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'Civilization' shows how contemporary photography, notably art photography, is fascinated by — and attempts to decode and communicate — the way we live today.

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We spoke to the author of 'Josef Albers: Life and Work', writer and art critic Charles Darwent, about the Bauhaus power couple, Josef and Anni Albers, and why Josef Albers would have hated his book.

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Features

Magnum China - Read an Extract

05 Oct, 2018

Many of Magnum’s most renowned photographers have photographed China, returning time and again, their fascination growing in line with the country’s burgeoning accessibility and international influence. We take a look at some of the stunning photos from 'Magnum China'.

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Since the birth of the Chinese movie industry in 1920, over 300 movie periodicals were created; although little trace now remains of that once-flourishing print genre, 'Chinese Movie Magazines' collates and contextualizes more than 500 full-colour covers, “from Charlie Chaplin to Chairman Mao”.

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Features

The Writer's Map - Read an Extract

05 Oct, 2018

Robert Macfarlane reflects on his cartophilia in an extract of the new book bringing together writers' thoughts on the geographies they describe and the wild landscapes of their imagination.

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Author Interviews

Interview: For Those in Peril on the Sea…

01 Oct, 2018

RG Grant, the author of 'Sentinels of the Sea: A Miscellany of Lighthouses Past' spoke to us about his collaboration with the National Archives what inspired to tell the story of lighthouses all over the world.

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Take a look at the best of Karl Lagerfeld’s pioneering and irreverent campaigns for Chanel, as photographed by the designer himself.

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Author Interviews

Is Democracy Failing?

21 Sep, 2018

Only four countries around the world do not currently define themselves as democracies, but many more do not fulfil the four basic requirements of democracy­­­–author Niheer Dasandi asks, 'Is Democracy Failing?'

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The V&A Dundee, designed by internationally renowned architect Kengo Kuma, opened the weekend of 15 September 2018. Take an exclusive look at what's inside.

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What links Stalin and the artist Rosso Fiorentino? What was Gauguin hinting at when he painted a copy of Milton’s 'Paradise Lost' into a portrait? Is it true that no one ever saw Picasso with a book in his hand?

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