Unthinkable? Take no photographs in art galleries
Galleries should be for looking at the art not for having your picture taken in front of it
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Montblanc Writers Edition 2014: Daniel Defoe. A tribute to one of the greatest icons of literary history
With the Montblanc Limited Writers Edition 2014, Montblanc pays tribute to the famous British author Daniel Defoe and his epic masterpiece “Robinson Crusoe”. With its delicate ornaments and the elaborately decorated clip in the shape of a feather is reminiscent of Crusoe’s loyal friend „Poll“, which is found as a fine engraving on the nib. Montblanc … Read more
Why I love my Leica
From Henri Cartier-Bresson to Annie Leibovitz, many of the 20th century’s most defining images were shot on a Leica. Our technology columnist, a lifelong fan, tells the story of the camera that almost died and was triumphantly reborn in the digital age
Nicole Farhi and fashion’s great disappearing acts
Like Calvin Klein, Helmut Lang and Martin Margiela before her, Nicole Farhi – the designer turned sculptor – has proclaimed that she will never return to fashion. For some, though, a return is inevitable
New York’s MoMA to digitise hundreds of Andy Warhol films
Hundreds of Warhol’s films will be made available to the public in a partnership between the Andy Warhol Museum and the Museum of Modern Art in New York, with some of them never seen before
Shepard Fairey for Hennessy Very Special bottle
Hennessy V.S Limited Edition by Shepard Fairey – a bold addition to any liquor cabinet. Street artist Shepard Fairey, one of the most influential American artists of the early 21st century, proposed his personal vision of a Hennessy Very Special cognac. The artist created his own design for the label resulting in a limited edition … Read more