What was it with Yves Klein and Blue?
On the anniversary of his birth, a look at the artist's preoccupation with the colour blue, courtesy of Chromaphilia

Ai Weiwei and Shepard Fairey give Trump the finger
The artists produce new anti-authoritarian skateboards to mark the first 100 days of the presidency

How Martin Parr stopped these guys looking at his camera
The inquisitive British Magnum photographer on Mormons, patience, and making a personal connection

Pentagram put The Handmaid's Tale on The High Line
Paula Scher and Abbott Miller hope their new installation will offer "glimpses of resistance for an uncertain age”

A Carlo Scarpa guide to Venice
Heading to La Serenissima for the art? Great! But don't forget to take a look at the city's architecture too

Take a look at the dishes in our latest James Beard winner!
And read the charming childhood story behind our hit meat-free Middle Eastern Vegetarian Cookbook

Annabelle Selldorf shows us her new London gallery
Architect says she has added 'minor interventions' to an 18th century London house for Thaddaeus Ropac

A Movement in a Moment: Romanticism
On Delacroix's birthday we look at how a literary movement went on to shape European art history

How DNA undermined Darwin
On the anniversary of DNA's discovery, we look at how the double helix called into question a few of his claims

Wilhelm Sasnal has painted Marine Le Pen
As French elections begin, the far right leader appears alongside Angela Merkel and Hillary Clinton in new show

How a watchmaker changed Willem de Kooning’s life
We look back at one early encounter that spurred him on to become an artist

In Production - Ornament Is Crime
Architecture & Design Editor Virginia McLeod gives us a sneak peek at a book about to leave our shelves for yours

What’s JR doing on top of that Louise Bourgeois spider?
The artist and activist, fresh from a Paris opening, heads south to France's leading public art vineyard

Eve Arnold and the story of The Unretouched Woman
On the anniversary of her birth, how the photo legend waited until she was in her sixties before making a book

Cindy Sherman, Kerry James Marshall in Time's 100
Here’s why the painter and fine art photographer are among Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People 2017

Lauren Greenfield is in conversation at the Design Museum
Don't miss the Economist’s Anne McElvoy interviewing the Generation Wealth photographer next month

How to get a seat at Noma Mexico
René Redzepi's pop-up is completely booked-up but there is a way to taste his take on Mexican cuisine

A Movement in a Moment: Symbolism
Understand how a poetic movement spurred painters on to express inner truths, not subjective realities

Meanwhile, in Los Angeles last night. . .
A well-dressed crowd came to the Getty Residence to help us launch our new book London Uprising

If you want to get ahead get a hat
For baseball cap wearing On Vegetables chef Jeremy Fox it’s crucial kitchen apparel - and a reminder of his roots

Sarah Sze explains her 2nd Avenue subway art
Here’s why the artist and Phaidon author drew on the Futurists and Constructivists for her NYC commission

5 designs that could only come from Japan
To celebrate Japanese Invention Day (us neither!) here are some designs that are super modern yet traditional

Steve McCurry at Angkor Wat on World Heritage Day
The entire history of a great civilisation in one place - photographed by one great Magnum photographer

Jeremy Fox - from cold turkey to hot property
The chef opens up about his early career struggles and newfound happiness in WSJ Magazine

5 Artworks you possibly didn't realise were religious
It's Easter - take a brief moment to educate yourself about the unseen messages within these iconic artworks

How Yuri Gagarin inspired Soviet design
56 years ago today the Cosmonaut became the first man in space and launched a new era of Soviet design

How to sound smart when talking about Kanye’s collection
Kim Kardashian's husband goes old skool with new line inspired by the Italian Renaissance

How to love, lunch and dream at the Venice Biennale
Here's why the 2017 Venice Art Biennale will be filled with pleasure and leisure (as well as a bit of politics)

Why Frieze is bringing The Moon to New York
The art fair will recreate a seminal 1968 Fabio Mauri lunar installation as part of the 2017 event

Say hello to your new office snack!
Eating bugs might sound gross but here's what we discovered when Phaidon's finest took the taste test

How Matisse was inspired by clutter
A new exhibition traces what role the great painter’s possessions played in the creation of his art

A Movement in a Moment: Colour Field Painting
On Kenneth Noland’s birthday we look back at the abstract style that sought to rid art of superfluous rhetoric

Edmund de Waal channels Giorgio Morandi in Stockholm
Though it's not ceramics that unite the two artists but the encouragement of mindful viewing and contemplation

Come and visit Phaidon and Moroso in Milan
The Italian furniture company is showing a number of our books at their showroom at Fuori Salone, Milan

Theaster Gates premieres his Black Monks movie
The artist’s jazz-gospel group stars in a new film, opening at Helsinki's IHME Art Festival this week

It's New Beer's Eve! Check out these 5 bars
Feeling thirsty? Well here’s a handful of places to raise a glass to 'remember' the repeal of prohibition

How Nancy Holt's Sun Tunnels link us to the cosmos
This US artist was born 79 years ago today. Discover how her Sun Tunnels connect us with astronomical events

Phaidon chefs shine at World's 50 Best Restaurants
From Manhattan to Modena, our chefs' restaurants remain among the best places to eat in the world and André Chiang's Restaurant André is the fastest riser among them - moving up 18 places from number 32 to 14

Virgilio Martinez wins Chefs Choice Award at 50 Best!
Central chef and author is crowned chefs' favourite at the awards ceremony in Melbourne

Good luck to all our chefs at The World's 50 Best!
Who will win in Melbourne tomorrow? It's not long now until we find out

How a young David Hockney sneaked this guy into Britain
To mark the opening of Queer British Art 1861–1967 we look back at the hunk Hockney painted for his diploma

Diller Scofidio + Renfro make a roof from jeans
The US architectural practice repurposes 300 pairs of denim strides for 2017's Milan Design Week

It's the Peace symbol's Birthday
How the peace sign, unveiled at a CND march on 4 April 1958, used an old symbol to express a modern message

How JR won over François Hollande
Here’s why the artist, who was once treated like a criminal, was joined by the French president at his opening

Elmgreen & Dragset’s Merman splashes into Warsaw
The copper-green sculpture, He, forms part of a new mermaid themed group exhibition in the city

Did Warhol inspire Peter Marino’s biker look?
The leather-clad archistar expresses his admiration for Andy’s fright wig in 60 Minutes interview

More photos from the Great Dixter US tour
Aaron Bertelsen continues his journey through America with a talk at the New York Botanical Garden

The pain that fired up Goya but finished off Van Gogh
Both were born on 30 March and both learned to put their inner turmoil into their art - but with very different results

Peter Doig meets Albert Camus in Beijing
New show pairs painter’s best-known pictures with quotes from the French Algerian writer

René Redzepi is cooking ant eggs in Mexico
And those 'white rice looking things' are Mexican caviar - according to new book On Eating Insects

When Magnum went to Italy
Rarely seen photos mark the agency’s 70th birthday show at Turin’s Fondazione Camera

Investigating the deathly side of Guy Bourdin
He turned up at Vogue on a camel and took sleeping pills to elongate his dreams - on the anniversary of the photographer’s death, we take a look at the morbid obsessions that fired his fashion imagery

Catch Jeremy Fox on his 2017 tour
The author of On Vegetables will visit five cities in North America next month. Will one of them be yours?

5 things we learned from Magnus Nilsson’s Canadian trip
The chef and author of the Nordic Cookbook talked terroir and stars during his recent jaunt

Anyone got $15 million for this Sottsass Silicon Valley home?
Built for IDEO's David Kelley, the entire dwelling was laid out in an Italian gym; the furniture was built to scale, dissembled, shipped to the US, and rebuilt by Italian craftsmen - sadly, the great book on the table is not included!

Plant wins American Horticultural Society Book Award!
Plant is 'an art exhibit in book form' says one of the judges - and who are we to disagree?

5 great bars for International Whiskey Day
From Glasgow to Louisville, here's a fistful of joints to celebrate, courtesy of Where Bartenders Drink

A Movement in a Moment: Photo-Secession
On the day of Edward Steichen’s birth we look back at his painterly take on photography

Here's our new fashion book taking shape. . .
Anna Dello Russo is the latest big name fashion star to make a book with us - here's a sneak peak!

Great Dixter goes to South Carolina
The cook and author Aaron Bertelsen spreads his love for English gardening stateside

Enrique Olvera does healthy local dining
After Cosme comes Atla, where the dishes are just as inventive - and, get this, more affordable!

When Bartenders Talk - Nico de Soto
The Mace NY owner on why the The Clarified Milk Punch is his favourite cocktail to make and more

Paul Cocksedge excavates studio to make furniture
Brick and concrete flooring from his old studio form his new Excavation: Evicted collection

Hong Kong’s trams turned into camera obscuras
Kingsley Ng’s Art Basel Hong Kong work takes daydreaming on public transport to a new level

Would you cook sous vide in a washing machine?
For steaks choose a synthetics cycle, for peas try the cottons setting says design student

A new home for the Hollywood sign?
Hirsuta's winning competition design could rival landmark LA residences by John Lautner and Frank Gehry

A Movement in a Moment: Arte Povera
On Jannis Kounellis’s birthday, we look at the artists who turned low materials into high art

When Bartenders Talk - Simone Caporale
The former Langham bartender on cocktail trends, travelling in the Andes and restoring vintage Italian scooters

Hayv Kahraman - Why I Paint
Exploring the creative processes of tomorrow's artists today - as featured in Vitamin P3

What links Van Dyck, Lenin and Colonel Sanders?
On the Flemish painter's birthday, an aspect of his portraiture that's resounded through the ages

A Phaidon guide to the Fourth Plinth winner
What to say about the Michael Rakowitz sculpture that’s coming to Trafalgar Square soon

Wow! Will Superflex do this to the Tate?
Did you know that Tate Modern’s latest Turbine Hall artists once flooded a McDonald’s?

When Warhol painted Greta Garbo
Ahead of the US sale of Warhol’s Star print, we look into Andy’s fascination with the actress

When Bartenders Talk - Miguel Fernandez
In our new book Where Bartenders Drink 300 expert drink-makers reveal 750 spots across 60 countries

Danny Lyon remembers Selma
52 years on from those historic marches the photographer recalls how violence led to justice

RIP Trisha Brown, Rauschenberg's dance partner
A look back at Brown's huge influence on Bob, following the choreographer's death on Saturday

When Martin Parr went full colour
New Somerset House show contrasts Parr's colour photos with his earlier black-and-white ones

Will MAD finally get to build the Lucas Museum?
After attempts in Chicago and San Francisco LA looks likely to play host to the billion dollar building

Massimo Bottura celebrates Osteria Francescana's birthday - with a rice ball
The chef creates a new version of the supplì to honour two important milestones

Alex Olson - Why I Paint
Exploring the creative processes of tomorrow's artists today - as featured in Vitamin P3

When Bartenders Talk - José Antonio Femenía
Joan Miro and George Orwell could often be found downing cocktails at the atmospheric Boadas in Barcelona, Spain - what does its current bartender have to say about the place where bartenders drink?

What to say when walking round the new Theaster Gates show
Become an instant expert on the artist’s National Gallery exhibition - courtesy of our monograph

When Olafur Eliasson dyed the rivers green
On St Patrick’s Day we look at how a simple green artwork made us look at our cities anew

8,000 early Annie Leibovitz shots to go on show
The Luma Foundation has acquired her archive and plans to show it in Arles

Phaidon chefs up for 2017 James Beard Awards
Jeremy Fox, Virgilio Martínez and Corey Lee are all nominated for this year’s awards

A Phaidon guide to the Whitney Biennial
Here’s how the artists in one of 2017's most important shows are described in our books

JR dons toy astronaut helmet to battle storm Stella
'En plain air' takes on a whole new meaning as the French artist scales NY water tower

Look who came to our London Uprising launch!
Samantha Cameron, Mario Testino and Natalie Massenet were among the Sotheby's guests last night

How to get Jeremy Fox’s perfect cheese sandwich
Just because his book On Vegetables is meat-free it doesn’t mean it can’t be indulgent...

How to get ahead in the art world by Magnus Resch
Serial entrepreneur's new publication offers the most wide-ranging report on today's art galleries

A great pasta dish for a snowy, stay at home day
Has Stella cut you off from the stores? Then whip up this recipe with a few kitchen staples

Maria Taniguchi - Why I Paint
Exploring the creative processes of tomorrow's artists today - as featured in Vitamin P3

Where is Ai Weiwei showing his new migrant artwork?
The artist is preparing to unveil a monumental new piece inspired by the refugee crisis

Our Instagram weekend break at Great Dixter
Missed out when Andrew Montgomery took over our Instagram? Then take a look here

When Bartenders Talk - Erik Lorincz
Savoy head barman and the man Bond turns to when he wants something more than a Martini shaken, not stirred

Big names turn out for Jimmie Durham opening
Curator of new show ranks Durham among the USA's greatest living sculptors - and she's not alone

Steve McCurry beats Google's doodle
The search giant’s GIF marks the Holi festival but McCurry’s photos show its true colours

What was it with Mark Rothko and Purple?
When he came to make one final spiritual series there was only one colour to pick. . .

How is BIG’s Lego house coming along?
Pretty well it seems - Bjarke Ingels should have it finished by September!

Gallery hopping with Stephen Shore
Half a century on from meeting Warhol, the fine-art photographer still knows what’s hot
