Tag: art
Icons August 2017
David Bailey & Jean Shrimpton: Breaking the Class Ceiling
This iconic swinging London couple embodied the ’60s shift of British culture from the upper class to the masses.
Icons February 2017
Certified Original: Peggy Guggenheim
Collector, bohemian, socialite. The list of Peggy Guggenheim’s accomplishments goes on and on, as does her enduring legacy to the world of fine art.
Code December 2016
What To Buy This Week: Modern Monochrome
Wear it all together or pick and mix your favourite pieces; this week’s edit goes back to basics with minimalistic design and a stripped back wintery aesthetic.
Pleasure December 2016
Maison D'etre: London's Maison Assouline
There are very few stores on the planet that aspire to be a cultural retreat, and still fewer that succeed. Maison Assouline then, on London’s Piccadilly, is a truly rakish…
Icons December 2016
Advance Australian Flair: Joel Edgerton
So Joel Edgerton is just another Antipodean actor in Hollywood, right? Not now. Not with his new movie, Loving, the epic true story of how one interracial couple fought America’s…
Pleasure December 2016
The Radical Eye at Tate Modern London
A man of many tastes, many talents and many excesses, Sir Elton John is an artist in more than one sense. He is also, it transpires, a great collector, as…
Pleasure November 2016
Abstract Expressionism at the Royal Academy of Arts
The Rake explores the latest exhibition at London’s Royal Academy, a celebration of one of the most liberated art movements in history…
Pleasure September 2016
Martin Sharp: Art as Pop, Pop as Art
Australia’s greatest psychedelic pop purveyor occupied the space between sound and vision, sacred and profane, art and design.
Style September 2016
History Boy: George Skeggs
Gentlemen with truly unique style can be hard to come by, but George Skeggs is a master of owning your individuality and not apologising for standing out from the (usually admiring) crowd.
Craft September 2016
Art on His Sleeve: Richie Culver
Richie Culver’s impressive spectrum of work lends itself to art, design and fashion. Our arts correspondent meets the man behind the canvas.
