Depiction of veteran Labour MP latest in series of sculptures of significant women, including Diana Princess of WalesBarbara Castle, the pioneering British female politician and prominent national figure from the 1950s to the 70s, has been commemorated…
Birmingham cultural gem at risk as developers eye jewellery quarter
An industrial hub for 200 years, the area’s historic workshops are being turned into flatsIn the dusty workshop basement of luxury jeweller Deakin & Francis, grooves have been worn into the wood of workbenches used by generations of skilled hands t…
On my radar: Edmund de Waal’s cultural highlights
The ceramicist and writer on the poetry of Louise Glück, the music of Max Richter and the best secret meeting spot in LondonBorn in Nottingham in 1964, Edmund de Waal is an artist, master potter and the author of The Hare with Amber Eyes, which won the…
A lemon at the car dealership: Charles Traub’s best phone picture
‘In our vernacular, a lemon is something that’s not right. We have a lot of lemons around’In Miami, Florida, a few years ago, Charles H Traub was walking past the packed lot of a car dealership when he saw this outsized lemon parked in a vacant spot. “…
Aeroflot: a history of the Soviet airline – in pictures
The story of one of the world’s oldest carriers is told through photographs, posters and ephemera in Bruno Vandermueren’s book Aeroflot – Fly Soviet, published by FUEL Continue reading…
‘The cobalt blue felt like a risk’: a daring revamp of a dated house
How one family transformed an end-of-terrace in a London cul-de-sac into a sustainable home with a California vibeVic and Tyson Benton are each sitting in the spot that feels most like home: Vic on a built-in corner sofa, Tyson at the dining table unde…
Twenty photographs of the week
Haitian migrants try to reach the US, the Taliban in Kabul, the Cumbre Vieja volcano in La Palma and Paris fashion week – the most striking images from around the world this week Continue reading…
Bali without tourists: once-bustling hotspots now eerie and overgrown – a photo essay
Tourism on the island came to a standstill at the beginning of the pandemic. Putu Sayoga captures the impact on a once thriving industryThe sun is slowly disappearing on Jimbaran beach. The restaurants lining the beach have started to turn on their lig…
Unseen Van Gogh sketches that rework scorned masterpiece to go on display
Preparatory work for ‘redoing’ of The Potato Eaters – savaged in his lifetime – to feature in exhibitionA collection of Vincent van Gogh’s preparatory drawings sketched ahead of a planned “redoing” of The Potato Eaters, a masterpiece brutally slated by…
Viva Cuba! The heart and soul of an island nation – in pictures
A new book of black and white images, taken over three decades, showcases Raúl Cañibano’s love for his native country Continue reading…