The Pulitzer-winning author of Less has crafted a breezy confection of fish-out-of-water wit, insecurity and self-discovery set in an Italian paradise
‘There’s a place in Italy in need of someone. Why…
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‘At my funeral I want people dancing in the aisles to Madness’: David Gray’s honest playlist ⊕⊕
The singer knows all the words to Grease and channels Kenny Rogers at karaoke. But which classic musician does he liken to Picasso?
The first song I fell in love with
When I saw Night Boat to Cairo by …
3 days ago
How the ‘Picasso of ponds’ went from shaping golf courses to making freshwater homes for wildlife ⊕
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Shaun Hancox has created scores of ponds for rewilding projects across Britain – and he says there’s a lot more to it than digging a hole
He is known as “the Picasso of ponds” but the tableaux being c…
14 days ago
Fancy a European art break with fewer crowds? Try one of these five cities ⊕
Forget queuing at the Louvre or the Uffizi. You’ll find a fresh perspective on everything from medieval to modern art in places like Lille, Verona and Zurich
Zurich may be known as a financial centre,…
36 days ago
Sketches of Spain at arms: Sim, the anarchist illustrator who drew the civil war from the frontline ⊖⊖
José Luis Rey Vila’s powerful sketches of street battles and wearied soldiers brought the conflict to the world. A new show in Barcelona celebrates his overlooked legacy
Pablo Picasso may be the artis…
39 days ago
A mind-bending Spaniard, an imagistic Puerto Rico and a lush Latvian – the week in art ⊕
A revelatory Zurbarán show proves him the equal of Goya and Picasso, Angel Otero takes up a Somerset residency and Daiga Grantina brings nature to abstraction – all in your weekly dispatch
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40 days ago
US father and daughter admit selling fake Picasso and Banksy works, duping art world ○
Pair apologise in court after being accused of defrauding buyers including some of New York’s most prominent fine art auction houses
A father and daughter in New Jersey have pleaded guilty to running …
49 days ago
Hotel Exile by Jane Rogoyska review – the remarkable story of a wartime institution ⊕⊕
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From a haven for intellectuals fleeing Hitler to the HQ of the feared Abwehr, the changing fortunes of a Parisian icon
The word “hotel” is cognate with “hostel” and “hospital”, and for a few short yea…
Picasso’s Guernica is the ultimate emblem of the horrors of war. It has no place in Spain's partisan squabbles | María Ramírez ○
Forty years after the 1937 masterpiece returned to Madrid from its Franco-era exile in New York, it is again embroiled in politics
Every September, Spain celebrates one of the most symbolic moments of…
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Where should Pablo Picasso’s “Guernica” be allowed to hang? ⊖
Arguments over the painting’s rightful place hark back to ugly regional politics