‘I keep saying to everyone, 'I didn't waste a minute all my life’’. Throughout her remarkable and remarkably varied lifetime, the multi-talented Lee Miller was a consummate adventurer.
As In the Black Fantastic continues at the Hayward Gallery, we catch up with the exhibition's curator Ekow Eshun about his accompanying book, plus cosmic paintings, stunning collages, and his wildest dreams for the future of Black art.
From the neuroscience of new ideas to kaleidoscopic visual sourcebooks, these reads are designed to refresh your perspective, bolster your creative courage and help spark something new.
Art historian and National Portrait Gallery curator Flavia Frigeri recommends the Thames & Hudson books that have inspired her recently – including a trip to Venice with Peggy Guggenheim and an unconventional storybook from Andy Warhol.
Do you live in a human body? Then abstract art is for you. A refreshing reappraisal of the history of abstract art, this episode explores quilt-making and taste-making, constellations and curation, and what the walls of the Whitney can tell us about our world.