British Library to unveil £33m newspaper reading room
State-of-the-art facility will store more than three centuries of newspapers and magazines dating back to the English civil war
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Look back on the 20th century through the lens of Henri Cartier-Bresson
A not-to-be-missed retrospective of French photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson. Ten years after Henri Cartier-Bresson’s death, Paris’ Centre Pompidou, the largest museum for modern art in Europe, plays host to an entirely new retrospective of the artist’s work. His genius for composition, extraordinary visual intuition and ability to capture the most elusive and significant instants as they happened … Read more
Hyères International Fashion and Photography Festival 2014: The winners
Kenta Matsushige and Lorenzo Vitturi, the big winners of Hyères International Fashion and Photography Festival 2014. The 29th Hyères International Fashion and Photography Festival, a huge fashion and art photography event which has taken place annually at the end of April since 1985, took place from April 25-28 in the small French picturesque coastal town … Read more
Mario Testino returns home to focus on the beauty of Peru
The man made famous for his portraits of supermodels discusses why he has been drawn back to his hometown Lima
Henri Matisse: The Cut-Outs. Inspiring, uplifting giant of modern art at Tate Modern
Landmark show explores the final chapter in Matisse’s career as he began ‘carving into colour’ and his series of spectacular cut-outs was born. A draughtsman, printmaker, sculptor and painter, Henri Matisse‘s unparalleled cut-outs are among the most significant of any artist’s late works. In a career spanning over half a century, Matisse made a large … Read more
Joséphine’s letters to trusted Napoleon general to go on sale in Paris
Expert describes four unpublished letters to chief of staff Alexandre Berthier as ‘wonderful, intimate and revealing’