Elmgreen & Dragset turn a pool into Van Gogh's Ear
What does this swimming pool readymade say about the difference between Van Gogh's time and our own?
![Van Gogh's Ear by Elmgreen & Dragset. Image courtesy of Public Art Fund, NY](/resource/artfundeg-ear-lead.jpg)
Asako Iwama on the 'small universe' of the body
Artist Asako Iwama cooked at Studio Olafur Eliasson for a decade - this is what she learned along the way
![Asako Iwama - photo courtesy asakoiwama.net](/resource/asakolead.jpg)
How Peggy Guggenheim made Jackson Pollock
As Pollock's mural for Peggy heads to London we look at how it ushered him into the ranks of the avant-garde
![Peggy Guggenheim and Pollock in front of Mural, in the hallway of her town house, c.1944. From our Phaidon Focus book](/resource/peggyandjackson.jpg)
Can you spot Noma on Olafur Eliasson's shelfie?
Hands up who spotted this picture in our new book Studio Olafur Eliasson The Kitchen
![One of the shelves in Olafur Eliasson's Berlin studio - from Studio Olafur Eliasson The Kitchen](/resource/olafureliassonsshelfie23.jpg)
5 Indian garments with hidden meanings
From the Mughals to the Independence movement, the history of India has been captured in its clothing
![Ghandi topi, from Sar](/resource/ghanditopi.jpg)
Have you met Jeppe Jarnit-Bjergsø?
Get to know the champion runner turned international brewer and co-author of new book Food & Beer
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Why Sarah Sze’s words are as intricate as her art
Intrigued? Then come to the New York Public Library to hear the artist in conversation with Paul Holdengräber
![Sarah Sze 2016](/resource/sarahsze-i.jpg)
Ferran Adrià puts Disney on the dinner plate
The elBulli chef teams up with the entertainment giant to create healthy-eating content aimed at families
![A promotional image for erran Adrià's new Te cuento en la cocina venture with Disney](/resource/adriadisney1.jpg)
5 Phaidon artists - 5 great Robert Storr lines on them
As the author/ curator is made Officer of France's Order of Arts and Letters we pick out some of his best writing
![Robert Storr with Louise Bourgeois, c. 1985. Image courtesy of Robert Storr](/resource/storrandlouise.jpg)
Why did Oscar Murillo destroy his UK passport?
Did the artist really flush his passport down an aircraft toilet mid-flight in an attempt to shake off western identity?
![Oscar Murillo at David Zwirner, London October 9, 2015 - Photo Mat Smith](/resource/oscardz2015.jpg)
Lost art of letter writing makes post office go digital
Toronto Architects RDH are bringing 21st century technology into a 19th century public building
![Renderings for new digital library - RDH Architects](/resource/postoffficenewlead.jpg)
5 things that might help you believe
A glimpse of the rich historical and contemporary design of India where belief plays an important daily role
![Paper Mâché Masks - from Sar: The Essence of Indian Design](/resource/025-papier-mache.jpg)
The artwork that got JR arrested
These faces were only revealed as the block was torn down - here's how JR did it and what happened next
![B11, Destruction #2, Les Bosquets, Montfermeil, 2013 by JR, as reproduced in JR: Can Art Change The World?](/resource/jrbosquetsteardown.jpg)
How a horrific childhood accident led Chris Burden to employ extreme personal danger in his artworks
![Chris Burden immediately after peforming Shoot, 1971](/resource/chrisburdenshootpiece.jpg)
Kids books go on the menu at the Park Hyatt NY
Phaidon’s Feed Your Mind hotel programme gives younger guests culinary adventure and intellectual nourishment
![A Can I Eat That? activity pack from Phaidon's Feed Your Mind programme at the Park Hyatt, New York](/resource/img-8322.jpg)
Volker Giencke's glazed orange cone rises in Latvia
Over 100 years after funding began the 'Genius of Graz's' glazed amber concert hall opens in Liepāja
![The Great Amber Concert Hall, Liepāja, Latvia - Volker Giencke](/resource/amber1.jpg)
John Baldessari - Affordable on Artspace
In his Double Motorcyclists and Landscape piece the grainy image of the bikers contrasts with the Icelandic wild
![Overlap series: double motorcyclists and landscape (icelandic) 2003 - John Baldessari](/resource/john-baldessari-6790-6928568453-620.jpg)
Annabelle Selldorf remembers Zaha Hadid
'She didn't represent the conventional model' says the New York-based architect and Portfolio and Projects subject
![Annabelle Selldorf. Photography by Brigitte Lacombe](/resource/a-selldorf-portrait-620.jpg)
John Pawson does Jutaku!
The British architect discovered his love of simplicity in Japan - now he’s returned to build a house there
![John Pawson's Okinawa house. Photograph by Nacasa & Partners](/resource/ryukyu-house-slideshow-1.jpg)
Cindy Sherman's hooked to the silver screen
The artist’s new exhibition, opening in May, draws inspiration from Hollywood publicity stills of the 1920s
![Untitled (2016) by Cindy Sherman. Image courtesy of Metro Pictures](/resource/cindy-sherm1920s.jpg)
Gaudí-inspired house perches precariously
Some people might resist pitching their home on a 42 degree angle - but not this young Spanish couple
![The House on the Cliff - GilBartolomé Architects](/resource/cliffnewlead.jpg)
5 things not to miss in Milan next week
Here’s what to look out for at Salon del Mobile, the world’s largest furniture and design fair opening on April 12
![Hela Jungerius's Colour Wheel for Vitra](/resource/hellalead.jpg)
It's New Beers Eve at Tørst and Luksus!
Ahead of National Beer Day, spend 24 hours at the bar and restaurant pairing beer with fine dining
![Costumers at Tørst, New York. From Food and Beer](/resource/twobeerglassestorst.jpg)
What lies behind Jeff Wall's Door?
How to get a grip on, and to buy a limited-edition print of, a quintessential work by one of today's greatest artists
![Fortified Door (2008) by Jeff Wall](/resource/fortifieddoor2008jeffwallii.jpg)
How Raphael won his place within the Renaissance
On the anniversary of his birth, and death, read how his easygoing nature helped him secure a place in art history
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The man who sees art in a pizza box
This pizza lover says take-out boxes are the most overlooked artistic medium of the 20th century. Is he right?
![Where to Eat Pizza contributor Scott Wiener and his world-breaking pizza box collection](/resource/scottweiner.jpg)
How our Botticelli writer snubbed Mussolini
Lionello Venturi was forced to leave Italy after refusing to sign allegiance to Il Duce - here's what he did next
![Lionello Venturi](/resource/lionello-venturi.jpg)
The devilish images that made Mapplethorpe a saint
The New York Times's Holland Cotter explains why Robert's hard-to-handle erotic pictures keep him relevant
![Robert Mapplethorpe, self-portrait, 1980. Image courtesy of LACMA](/resource/warholmapplethorpe12.jpg)
Another best cookbook win for Tacopedia!
The International Association of Culinary Professionals bestows best Reference & Technical Award 2016
![Tortilla baking, as featured in our award-winning cookbook, Tacopedia](/resource/044-5-tortillas-2.jpg)
'Mum I DO want to go to school today!'
Studio 505 split in two earlier this year but they've left us with some great work - including this school in Singapore
![Nanyang Primary School Extension, Singapore - Studio 505](/resource/nanyangschool2.jpg)
Richard Serra on Ellsworth Kelly
The great artist remembers being blown away when he saw Kelly's Colors for a Large Wall the first time
![Colors for a Large Wall (1951) - Ellsworth Kelly](/resource/ellsworthkcolors.jpg)
5 great ways to get around India
Actually we're not sure about how far you'd get on number 5 - but you'll certainly look cool on the way. . .
![Premier Padmini from Sar: The Essence of Indian Design](/resource/indiantaxi.jpg)
Take a look at the Smithsonian's incredible collection
126 million wonderful artefacts, most of which have been kept from public view - until now
![Smithsonian Natural History collection - photograph by Chip Clark courtesy of the Smithsonian](/resource/smithsonain-lead.jpg)
Herzog & de Meuron design new gallery for Vitra
Swiss architecture practice complete second project in Germany for giants of the design world
![Vitra Schaudepot - Herzog & de Neuron photo courtesy Julian Lanoo (http://julienlanoo.com)](/resource/newvitraherzog.jpg)
Hito Steyerl - Affordable on Artspace
The Berlin artist's 2005 work Gosprom is today's highly prized piece of art available from Artspace
![Gosprom 2005 - Hito Steyeri](/resource/hito-steyerl-gosprom-1-800x800.jpg)
Foster pays homage to Mies with Manhattan tower
Foster + Partners' new tower slips neatly into the space next to Mies van der Rohe's Seagram Building
![Foster + Partners - One Hundred East Fifty Third Street, Manhattan](/resource/fostermies2.jpg)
The fascinating story of the first Pizza trucks
How the Type H Citroën or 'tubes' as they came to be known ushered in a new era of eating on the go
![Silvestro Morlando bakes Neapolitan pizza in a wood-fired oven fitted into a vintage blue Citroën Type H](/resource/pizzaleadtruck.jpg)
Zaha Hadid 1950 - 2016
Dame Zaha Hadid died of a heart attack today. here are some of the great buildings she's left us
![Zaha Hadid - photo by Mary McCartney](/resource/zaha-hadid-by-mary-mccartney.jpg)
Zaha Hadid by Sir Peter Cook
'She ventured where few would dare, if Paul Klee took a line for a walk, Zaha took the surfaces for a dance'
![Zaha Hadid](/resource/zahahadid-main1.jpg)
How Alfred Stieglitz invented the modern photograph
In his uncompromising 1907 group portrait of the poor the photographer confronted life and reality head on
![The Steerage (1907) Photogravure on vellum The Museum of Modern Art. New York - Alfred Stieglitz](/resource/alfred-stieglitz-american-the-steerage-google-art-project.jpg)
Discover the big ideas behind some tiny architecture
Come to our RIBA talk next Tuesday and find out just what goes into making today's tiny buildings a big surprise
![Exbury Egg, PAD Studio, SPUD Group, and Stephen Turner, 2013, Beaulieu River, Hampshire, UK. Photo by Nigel Rigden](/resource/exbury-egg-shelter-2-i.jpg)
Sarah Sze and Paul McCarthy return to the 90s
The Phaidon artists join Christian Marclay, Do-Ho Suh and others in Don’t Look Back: The 1990s at MOCA
![Tokyo Santa/Santas Trees (1996/1999) by Paul McCarthy at MOCA. Image courtesy of MOCA](/resource/mccarthyatmoca.jpg)
6 things we learned from the Mapplethorpe show
From flowers to fetish wear, here’s what we've gleaned from Robert Mapplethorpe: The Perfect Medium
![Brian Ridley and Lyle Heeter, 1979, by Robert Mapplethorpe. © Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation. Image courtesy of LACMA](/resource/lyleleather.jpg)
How a Phaidon book made Van Gogh's reputation
On his birth anniversary, how a monograph changed his standing - from inspired illustrator to master painter
![Vincent Van Gogh](/resource/vangogh.jpg)
Stuart 'Tank Man' Franklin's 3 fave Artspace photos
Beaches, blasts and branches! The Documentary Impulse author and Tank Man photographer makes his choice
![Tank Man, Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China, 1989 by Stuart Franklin](/resource/newtankmanstuartfranklin.jpg)
A Movement in a Moment: Surrealism
How sex, war and psychology gave rise to one of art's longest-lived and most influential movements
![Lobster Telephone/ Aphrodisiac Telephone 1936 - Salvador Dali](/resource/lobster-telephone.jpg)
Steve McCurry 'This is what I saw while I was alive'
The Magnum photographer opens up on his life and legacy during great PBS interview
![Steve McCurry - Rajasthan 1996](/resource/steveholllead.jpg)
Lunch is a tall order at this Mexican restaurant
Tall Arquitectos has designed this cantilevered restaurant for a ravine four times the size of the Grand Canyon
![Biré Bitori by Tall Arquitectos](/resource/mexicanwaterfall5.jpg)
What Joel Meyerowitz shot after Cape Light
A current exhibition looks at the great American photographer's summer work after his seminal Cape Cod series
![Early morning still life, 1983, by Joel Meyerowitz](/resource/meyerowtiztimeship.jpg)
Warhol on Mapplethorpe
Warhol confidant Bob Colacello recalls Andy's reaction to his friendship with the late, great photographer
![Robert Mapplethorpe, 1983, by Andy Warhol](/resource/warholrobert2.jpg)
Look who visited Phaidon X The Met Bookstore!
Edmund de Waal was browsing the books (including his own signed edition) when we bumped into him this week
![Edmund de Waal at Phaidon x The Met Bookstore](/resource/edmundatthe-met.jpg)
How Edward Weston went from door-to-door portraitist to 20th century photographic pioneer
On his birth anniversary, discover how he learned to capture the beauty in nature's ripples and curves
![Nude on Sand, 1936, by Edward Weston. As reproduced in The Photography Book](/resource/weston-nude-sand3.jpg)
A Movement in a Moment: Brutalism
All you need to know about a hard, unforgiving style of architecture that many of us have grown to love
![Geisel Library, University of California, San Diego, USA, 1970 by William Pereira & Associates. From This Brutal World](/resource/172-geisel-library.jpg)
Warhol's Shoes go for twice the price at Sotheby's
And this is how those infamous shoe drawings helped him on his first steps to becoming a world renowned artist
![An image from Andy Warhol's A La Recherché du Shoe Perdu (c. 1955)](/resource/alicebshoe.jpg)
Olafur Eliasson gives a Green Light to refugees
Find out how the artist's Viennese project helps new arrivals settle in, and create some beautiful lamps too
![Participants at Olafur Eliasson's Green Light project in Vienna](/resource/mg-0296.jpg)
How this Japanese chef mastered Neapolitan pizza
The amazing story of how Japan became one of the best places in the world to enjoy 'real' Neapolitan pizza
![Champion pizza chef Akinari “Pasquale” Makishima](/resource/pasqualle2.jpg)
You can own a Danny Lyon limited edition print
We're offering two of the legend's groundbreaking photographs shot in the early 1960s in Chicago
![Three Young Men - Danny Lyon](/resource/bs-9780714856322.jpg)
Is this Francis Bacon painting an all time great?
Find out why a Sotheby's specialist says it's 'number one of all the paintings I’ve handled in my career'
![Two Studies for a Self-Portrait (1970) by Francis Bacon. Image courtesy of Sotheby's](/resource/bacon-self-portrait-1.jpg)
Olafur Eliasson shows Ryan Gander the art of lunch
The Berlin-based artist explains to Gander and BBC TV viewers how cookery helps make him creative
![Ryan Gander and Olafur Eliasson, on the BBC's Artsnight. Image courtesy of BBC.com](/resource/olafureliassongander.jpg)
Looking for the perfect Brutalist getaway?
Fresh air! Restored concrete! Good reasons why brutal architecture lovers should stay at Van Wassenhove House
![Van Wassenhove House. Image courtesy of museumdd.be](/resource/brutalgetaway.jpg)
Phaidon x The Met Bookstore is open!
Today we open our latest pop-up store at The Met Breuer - the Met's new modern and contemporary art space
![Phaidon x The Met Bookstore](/resource/metphaidoncrop2.jpg)
Martin Parr talks about Real Food
The photographer on his new food photos book, Magnum's future and which actor he'd (not) like to play him on TV
![Martin Parr, Taunton, Somerset, England 1998 © Martin Parr / Magnum Photos. Real Food, Martin Parr, Phaidon](/resource/017-taunton.jpg)
A Brutalist guide to the film High-Rise
The architecture that informed the new movie adaptation, courtesy of This Brutal World's Peter Chadwick
![A still from the new film High-Rise](/resource/hi-rise.jpg)
Bowie and Nan Goldin together at auction
Rare Helmut Newton Bowie contact sheet and signed Nan Goldin artist proof go under the hammer later today
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Fancy cocktails at this Frank Lloyd Wright gem?
Wright's early masterpiece, the Robie House in Chicago, is playing host to a drinks party every Friday in April
![The Robie House. Image courtesy of the Frank Lloyd Wright Trust](/resource/frederickc-robie-house.jpg)
The good and evil in Mapplethorpe's flowers
The photographer's lover Jack Fritscher recalls how, in his flowers, Mapplethorpe saw both beauty and the devil
![Robert Mapplethorpe, Calla Lily, 1988, Gelatin Silver Print © Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation. Mapplethorpe Flora: The Complete Flowers, Phaidon](/resource/mapplethorpeflowerlily15.jpg)
Bring a surfboard to BIG’s new Redskins stadium
And your skates in winter, all thanks to a new plan to add watersports to this Washington football facility
![BIG's renderings for the Redskins' new stadium. Images courtesy of redskins.com](/resource/bigdcstadium.jpg)
Anish Kapoor comes out of the dark into the light
He's just bought the rights to the darkest black in the world - now he's moved into the lightest studio in the world
![Anish Kapoor's new studio complex by Caseyfierro Architects. Image courtesy of caseyfierro.com](/resource/kapoor-studio-i-22.jpg)
Sou Fujimoto creates timber tower French vineyard
The Japanese architect spearheads revamp of Bordeaux as it opens a high speed train link with Paris
![Canopia by Sou Fujimoto and Laisné Roussel](/resource/canopia2.jpg)
IKEA's Billy Bookcase designer dies
Gillis Lundgren, the fourth person to join IKEA in 1953 and creator of its most iconic products, passes age 89
![Gillis Lundgren](/resource/gillisleadimage.jpg)
Phaidon’s new pop up shop opens tonight
We’ve buddied up with the Koppel Project to open our own retail space inside this new contemporary art gallery
![Gabriella Sonabend puts some finishing touches to the Koppel Project](/resource/kopple620.jpg)
Remember this? We've a book by the guy who did it
Jean Jullien, the illustrator behind the Peace for Paris design, has created a playful new title, This is Not A Book
![Peace for Paris (2015) by Jean Jullien](/resource/peaceforparis.jpg)
How Detroit’s car industry helped shape its pizzas
Where To Eat Pizza author Daniel Young on how the trays on Ford’s production lines inspired pizza in the city
![One of Via 313's Detroit-style pizzas. Image courtesy of via313.com](/resource/via313.jpg)
You can own a limited edition Martin Parr print
Parr's pictures of Christians, street parties and equestrian events, record the changing nature of British society
![Martin Parr: Steep Lane Baptist Chapel, Yorkshire, 1978. From The Nonconformists. Buy this limited print in our store](/resource/bs-9780714842660.jpg)
A mosque for Foster's World Trade Centre
British architect Amanda Levete's new religious building combines Islamic traditions with 21st century technology
![AL_A's new mosque designs. Image courtesy of AL_A](/resource/mosquewtc1.jpg)
‘There's a spiritual quality about looking at art you don’t want to undermine’ - Annabelle Selldorf
On the opening of Hauser Wirth & Schimmel the architect describes the power of sculpting art spaces
![Annabelle Selldorf. Photography by Brigitte Lacombe](/resource/a-selldorf-portrait-620.jpg)
The phantasmagorical world of Vasily Klyukin
Has this Russian-born banker turned design dilettante created the architectural equivalent of outsider art?
![Asian Cobra Tower by Vasily Klyukin. Image courtesy of vasilyklyukin.com](/resource/vasilynewleadcobra.jpg)
A truly transparent Islamic Centre for NYC
Designing an Islamic Centre for NYC was not an easy commission but we think Koray Duman has pulled it off
![Buro Koray Duman's Islamic Cultural Center for New York](/resource/islamiccenter4.jpg)
Dada's birthplace to be recreated for Manifesta 11
Cabaret Voltaire will be recreated with a 21st century twist for the Christian Jankowski-curated event this summer
![Cabaret Voltaire, Zurich 2016 - photo by Martin Stollenwerk](/resource/matscabaret-voltaire-photo-c-martin-stollenwerk.jpg)
Stan Douglas on why phone photos all look the same
The artist says our phones are programmed to make the same image and little distinguishes one from another
![Abbott & Cordova, 7 August 1971 (2008) by Stan Douglas](/resource/2008-1971-grasstown-06-repro.jpg)
Sterling Ruby puts his workwear on show
A new Sprüth Magers exhibition in London shows how the artist extends his practice right into his wardrobe
![Sterling Ruby, 306 Hooded Coat (Orta), 2014 © Sterling Ruby Studio. From his new London exhibition](/resource/sterling-ruby-306-hooded-coat-orta-2014.jpg)
Watch the new Mapplethorpe documentary trailer
Robert Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures features contributions from his friends Debbie Harry and Brice Marden
![Robert Mapplethorpe, Self Portrait, 1982. © Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation. Used by permission. Mapplethorpe Flora: The Complete Flowers, Phaidon](/resource/620-rm-self-portrait-1982.jpg)
What will JR do to the Louvre pyramid?
He plans to turn the I M Pei landmark into an optical illusion as part of a new show - just how remains to be seen!
![JR au Louvre by JR. Image courtesy of the artist's Instagram](/resource/louvrejr1.jpg)
Who wants to help Christo with his next artwork?
The artist wants to employ 500 people to help install and oversee his Floating Piers project in Italy this summer
![Drawing for the Floating Piers (2104) by Christ. Photograph by André Grossmann](/resource/floatingpiers-drawinglarge-2014.jpg)
On International Women's Day meet Sarah!
Learn how the New York artist Sarah Sze choreographs her fabulous, constellation-like installations
![Sarah Sze - photo courtesy John D. & Catherine T MacArthur Foundation](/resource/finalsarah.jpg)
On International Women's Day meet Annabelle!
Learn how architect Annabelle Selldorf introduced classicism, utility and restraint into today's art galleries
![Annabelle Selldorf. Photography by Brigitte Lacombe](/resource/a-selldorf-portrait-620.jpg)
On International Women's Day meet Solla!
We trace Solla Eiriksdottir's journey from textiles student to leading light of the raw food movement
![Solla Eiriksdottir](/resource/sollawomensday.jpg)
Wilhelm Sasnal on migrants, movies and The Cure
The Polish painter and filmmaker describes how pop, existentialism and politics informed his new exhibition
![Palm Bay (2013) by Wilhelm Sasnal. From his forthcoming exhibition](/resource/palm-bay-86-x-106-7-cm-2013.jpg)
You can own a Nan Goldin limited edition print
Share in the touching lives of Nan Goldin's family of subjects by buying one of these three limited edition prints
![Jens' hand on Clemen's back, Paris, 2001, by Nan Goldin. One of our limited-edition prints](/resource/bs-9780714844213.jpg)
Kim Cadmus Owens - Affordable on Artspace
Her stretched out, glitched lines of frozen computer screens are imposed on mid-century American landscapes
![Study For Lounge - Kim Cadmus Owens](/resource/kimcadmusowensstudyforlounge.jpg)
How Phaidon helped Noma find this Aussie forager
When René Redzepi arrived in Sydney, the Australian chef, forager and book lover Elijah Holland was ready for him
![Chef Elijah Holland foraging mirebelle plums near Canberra, 2016. Image courtesy of the chef's Instagram account](/resource/cranberriescanbarra.jpg)
The London playground inspired by a Japanese photo
Look at these Hélène Binet images of Asif Khan’s new playground inspired by a Rinko Kawauchi photograph
![Chisenhale Primary School playground by Asif Khan. Photograph by Hélène Binet](/resource/helenebinetasifkahn1ii.jpg)
An Artspace take on the Armory Show
The best place to buy art on the web explains what to look out for and which satellite events to visit this week
![The Armory Show. Image courtesy of Roberto Chamorro for The Armory Show](/resource/tas-16.jpg)
A Chef's Shelfie on World Book Day!
Gabriele Corcos sent us this photo of his home office shelfie. We counted 27 Phaidon books - now show us yours!
![Gabriele Corcos's home office shelfie. Can you do better? We'd love to see yours. . .](/resource/gabrielecorcosshelfie.jpg)
Still wondering about Adele's Brits backdrop?
Here’s how a little bit of Yayoi Kusama made it into the British singer’s awards performance
![Adele inside Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Mirrored Room—The Souls of Millions of Light Years Away (2013) at the Broad, 16 February 2016. Image courtesy of Adele's Twitter](/resource/adelekusamabroad.jpg)
George Condo on his Warhol days (and nights)
The painter recalls his time on the Factory production line and his 80s friendship with the Pope of Pop
![George Condo and Andy Warhol - photo by Andy Warhol](/resource/condowarhol.jpg)
Isa Genzken unveils monumental fake flowers in NY
To mark the arrival of Two Orchids in New York, we examine the artist's take on nature, art and architecture
![Two Orchids (2016) by Isa Genzken. Image courtesy of Public Art Fund](/resource/genzkenopeningflowers.jpg)
Sou Fujimoto and David Chipperfield reinvent Paris
Fujimoto’s Thousand Trees scheme wins one of the 23 sites earmarked for, ahem, root-and branch regeneration
![The Thousand Trees - Sou Fujimoto and Manal Rachdi OXO Architectes](/resource/mille-arbres-by-manal-rachdisou6.jpg)
A history of the modern world in 7 haircuts
Learn how civil rights, war and economic boom and bust shaped the hair on our head in The Barber Book
![Wally’s barber shop after the London Blitz, 1940. As reproduced in The Barber Book. © Getty Images / Hulton Archive / Fox Photos](/resource/26-wallys-barber-shop-ii.jpg)