Salvador Dali's The Persistence of Memory explained
Find out how the Spanish Surrealist went from penniless painter to toast of the NYC artworld in one single canvas
3 Food & Beer pairings you need to try tonight!
Daniel Burns and Jeppe Jarnit-Bjergsø, authors of Food & Beer, pick the best craft beers for these great dishes
Daniel Young's top 20 best pizza places in the world
Our Where To Eat Pizza author has just revealed the top 20 pizza places on planet earth - is your local on the list?
A Movement in a Moment: Photorealism
Find out how, in the mid-20th century, a group of painters stopped worrying and learned to love the camera
Why was this 70s concept car such a hit at Frieze?
Turner Prize shortlisted atist Anthea Hamilton’s Mario Bellini homage was a welcome touch of hippy nostalgia
Annabelle Selldorf's grand designs
Find out how the NY architect built the new Steinway Hall inside the old Center of International Photography
A letter to André Chiang - from his mother
To mark US Mother’s Day, we examine the deep relationship between this great chef and his mom
André Chiang makes the cover of GQ
The former model and Octaphilosophy chef defies kitchen health and safety regulations in new photo shoot
One thing not to miss in New York
The New Museum, NYC's peerless art institution, is the top pick from our Wallpaper* City Guide this Frieze Week
Anne Collier - Affordable on Artspace
Her Double Exposure photograph steers clear of narcissism but is full of compelling contradictions
A Movement in a Moment: German Expressionism
Find out how, a little over a century ago, a group of young artists put personal experience into painting
5 reasons why Paul McCarthy is not just about icky
Put off by the nudity and ketchup? Hayward Director Ralph Rugoff on what to really look for in a great artist's work
Photos that changed the world – 24 Hrs In Photos
Find out how Erik Kessels printed off a single day of Flickr uploads to demonstrate the ubiquity of digital images
The search for Edward Hopper's Nighthawks diner
It’s the most famous corner in American art history, parodied by Banksy and the Simpsons, but where was it?
Patrick Grant's favourite photo from Real Food
We've heard how his new collection was inspired by Martin Parr's Boring Postcards - here he is on Parr's new book
Sarah Sze - Affordable on Artspace
Her Images in Debris print is a great way to add this important contemporary artist to your collection
New Sou Fujimoto book explains how he did this!
The balconies on the architect’s L’arbre Blanc building in Montpelier have confounded everyone – until now
Annabelle Selldorf hits the right note in NYC
Iconic artists, gallerists and curators all dropped in to the contemporary architect’s recent Phaidon book launch
3 cool Mona Hatoum works in the new Tate show
Clarrie Wallis, curator of Mona Hatoum at Tate Modern, talks us through 3 pieces in the new retrospective
Where to Eat Pizza at Frieze NY
Author Daniel Young picks the best pizza at Frieze NY this week and the city's other great art-world pizza places
Is Maurizio Cattelan bringing a donkey to Frieze NY?
The Italian artist plans to reprise one of his most famous installation works - but just how will he do it?
Have you seen Jordan Wolfson's new animatronic?
Why does the artist’s latest sculpture look a lot like Alfred E. Neuman, MAD magazine’s infuriating mascot?
How Paul McCarthy befriended Bobby Fischer
McCarthy reveals benign figure staring through the window at his 1974 artwork was the troubled chess champion
Come and have dinner with Eve and Rosie!
Our Kitchen Shelf authors host a special event with Soho House's Barber & Parlour next week. Why not come?
How Martin Parr's Phaidon book inspired Patrick Grant's new men's and women's collections
'Boring Postcards was the hub of a wheel of inspiration' says the E.Tautz and Norton & Sons head
3 tips for Frieze NY - chosen by Frieze NY
Pack light, don’t miss the new galleries and do check out the sci-fi costume play house-music ballet!
André Chiang’s Octaphilosophy tour in 8 bites
In the spirit of Chiang’s eight-point philosophy here is an octet of highlights from his worldwide book tour
How Paul McCarthy turned action painting obscene
Find out how the artist changed the heroic gestures of Pollock and co. into an abject critique of 20th Century USA
Zen and the bitterness of beer brewing
We shun bitter flavours in food, yet embrace them in beer. Why? Brewer and author Jeppe Jarnit-Bjergsø explains
Photos That Changed The World - Twirling Wires
From 1930 until 1960 photography was premised on transparency. Roger Ballen was one of the photographers who changed that, seeking out those members of society who could not be so easily understood
Is the new Beyoncé video a tribute to Pipilotti Rist?
The singer's brilliant new video for Hold Up bears some striking similarities to Rist's equally great 1997 work
One thing not to miss in Tokyo
Repurposed packing crates function as display cases in this bookshop featured in our Wallpaper* City Guide
Success at our Failed It! launch
London's creative types love the look of art director Erik Kessels’ fabulous, fun guide to failing better
Martin Parr launches Real Food at E. Tautz
Parr's Boring Postcards inspired Patrick Grant's latest E. Tautz collection - last night he hosted the Magnum legend
What makes Stefan Sagmeister happy?
Watch the graphic designer do drugs, therapy and don a pink bunny outfit in new cinematic work, The Happy Film
A Phaidon guide to the Royal Collection
On Queen Elizabeth's 90th birthday, we take a look through her art collection, from Rembrandts to war photos
Is Kerry James Marshall about to take on Star Wars?
The celebrated US artist says he wants to see his Rythm Mastr comic book turned into a feature film
Wolfgang Tillmans takes over the Tate
He'll get a solo show at Tate Modern in 2017 and will also take over the South Tank. So what can we expect?
A Movement in a Moment: Conceptual Art
Find out how a group of 1960s artists stripped art down to nothing in a kind of Modernist nervous breakdown
Get to know the US artist for the 2017 Biennale
Find out why Mark Bradford's abstract works are rooted in the real world, via our contemporary art title Vitamin P2
Could this Dubai tower become the world’s tallest?
The Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava hopes his structure will top the Burj Khalifa once it is completed
Have you met Daniel Burns?
Get to know the mathematician, Michelin-starred chef and co-author of new book Food & Beer (he's on the right!)
JR creates a new world for kids in his hometown
The artist’s Vous êtes ici exhibition at the Centre Pompidou offers a high tech 'model village' of his work
The Insider's Guide to Philadelphia
Fashion designer Bela Shehu shares her favourite places as featured in our Wallpaper* City Guide
Will this wooden supertall rise above London?
The world’s tallest timber structure has been proposed for the iconic brutalist Barbican estate
One thing not to miss in San Sebastián
Construcción Vacía, featured in our Wallpaper* City Guide, is a fine example of Spain's fight for artistic freedom
Buy rare design classic - help the Design Museum
The museum is staging two auctions of great lots from famous donors to raise money for its new home
The Art of the Map - Leonardo da Vinci
On his birth anniversary learn why he crafted this stealthy city map for one of Europe's most violent rulers
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?
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
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
Can you spot Noma on Olafur Eliasson's shelfie?
Hands up who spotted this picture in our new book Studio Olafur Eliasson The Kitchen
5 Indian garments with hidden meanings
From the Mughals to the Independence movement, the history of India has been captured in its clothing
Have you met Jeppe Jarnit-Bjergsø?
Get to know the champion runner turned international brewer and co-author of new book Food & Beer
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
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
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
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?
Lost art of letter writing makes post office go digital
Toronto Architects RDH are bringing 21st century technology into a 19th century public building
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
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
How a horrific childhood accident led Chris Burden to employ extreme personal danger in his artworks
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
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
John Baldessari - Affordable on Artspace
In his Double Motorcyclists and Landscape piece the grainy image of the bikers contrasts with the Icelandic wild
Annabelle Selldorf remembers Zaha Hadid
'She didn't represent the conventional model' says the New York-based architect and Portfolio and Projects subject
John Pawson does Jutaku!
The British architect discovered his love of simplicity in Japan - now he’s returned to build a house there
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
Gaudí-inspired house perches precariously
Some people might resist pitching their home on a 42 degree angle - but not this young Spanish couple
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
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
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
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
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?
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
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
Another best cookbook win for Tacopedia!
The International Association of Culinary Professionals bestows best Reference & Technical Award 2016
'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
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
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. . .
Take a look at the Smithsonian's incredible collection
126 million wonderful artefacts, most of which have been kept from public view - until now
Herzog & de Meuron design new gallery for Vitra
Swiss architecture practice complete second project in Germany for giants of the design world
Hito Steyerl - Affordable on Artspace
The Berlin artist's 2005 work Gosprom is today's highly prized piece of art available from Artspace
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
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
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 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'
How Alfred Stieglitz invented the modern photograph
In his uncompromising 1907 group portrait of the poor the photographer confronted life and reality head on
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
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
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
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
Stuart 'Tank Man' Franklin's 3 fave Artspace photos
Beaches, blasts and branches! The Documentary Impulse author and Tank Man photographer makes his choice
A Movement in a Moment: Surrealism
How sex, war and psychology gave rise to one of art's longest-lived and most influential movements
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
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
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
Warhol on Mapplethorpe
Warhol confidant Bob Colacello recalls Andy's reaction to his friendship with the late, great photographer
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
