The Art of Pink 2015: Pink Lotus by Grimanesa Amorós

Internationally-acclaimed artist Grimanesa Amoros creates PINK LOTUS in Honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. “We’re pink with pride this October,” says Peninsula New York with a PINK LOTUS art installation created by Grimanesa Amorós. From October 1 to November 15, The Peninsula New York presents PINK LOTUS, a large-scale light installation sculpture by noted interdisciplinary Peruvian … Read more

Meet the Turner prize shortlist, from the musician to the mind-reader

Architecture, opera, fashion, parapsychology … this year’s contenders are taking contemporary art into exciting new territory. We sent our experts to meet the artists on the shortlist

Zagato-styled Thunder Power EV Electric Sedan. This car really is more than a bit special

Taking the EV further, faster. The recent edition of Frankfurt Auto Show saw the debut of a revolutionary electric vehicle from Taiwanese technology group Thunder Power. The rear-wheel drive Thunder Power Sedan is offering both exhilarating performance and an enviable maximum journey distance. With a choice of 230 kW or 320 kW power configurations, the Thunder … Read more

First Chronométrie Ferdinand Berthoud launched at the Yacht Club de France in Paris

Deceased in 1807 in Groslay, celebrated in 1907 with a commemorative monument, the name of ‪Ferdinand Berthoud‬ is now entering a new era in the form of a new Horological Maison in homage to the great master named “the Watchmaker to the King and to the Navy”, the most distinguished title in watchmaking. You can … Read more

Zaha Hadid: from Baghdad to global ubiquity (and the RIBA gold medal)

One of the most sought-after architects in the world, Iraqi-born London-based Hadid is first woman to be awarded prestigious Riba gong in her own right

Ai Weiwei, Julian Assange and graffiti grannies – the week in art

Ai Weiwei and the Celts conquer London. Plus extraordinary outsider artists, endangered buildings and the real Alice in Wonderland – in your weekly dispatch