The Palazzo Venier was intended as a testimony to the power and wealth of a great Venetian family in 1750, but the commission was abandoned with only one story complete. Empty and decaying, “il palazzo non finito” was an eyesore for over a century until it came to be inhabited by three very different women. 'The Unfinished Palazzo' tells their stories.
Be invited into the homes of inspiring people in the world's most vibrant city, starting with photographer and stylist Gillian Hyland.
We meet Alex Prager, artist and author behind 'Silver Lake Drive', and one of the truly original image makers of our time.
30 May, 2018
The internationally renowned children’s author discusses exploring the ocean in his latest work 'The Big Book of the Blue'.
Jojakim Cortis and Adrian Sonderegger painstakingly recreate iconic photographs and images of world-famous events using miniature, three-dimensional studio reconstructions. Bill Knight talked to them about how they do it, and why.
09 May, 2018
As at ease in the lecture theatre as he is at the potter’s wheel, Dr Aaron Rosen’s mission is to make the history of art accessible to anyone with a questing mind - whether university student, young child or curious adult.
In the extract from 'The Lives of the Surrealists' by Desmond Morris, read about the childhood that shaped Salvador Dalí's work and his first meeting with Picasso.
'Modern Art' is a journey through seventy individual movements and topics, from Impressionism to Conceptual Art. Read an exclusive introductory extract here.
'Looking at Pictures' explores the origins, designs and themes of over one hundred pictures in order to artfully expand our appreciation. Read an exclusive extract below.
Celebrating the second golden age of record cover design: the secrets behind some of the most iconic covers of the past 20 years.