The intricate outsider artwork of Melvin Way
“I went inside the looking glass through the computer and did this.”
Author: Poppy Burton
John Paul Jones explains what made Led Zeppelin “remarkable”
“It would have been incredibly easy to coast. But we never did.”
Paul McCartney explains the secret to The Beatles “magic”
“So much of what we did came from a deep sense of wonder.”
The ‘Jaws Effect’: the very real consequence of Steven Spielberg’s classic movie
“Sharks are somehow mad at me.”
Susan Hillier: The artist who inspired The Maccabees song ‘Spit It Out’
“The most stunning, colourful and odd mural paintings.”
‘Madame X’: the painting so scandalous it exiled its creator
The painting, tellingly, was first titled: “Madame XXX.”
Russia to sit out of Venice Biennale for second time
It is the second time Russia won’t feature in the cultural festival.
Dakota Johnson: “It’s really fucking bleak in this industry”
“Everyone who makes decisions is afraid.”
The $160m Willem de Kooning painting stolen and hidden in a spare bedroom
A truly exceptional crime carried out by a pair of unassuming schoolteachers.
How Vincent van Gogh inspired a classic Stanley Kubrick scene
Kubrick relied on van Gogh’s uniquely bleak expressionistic style.
Lynn Goldstein’s photos of Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
“It’s like the music bringing you up into the light.”