Adrià in the kitchen
The elBulli chef’s paintings and drawings form part of a new show examining Picasso’s enduring interest in food
![Menu for the Quatre Gats, Dish of the Day Pablo Picasso c 1900, Wax and ink on paper, 45.5 × 29 cm
The Hunt Museum, Limerick, MG145, © Succession Pablo Picasso, VEGAP, Madrid 2018](/resource/331-picasso-menu-1x.jpg)
5 Chairs that matter to the Homepolish team
Awesome and aesthetic seating chosen from our new book Chair by five interior designers with attitude
![Steltman Chair 1963 by Gerrit Rietveld featured in Chair 500 Designs That Matter](/resource/gerritschair500.jpg)
JR buddies up with Pace to change our cities
The artist joins FuturePace, a new place-making partnership which uses art to invigorate the urban environment
![JR surveying the cityscape in our book JR: Can Art Change the World?](/resource/jrcity.jpg)
Martin Parr’s very British Brexit show
The photographer sizes up Brexit Britain in a sharp show timed to coincide with the UK’s exit from the EU
![St George's Day, Stone Cross Parade, West Bromwich, 2017. © Martin Parr](/resource/parronlyhuman1.jpg)
California Captured in LA (and New York!)
Take a look inside our launch events with Theory ahead of our interview with Creative Director Martin Andersson
![Theory's Martin Andersson photographed at the Los Angeles store](/resource/leadmartinandersson.jpg)
Why Theaster Gates believes black magazines matter
He's staging a show examining the Johnson Publishing Company, once the largest African-American publisher
![Theaster Gates with part of the Johnson Archive](/resource/gatesebony.jpg)
Ferran Adrià will reopen the elBulli site next summer
The chef and Phaidon author plans to open his research lab elBulli 1846 in June 2019
![Ferran Adria in the elBulli kitchen back in the day, as reproduced in A Day at elBulli](/resource/9780714865508-460-4.jpg)
Massimo brings in new faces to combat London's food waste
The chef cooked up some surprising treats, and dreamed of a time when drones might serve food to the needy
![Giorgio Locatelli, Massimo Bottura, Francesco Mazzei, and Robert Chambers at Refettorio Felix, London. Image courtesy of Massimo's Instagram](/resource/massimogiorgio.jpg)
Olafur Eliasson is opening a pop-up restaurant in Iceland
The artist plans to open in Reykjavik with his sister, serving the kind of food his studio workers enjoy every day
![Olafur Eliasson and his sister Victoria Eliasdottir. Image courtesy of Studio Olafur Eliasson's Instagram](/resource/2018-05-23-screen-shot-2018-05-23-at-16-26-46.jpg)
Why Andy Warhol started Interview
As the magazine Andy launched finally goes down the tube we look into why he set it up in the first place
![Andy Warhol on the cover of Interview](/resource/img-andy-cover-153438165692.jpg)
High-speed photo pioneers inspire Sarah Sze's new show
The artist looks back to Eadweard Muybridge and Harold Edgerton in her new work, Images in Debris
![Images in Debris (detail), 2018, mixed media: mirrors, wood, stainless steel, archival prints, projectors, lamps, desks, stools, ladders, stone, acrylic paint, dimensions variable. Image courtesy of the artist and Victoria Miro](/resource/debrisimagessze-1.jpg)
A birthday cake fit for Martin Parr
As the great British photographer celebrates his 66th birthday, we take a look at his best baked goods shots
![A cake in Kolkata, India, 2005, by Martin Parr. As reproduced in Real Food](/resource/happycake1.jpg)
See red (and blue, green, yellow) with John Pawson in London
Photos from the architect's exquisitely colour-banded book Spectrum stand out in a hit new exhibition
![Installation view of John Pawson's Spectrum exhibition. Exhibition photo by Jack Hems](/resource/a-shade-of-pale-john-pawson-13.jpg)
Fire Island and Pet Shop Boys made Tillmans groove again
The photographer describes getting back into making music - now he plans to include some in his next exhibition
![Wolfgang Tillmans (centre) with his band Fragile](/resource/tillmansfragile.jpg)
Trevor Paglen subverts classified military insignia
Why does the artist collect secret military patches? And what do they tell us about warfare today?
![Trevor Paglen, Symbology, Volume III (detail), 2009, fabric, framed, 305 x 30 cm. © Trevor Paglen](/resource/145-symbology.jpg)
The hidden message in Robert Indiana’s Love
Following his death, we look at how this work evolved from a Christmas card into an appeal to Ellsworth Kelly
![Love (1966) by Robert Indiana](/resource/indianalove620.jpg)
Our exciting California Captured collaboration with Theory
We've teamed up with the fashion label to showcase the vision of mid-century master photographer Marvin Rand
![The install at Theory, New York](/resource/phaidon-094.jpg)
Nancy teaches America to cook authentic Japanese cuisine
Japan: The Cookbook's author shares her knowledge with everyone from Google to the New York Times
![Nancy Singleton Hachisu, author of Japan the Cookbook](/resource/nancyportraitjapan.jpg)
The exhibition that pushed NYC to the art world's centre
The Ninth Street Show opened 67 years ago today. Here's how it focussed and clarified the city's art scene
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Pope Francis agrees with Massimo - Bread is Gold!
We cannot fault the Papal choice of inflight reading - Massimo Bottura's latest cookbook is a great read
![Pope Francis with Il Pane è Oro, the Italian language version of Bread is Gold. Image courtesy of Massimo Bottura's Instagram](/resource/pontiffbookshot.jpg)
Fredrik Berselius takes Aska on the road
If you're in Europe here's your chance to sample Brooklyn's hottest chef without taking a transatlantic
![Fredrik Berselius with fellow chef Niklas Ekstedt in Stockholm](/resource/askafred1.jpg)
'And now ladies and gentlemen... Heeere's Grace!'
Did you know that the Phaidon author and Vogue creative director at large is planning her own talk show series?
![Grace Coddington and tricky first guest - photographed by Fabien Baron](/resource/9780714871974-grace-portrait.jpg)
How Yardbird gave a home to Hong Kong's 'transient regulars'
Chef, Phaidon author and restaurateur Matt Abergel tells us one of the secrets of his success
![Chef Matt Abergel, from Chicken and Charcoal: Yakitori, Yardbird, Hong Kong](/resource/011-ma.jpg)
The poignant truth behind Kerry James Marshall's new $21 million Sotheby's auction record
Here's why Marshall's work, Past Times, embodies the artist's struggle to place black people in grand paintings
![Past Times (1997) by Kerry James Marshall](/resource/pasttmes.jpg)
D.O.M. - Where Chefs Eat in São Paulo when they dream of rainforest ingredients reassembled as art
At D.O.M. Alex Atala has single-handedly put experimental, fine-dining Brazilian cuisine onto the world stage
![D.O.M. Restaurante, Sao Paulo - recommended in Where Chefs Eat](/resource/phaidon-2018domrestaurante.jpg)
Betak turns a Berlin power station into a maze for Omega
And Cindy Crawford's daughter was the star of the fashion show master's dazzling party set
![Kaia Gerber at Omega's Trésor event in Berlin. Image courtesy of Omega](/resource/tresorkaia.jpg)
However you're feeling today Jean Jullien has a badge for you!
Express yourself courtesy of the illustrator with these brass pins that put a face to every feeling
![Jean Jullien's new face badge set](/resource/jeanjullienfaces.jpg)
The decline and fall of the gentlemanly art thief
In The Museum of Lost Art Noah Charney explains why today's criminals favour car bombs over cunning
![Portrait of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire (1787) by Thomas Gainsborough](/resource/thomas-gainsborough-lady-georgiana-cavendish.jpg)
Pineapple and Pearls - Where Chefs Eat in Washington when a fennel absinthe bonbon and potato ice cream are called for
The bill is paid upon reservation here, removing the pain of settling up at the end of a great dining experience
![Pineapple And Pearls, Washington - recommended in Where Chefs Eat](/resource/phaidonchefseatpineapplepearls2018.jpg)
A bite (and byte) sized take on Photo London
The fair takes in every continent and technological period in a wide-ranging survey of global image making
![Untitled 2001 by Daido Moriyama. Image courtesy of Hamiltons](/resource/moriyama-untitled-2001-1024x684.jpg)
Did Egon Schiele and Francesca Woodman share some moves?
An upcoming Tate show brings the two artists together, drawing out some surprising parallels in their work
![Self-Portrait (1914) by Egon Schiele. All images courtesy of the Tate](/resource/egon-schiele-self-portrait-1914.jpg)
Massimo and friends launch first televised restaurant awards
Founded by Phaidon author Joe Warwick, The World Restaurant Awards aims to mirror the glamour of the Oscars
![Members of the star-studded judging panel gather in Paris to announce the launch of The World Restaurant Awards (PRNewsfoto/IMG and World Restaurant Awards)](/resource/img-wra-mrn9517.jpg)
Want to go vegan, Coachella style?
The rock festival’s food event Eat Drink Vegan, comes to Los Angeles at the end of the month
![Eat Drink Vegan](/resource/eatdrinkvegan2.jpg)
Naoto Fukasawa helps Muji launch its first hotel
Fukusawa’s minimal product designs gild this paired-down new Japanese hotel in China
![Naoto Fukasawa's electric kettle in Muji's new hotel in Shenzhen, China](/resource/rooms-type-e-4.jpg)
Ferran Adrià went back to school to launch this restaurant
The elBulli chef who celebrates his 56 birthday today, is about to open a new Italian restaurant in Turin with Lavazza
![A rendering of Condividere at Nuvola Lavazza, Turin](/resource/06-2-gallery-530x350.jpg)
London's turning Japanese this summer
Japan House London is set to turn us all on to Japanese cuisine and culture when it takes over the old Biba store
![A selection of dishes from Akira at Japan House London, opening summer 2018](/resource/akira-at-japan-house-london-opening-summer-2018.jpg)
The Nordic Cookbook is on Meghan and Harry’s wedding list
The Sunday Times reports that the Royal couple have put Magnus Nilsson's cookbook on their wedding list
![The Nordic Cookbook](/resource/9780714868721-620-1.jpg)
Sex, madness and the Met’s summer show
Obsession: Nudes by Klimt, Schiele and Picasso from the Scofield Thayer Collection, showcases one man’s tastes
![Standing Nude with Orange Drapery (detail) (1914) by Egon Schiele. As featured in Obsession](/resource/nudeorgandrapery-1.jpg)
Sustainability, shoes, celebrity and why a book should be like a magic box - Anna Dello Russo at Central Saint Martins
The editor turned social media star tells an eager crowd why she thinks paper’s still important
![Anna poses with Central Saint Martins students after her talk](/resource/annaadrtwo.jpg)
So why do artists destroy their own work?
In The Museum of Lost Art Noah Charney explains how vanity and reinvention lie behind the urge to slash and burn
![A still from the film Le mystère Picasso, 1956. The paintings that Picasso made on camera were destroyed after filming.](/resource/200-mystere-picasso.jpg)
Is this Stephen Harris and The Sportsman's BIGGEST book award yet?
The Sportsman won Cookery Book of the Year at last night's Fortnum & Mason Food and Drink Awards
![Claudia Winkleman, Stephen Harris and Fortnum & Mason CEO Ewan Venters](/resource/stevenharrisfortnum2.jpg)
Wolfgang Tillmans is working on a World War II Requiem
The photo artist has teamed up with ENO to stage a production of a Benjamin Britten choral masterpiece
![Icestorm, 2001, colour photograph, by Wolfgang Tillmans](/resource/9780714867045-8.jpg)
How, after death, Hokusai changed art history
On the anniversary of Hokusai’s death, we look at how his work altered the course of Western art
![Mount Fuji from the mountains of Tōtōmi (c. 1830) by Hokusai. As reproduced in our Hokusai monograph](/resource/the-fuji-from-the-mountains-of-totomi.jpg)
De Kooning's great, late period tops Christie’s sale
Unfairly criticised when it was exhibited 20 years ago, Untitled XIX went for a cool $14m at auction this week
![Untitled XIX (1982) by Willem de Kooning. Image courtesy of Christie's](/resource/willem-de-kooning-untitled-xix.jpg)
The posters that populated Paris in May '68
On the 50th anniversary of the street protests, we look back at the chief image-makers of the age, Atelier Populaire
![Atelier Populaire's Compagnies Républicaines de Securité SS poster, 1968](/resource/125.jpg)
Chris Noey and Hank Willis Thomas do Bottega Veneta in style
The artist and The Artist Project founder were on fine form at our canapé reception in New York on Tuesday!
![Chris Noey and Hank Willis Thomas at Bottega Veneta's new flagship store on the Upper East Side](/resource/chris-and-hank.jpg)
Where in the world is this ghostly Klimt portrait?
Scholar and sleuth Noah Charney takes us on the hunt for lost, stolen and destroyed art in The Museum of Lost Art
![Portrait of Trude Steiner 1898, oil on canvas, presumed destroyed - Gustav Klimt. From The Museum of Lost Art](/resource/trudenoah.jpg)
Frieze VIPs taste the fine art of Aska
Artists, writers, gourmets and gallerists joined us at the Michelin-starred Williamsburg restaurant to toast Frieze NY
![Hors d'oeuvres at Aska - photo Whitney Maxwell, Artspace](/resource/askaevent8-1.jpg)
Why Industrial Facility treated their book like a movie
Kim Colin and Sam Hecht were at the Design Museum last night talking about the creation of their new book
![Industrial Facility's preparatory, storyboard-style sketches](/resource/sketch2-indfacility.jpg)
Erik Kessels talks about making a success out of mistakes
The ad man, curator and photo collector shares his wisdom with fellow creatives in Munich, Zurich and Hamburg
![24hrs of Photos by Erik Kessels, Foam, Amsterdam, 2011](/resource/24hrs-of-photos-boy.jpg)
Pray Tell - Where Chefs Eat in Toronto when they want an intimate setting for enjoying small plates and shareable platters
The ambience is fantastic in this cozy snack bar and the cocktails are on point too. Be sure to try the pizza pocket!
![Pray Tell, Toronto - recommended in Where Chefs Eat](/resource/praytell1.jpg)
What’s inside Snarkitecture’s Fun House?
The art, architecture and design practice will create a weird domestic environment in their first museum retrospective
![Fun House rendering courtesy Snarkitecture.](/resource/fun-house-press-rendering-02-645x430.jpg)
The incredibly imaginative world of Frank Stella's prints
New Princeton show reveals how Stella threw every reproductive process known to art into his printmaking
![Cantahar (1998) by Frank Stella. Lithograph, screenprint, etching, aquatint and relief on paper](/resource/cantahar-stella.jpg)
The British camera that helped Winslow Homer capture the US
A new show looks at how Homer's first camera, made in England, helped the American artist loosen up
![Mawson & Swan camera owned by Winslow Homer, ca. 1882. Gift of Neal Paulsen, in memory of James Ott and in honor of David James Ott ’74. Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick, Maine.](/resource/homer-camera-web.jpg)
Can you spot an Anish Kapoor among these record sleeves?
Secret 7", the art, music and charity show, returns to London this summer with another sale of fine-art singles
![A sleeve from the Secret 7](/resource/facesecret7.jpg)
How Tina Barney pictures great artists
Frieze visitors get a closer look at Barney's remarkably intimate images of the world's greatest artists
![Tina Barney, Ellsworth Kelly, 2002, archival pigment print, 48 x 60 inches, 121.9 x 152.4 cm, Edition of 5. © Tina Barney. All images Courtesy of Paul Kasmin Gallery.](/resource/ellsworthkellybarney.jpg)
This is what Doctor Who looks like as Robert Mapplethorpe
Or is it the Duke of Edinburgh? The star of the Crown and the sci-fi series plays the photographer in a new movie
![Matt Smith as Robert Mapplethorpe in the new Mapplethorpe movie](/resource/matsmithinmapplethorpe.jpg)
Isn't this the perfect crown for Tomi Ungerer!
The French-born artist was made an honorary member of his adoptive nation’s guild in Dublin this week
![Tomi Ungerer with his Irish Illustrators' pencil crown in Dublin on Tuesday](/resource/tomicrown.jpg)
The New Museum is heading to London
One of our favourite New York art institutions will host its first UK show at The Store during Frieze week in October
![The New Museum, New York](/resource/newmuseum.jpg)
Don't miss this if you're visiting New York City!
Going to Frieze in NYC? Destination Architecture recommends you check out this Manhattan marvel
![The World Trade Center Transportation Hub, New York, as featured in Destination Architecture](/resource/479-b-wtc-hub.jpg)
Maison Publique - Where Chefs Eat in Montreal when Welsh Rarebit and an all Canadian wine list seems like a good thing
This Jamie Oliver backed pub is a popular weekend brunch spot for local hipsters and Brit-food fans alike
![Maison Publique, Montreal - recommended in Where Chefs Eat](/resource/maisonpublique3.jpg)
Frieze New York goes back to the Eighties
2018 gallerists go back three decades, courtesy of work by Richard Prince, David Byrne and David Sedaris
![Untitled (fashion) (1982-84) by Richard Prince, as featured in Frieze's Feature Inc retrospective](/resource/jna-prince-022415-37219.jpg)
Enrique Olvera just opened a cool little tortilla place
And if you're going don't bin the packaging - the food is wrapped in vital info on Mexican culinary culture
![Molino el Pujol, Mexico City. Image courtesy of Enrique Olvera's Instagram](/resource/molinopujol.jpg)
Slow food, fast cars and now perfect timing - Massimo Bottura teams up with Florentine watchmaker Panerai
Hear the chef talk about tradition and innovation in this new video
![Massimo in his new video for Panerai](/resource/massimowatch1.jpg)
How Marlene Dumas sees Venus and Adonis
The artist’s new show offers a contemporary, explicit take on Shakespeare’s version of the classical myth
![Venus in love (2015-2016) by Marlene Dumas, part of Myths and Mortals, currently on show at David Zwirner. Images courtesy of David Zwirner](/resource/venusdumas.jpg)
Take a look at the photos from our Where Chefs Eat launch!
The great and good of the food world joined us to celebrate the new edition of our global restaurant guide last night
![Bompas & Parr with illustrator Emma Rios - photo Bonnie Beadle](/resource/dairypartylead.jpg)
Why Usher loves Snarkitecture
Discover how the R&B singer developed a long-term collaborative relationship with Snarkitecture's Daniel Arsham
![Usher beside a work by Snarkitecture's Daniel Arsham. Image courtesy of Arsham's Twitter](/resource/usherdanielarsham.jpg)
Modernist Bread rises to the top of the James Beard Awards
Nathan Myhrvold's five-volume baking study won best Restaurant and Professional book at this year's awards
![One of Modernist Bread's cutaway photographs, in this case showing a slice of bread in a toaster](/resource/modernist-bread-toaster.jpg)
Andrew Michael Italian Kitchen: Where Chefs Eat In Memphis and where southern Italy meets the American South
Find out why this place puts out 'the most innovative and delectable cuisine in town' according to chef Ryan Trimm
![](/resource/phaidonphilmemphislyitaliankitchenme.jpg)
JR just sent this guy to pick up his latest award
Going to Mexico’s exclusive Costa Careyes resort any time soon? Then look out for a diver gracing its brutalist folly
![JR's installation at La Copa del Sol, Costa Careyes, Mexico. Photo by Kai Parlange for Arte Careyes](/resource/leftinmexicojr.jpg)
Grafton Architects find their happy place (and ours too)
Shelley McNamara and Yvonne Farrell explain why generosity of spirit should be at the core of architecture
![Shelley McNamara and Yvonne Farrell of Grafton Architects. Photo by Andrea Avezzu, courtesy of La Biennale di Venezia](/resource/yvonne-farrell-shelley-mcnamara-photo-by-andrea-avezzu-courtesy-of-la-biennale-di-venezia.jpg)
Bread & Butterfly - Where Chefs Eat in Atlanta when they want a sophisticated (but unpretentious) breakfast
Bitter salad greens, sliced cured ham and fried egg with gruyere makes for a great French bistro experience
![Bread & Butterfly, Atlanta - recommended in Where Chefs Eat](/resource/bread-and-one.jpg)
Sterling Ruby on Raf, fashion and 'messing' with Americana
The artist was at Harvard on Monday, talking with the Calvin Klein boss and Phaidon author Jessica Morgan
![Sterling Ruby](/resource/sterlingruby-portraitvitamin.jpg)
What is it with Snarkitecture and white?
Find out here, as the trio talk through their minimal look and forthcoming summer show
![Snarkitecture's Alex Mustonen, Daniel Arsham and Ben Porto](/resource/225-snarkitecture-partners.jpg)
The bird painter who helped Ellsworth Kelly to imagine
John James Audubon was born today, 26 April, in 1785 - Ellsworth Kelly was a big fan, you might be too
![Trumpeter Swan (1838) by John James Audubon from The Birds of America](/resource/trumpeterswanjohnjames.jpg)
Burrasca: Where Chefs Eat in Portland when they want La Francesina - leftover boiled beef stewed with tomato and love
Burrasca is a step back in time, as if you are walking into a 1970s Florentine trattoria according to our new guide
![Burrasca, Portland - recommended in Where Chefs Eat](/resource/burasooco.jpg)
Abbas 1944 – 2018
We look back at the life of the great Iranian Magnum photographer who died earlier today in Paris
![Abbas. Image courtesy of Magnum](/resource/par32540-social-media-watermark.jpg)
Martin Parr’s Real Food photos win him another award
Parr's all-too-real images won him an Outstanding Achievement prize at last night's Food Photography Awards
![Martin Parr, Taunton, Somerset, England 1998 © Martin Parr / Magnum Photos. Real Food, Martin Parr, Phaidon](/resource/017-taunton.jpg)
The best installations at Milan Design Week
Couldn’t make it to the fair this year? Don’t worry, we'll walk you through the best bits
![3D Housing 05 by Massimiliano Locatelli](/resource/10-3d-alta-12-phluca-rotondo.jpg)
Will Goldfarb’s 5 rules for creativity in the kitchen
The pastry chef runs through his rollercoaster career in great Tedx talk - and his philosophy of 'making things nice'
![Will Goldfarb at Tedx Ubud, Bali](/resource/tedgoldfarb1.jpg)
Why Gillian Wearing put a sign on her Millicent Fawcett statue
It bears Fawcett’s words but alludes to Wearing’s photo series from the 1990s - here’s how she made them
![Gillian Wearing's statue of Millicent Fawcett, as unveiled in Parliament Square today. Image courtesy of the Mayor of London's Instagram](/resource/milicentstatue.jpg)
Bufalina: Where Chefs Eat in Austin when they just want pizza
Sometimes it pays not to stray too far off-piste - especially when there are simple delights this good on offer
![Pizza at Bufalina, Austin - recommended in Where Chefs Eat](/resource/screen-shot-2018-04-24-at-12-02-25.jpg)
Massimo Bottura and Maurizio Cattelan's degree show
The chef and the artist just got honorary degrees. Can you guess which one wore a phone advert on his forehead?
![Maurizio Cattelan (left) and Massimo Bottura at the University of Carrara. Image courtesy of Massimo's Instagram](/resource/mauriziomassimo.jpg)
The strange story behind Willem de Kooning’s Woman I
On the anniversary of the Dutch abstract expressionist's birth, we tell the tale behind one of his infamous works
![Woman I, (1950–2), oil, enamel and charcoal on canvas, 192.7 x 147.3 cm (75 x 58 in), The Museum of Modern Art, New York Artwork by Willem de Kooning © 2014 The Willem de Kooning Foundation/Artists Rights Society, (ARS), New York](/resource/womanlead.jpg)
Massimo Bottura is looking to open a refettorio in Philadelphia - and he wants the Super Bowl-winning Eagles to help him
Can the Super Bowl champions help our Skinny Italian Chef score a winning touchdown in America?
![Zach Ertz (centre) of the Philadelphia Eagles after scoring the game-winning touchdown in Super Bowl LII (Brian Allen/VOA)](/resource/super-bowl-1f2868f4.jpg)
Why the Tripp Trapp chair matters
A desirable designer item and sturdy launch pad for the new royal baby to flick peas at his grandmother from
![The Tripp Trapp chair from our new book Chair: 500 Designs That Matter](/resource/stokketripptrapp.jpg)
France calls Peter Marino 'officer class' in the art world
The American architect and art collector has just been made an Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters!
![Peter Marino with Bénédicte de Montclair, Cultural Counselor of the French Embassy in the United States. Image courtesy of Marino's Instagram](/resource/petermarinoorder.jpg)
What early morning looks like at Aska
Chef Fredrik Berselius reveals how, in the quietest moments, a strange magic occurs. . .
![Fredrik Berselius pictured in our new book Aska](/resource/017-fb-askadotcom.jpg)
World Book Day according to Harland Miller
Discover how this acclaimed British artist gives new meaning to the classics by painting over literary history
![Confessions of a Crap Artist (2013) by Harland Miller. As featured in Reading Art](/resource/319-miller.jpg)
When Raphael painted St George
On St George’s Day we look at the figurative abandonment that enabled Raphael to paint such fantastic scenes
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JR is on TIME Magazine's 100 most influential list
He is commended for dedicating his career to bridging gaps - physical, cultural, spiritual - among all people
![JR who's just made TIME Magazine's 100 Most Influential list](/resource/jrlead.jpg)
Robots in kimonos! The latest look from Alex de Betak
The world's greatest fashion show producer goes back to the future with traditional clothing and animatronics
![The Kimono Roboto exhibition in Kyoto by Bureau Betak. Images courtesy of Betak's Instagram](/resource/kimonoroboto3.jpg)
When Larry Gagosian paid Peter Marino with a Brice Marden
An 80s New York article reveals how the art dealer got his rundown loft fixed via some smart negotiation
![Architect, designer and art lover Peter Marino at the Dior store, London](/resource/screen-shot-2018-04-20-at-11-08-34.jpg)
Another look at Stephen Shore's look at Israel
As the modern state turns 70, we look back at Stephen Shore's take on this country of contradictions
![Jerusalem - Stephen Shore From Galilee to the Negev](/resource/stephen-shore-108-jerusalem-620.jpg)
How Damien Hirst, Poussin and Maurizio Cattelan saw Midas
In an age of billionaire presidents and financial uncertainty, the king with a golden touch still speaks to us
![Midas Washing at the Source of the Pactolus (1624) by Nicolas Poussin](/resource/nicolas-poussin-midas-bathing-in-pactolus.jpg)
The Ordinary - Where Chefs Eat in Charleston when they want to taste the best seafood in America - in a former bank
Cajun chef Isaac Toups praises its seafood dishes which are innovative but firmly in the Charleston cuisine tradition
![The Ordinary, Charleston - recommended in Where Chefs Eat](/resource/ordinary2.jpg)
By hook and by book, Industrial Facility take Milan
Sam Hecht and Kim Colin visit this year's Salone del Mobile with not one, but five sleek new products
![Industrial Facility's launch in Milan](/resource/industrialfacilitylaunch2.jpg)
Snarkitecture brings its fantasy kitchen island to Milan
The art, design and architecture practice creates a new installation called Altered States at Salone
![Altered State by Snarkitecture. Image courtesy of Snarkitecture's Instagram](/resource/snarkmilan1.jpg)
Sou Fujimoto's vertical village for Paris
The Japanese architect’s new Parisian proposal is a winning, wooden fix for the city's urban sprawl
![Sou Fujimoto Architects + Nicolas Laisné and Dimitri Roussel's Vertical Village. Renderings courtesy of Sou Fujimoto's Instagram](/resource/souparisdevelopment2.jpg)