CULTURE . THOUGHT . MISCHIEF
‘Art is For Us, and Beyond Us’: In Conversation with Cellist Abel Selaocoe
Perhaps Abel Selaocoe’s extraordinary life has something to do with his extraordinary sound… KEEP READING
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Founded by Nina-Sophia Miralles in 2015, LOST ART is a print and digital magazine that hopes to be a pitcher of cold water on our tepid little world – a bracing tonic that will rouse you from the spell cast by colourless content.
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recommended reading
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Green Eyes: Myths, Migration and Melanin
But why did green eyes become considered as specifically mystical? One explanation is that they are so rare. Less than 2% of the world’s population…
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Punk Spirits at Pullens Yards: Meet the artists of Elephant & Castle
Despite police squads breaking down doors with sledgehammers, it was impossible to make progress…
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Chartreuse by Hannah Foster
The monks may never have intended to drink the incredibly alcoholic tincture, but plenty of other Europeans did...
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London's Burning: Our Red-Hot Tradition
For a city so often associated with grey skies and rain, London sure burns easy. You don’t know just how easy until you start looking at the facts…
Since the 1880s, tattoo parlours have been operating in the capital. Notable patrons of the art form included members of the royal family…
There are many treasures – both academic and artistic – kept well out of reach of the public, often for opaque reasons…
Thought
My long-held assumption was that antiques and young people rarely mixed, but we may well be living in a new age of interest in the past…
Placating groups of ‘the toughest gang leaders in the country’, some with up to 100 offences under their belts, is quite the task for two animals…
I’m used to barging the charity fundraisers, but I have less experience being accosted by Christians. This is London, famously both a Godless and a multi-faith place. An urban oxymoron…
London
Can museums still fulfil their mission of acquisition, preservation, and stewardship, or will digital art mutate them into something unrecognisable?
This new generation of digital art buyers aren’t just interested in new kinds of artwork. They’re a diverse demographic, some interested in digital creations as investments, others fascinated by their aesthetic value…
Rosalind Freeborn’s book reimagines the true story of Frederick Blomberg, the supposed son of a king who featured so intriguingly in her family legend...
Art
Foodstuff
The view is superb; with a miscellany of museum-worthy art on the walls. And besides, I find the locals charming. So, whenever I’m ready for a lunch-long holiday, I go to Wilton’s…
Chefs are the couturiers of cuisine. These maestros create magic at the stoves, but their ability to prepare can also be impaired or improved by how they dress…
The humble cuppa wasn’t always such a quotidian item, back in the day tea was an exercise in etiquette. So why the fuss? And was it really all corsets and crinoline?
If the word ‘fabulous’ could sprout legs and saunter out of the Oxford English Dictionary, Christopher Mills is just about what you’d picture…
Giulia Paratelli explores what acceptance means, and the different journeys different bodies embark on, all hoping the reach the same point of complete peace…
If you are looking to turn down the dial on London noise, then welcome to Little Walsingham…