Herzog & de Meuron mix art and science at the RCA
Discover how a Phaidon author is helping the Swiss practice rework the Royal College of Art Campus
The Art of the Plant – Marc Quinn
Best known for Self - a cast of his blood-filled head, the sculptor has also found inspiration in the natural world
Elizabeth McIntosh - Why I Paint
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Why Darwin was confused by birds
Birds helped Darwin formulate his theory, but not every species suited his breakthrough as our new book explains
Christie's Strangest Sales – Elizabeth Taylor’s jewels
Discover how the actress acquired a $140 million collection, thanks to her ping-pong skills, among other talents
Gerhard Richter says art is the highest form of hope
In a rare new interview the painter reasserts the solace and comfort that fine art can offer humanity
Grace's greatest photographers – Arthur Elgort
To herald the publication of Saving Grace: My Fashion Archive 1968-2016, Vogue's Grace Coddington runs through some of her favourite photographers, including the New Yorker whom she refers to as her “travelling companion”
Snøhetta help Saudis see the future
Could this new building enable one of the world's biggest oil states to find its place once the wells run dry?
Beautiful and bizarre beasts behind Darwin's theory
Photographer Robert Clark's new book offers some striking supporting evidence for the theory of natural selection
The Art of the Plant – Piet Mondrian
The abstract painter is best known for his De Stijl works, yet he found early inspiration in the natural world
How Magnum recorded the discord in Mao's China
Magnum Photobook: The Catalogue Raisonne looks back at a 1960s trip through the Cultural Revolution
Zaha Hadid and the first wooden football stadium
Architects reveal plans for a 5,000 capacity new home for British eco-friendly side Forest Green Rovers
How Nigel Cooke has a blast in the studio
How loud music and an abundance of enthusiasm led to a life model being covered in emulsion paint
When Mona Hatoum videoed a private moment
To pee or not to pee? The artist recalls inviting visitors to a gallery toilet to make an alarming choice
Patrizio di Massimo - Why I Paint
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A first look at Nan Goldin's drawings
Discover the deeply personal origins of the photographer's drawings on show for the first time
Christie's Strangest Sales – A salvaged £3m Spitfire
How a downed WWII fighter was saved from the coastal sands and went on to achieve seven figures at auction
Anselm Kiefer goes to Viking heaven
The German artist wrestles with Norse mythology, identity and recent history in forthcoming London show
The world's best chefs are set to swap restaurants
Who knows where Massimo, Virgilio and co. will end up cooking tomorrow, at the Grand Gelinaz! Shuffle
A Movement in a Moment: Cobra
How the first truly international post-war avant-garde movement was founded on this day 8 November in 1948
Grace's greatest photographers – Bruce Weber
To mark the publication of Saving Grace: My Fashion Archive 1968-2016, Vogue magazine's Grace Coddington runs through some of her favourite photographers, including this all-American master of fashion photography
When Cecil Beaton shot Mick Jagger
Her Majesty in the morning, Mick in the afternoon. A page from the 1968 diary of the great British photographer
The Art of the Plant – Edward Steichen
Great images by artists and photographers who've been inspired by our natural world
The fine art posters that fired a revolution
A new exhibition looks back at the home made stencilled posters that bolstered the Bolsheviks
T Magazine’s Elemental Living weekend getaway
The NY Times style mag offered a virtual weekend escape via Instagram and our book Elemental Living
Why Josef Albers’ squares began in black and white
David Zwirner’s current Josef Albers exhibition shows the monochromatic side of the great artist and colour theorist
Celia Hempton - Why I Paint
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John Pawson turns bunker into ancient art gallery
This Berlin bunker might appear rather brutal but it's now home to some rarefied East Asian art and furnishings
A Movement in a Moment: Humanist Photography
A look at the photographers who used their burgeoning skills to create a new sense of dignity
How to mix the perfect autumn cocktail
As Daylight Saving ends it's time to enjoy an autumnal drink, courtesy of our new book Regarding Cocktails
Could Trump's wall become a Luis Barragán tribute?
That's certainly the proposal from Mexican architects who've painted the candidate's border barrier Barragán pink
Grace's greatest photographers - Peter Lindbergh
In honour of Grace Coddington's new publication, Saving Grace: My Fashion Archive 1968-2016, the Vogue legend name checks some of her favourite photographers, beginning with the man who inaugurated the supermodel era
The Art of the Plant – Thomas Ruff
More great images by artists and photographers who've been inspired by flora
Robert Mapplethorpe by Juergen Teller
The fashion photographer combs through Mapplethorpe's archives to show unseen sides of Robert's work
Christie's Strangest Sales – Holly Golightly's dress
How the world’s most famous dress went for £.5 million, funding schools for poor Indian children
How you got a drink from the world's best bar man
Milk & Honey founder Sasha Petraske had some clear rules about who could drink on the house - here they are
Will this LA house be in Blade Runner 2049?
This Frank Lloyd Wright building doubled as Deckard's apartment in the first film. Could it make the sequel?
The mysterious wolf in today’s dogs (even this one)
In our new book Evolution photographer Robert Clark looks into the ancient, lupine origins of man's best friend
Virgilio and André Chiang hit the night market
The great Peruvian chef met up with his Asian counterpart for street-food fun on his haute cuisine world tour
The Art of the Plant – Irving Penn
In a series of excerpts from Plant: Exploring the Botanical World we look at artists inspired by flora
When the imperfect is perfect!
Discover why Japan’s finest ceramicists don’t hide their faults, but celebrate them
Leidy Churchman - Why I Paint
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George Lucas goes MAD for Star Wars museum
Following the unveiling of two new museum proposals, we look at what drew the director towards MAD Architects
The Art of the Plant – Ellsworth Kelly
In a series of excerpts from Plant: Exploring the Botanical World we look at artists inspired by flora
Nigel Cooke on the sanctity of Bacon's studio
For Cooke, the relocation of Frances Bacon's studio both monumentalised and violated his creative space
Sandra Gamarra - Why I Paint
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The story behind Sterling Ruby's Stoves
Art, craft, or something else unprecedented? Read how the artist collapsed the wall between art and non art
When Magnum captured a moment in Manhattan
The dreadful events of September 11 were recorded in countless images - none more powerful than these
Aliza Nisenbaum - Why I Paint
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Christie's Strangest Sales - A Rembrandt Rumpus
How one buyer's complicated bidding signals backfired badly when a Rembrandt was auctioned at Christie's
Virgilio Martinez and friends give food for thought
Food on the Edge festival plays host to nourishing bites from Massimo Bottura, Daniel Burns and Will Goldfarb
Marwan 1934 - 2016
We look back at the work of a veteran Syrian painter whose work many were only just beginning to appreciate
Daniel Boyd - Why I Paint
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A high-rise for Africa's slums
Nigerian designer Olalekan Jeyifous envisions a multi-storey dystopia for Lagos’s poorest citizens
The dark heart of Nigel Cooke’s Bathers
Discover how this lush, lewd painting by the UK artist examines the ultimate mystery that lies at the centre of his art
When Picasso met René Burri
On the anniversary of Picasso's birth, we take a look at a momentous meeting of two impressive talents
Andy Warhol’s body of art
The Andy Warhol Museum’s new show looks at how the artist examined his body and others in a series of works
Have fun at Annabelle Selldorf’s YMCA
Reworked by Selldorf Architects the YMCA where Warhol was once a member is on the market for $14.5m
Laura Lancaster - Why I Paint
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Danny Lyon and the New Journalism
A new exhibition shows why we should view the photographer’s 20th century shots as faithful first drafts of history
Oscar Murillo - Why I Paint
Exploring the creative processes of tomorrow's artists today - as featured in Vitamin P3
MAD's glowing home for China's leading orchestra
China Philharmonic Orchestra has just revealed its brilliant new Beijing concert hall designed by MAD Architects
Watch Pharrell kiss Agnès Varda in JR's new film
The artist introduced francophone audiences to a few of his famous pals in a new Canal + video, Carte Blanche
Happy birthday Arita!
Nestling among rice fields the Japanese town, famed for the purity of its porcelain, is 400 years old this year
Massimo and Kerry James Marshall are NYT Greats
The chef and the painter join William Eggleston, Lady Gaga, Junya Watanabe and Michelle Obama on Greats List
Phaidon authors dominate ArtReview's Power 100
From Ai Weiwei to Yayoi Kusama, Hans Ulrich Obrist to Isa Genzken, Phaidon folk feature highly in this year's list
Brooklyn's in bloom!
Phaidon teamed up with Garden Collage in a horticultural paradise to celebrate our new book Plant
Madame Tussauds is building a Yayoi Kusama zone
A replica of the Japanese artist will go on display inside a polka-dot themed room in the Hong Kong branch
Virgilio's brush with Gwyneth Paltrow on US tour
The Peruvian chef mingled with authors and even a Hollywood star during his book tour of North America
Rafael Vega - Why I Paint
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Wallpaper* City Guide launches in Paris
The Amastan hotel provided a cool, polished setting to celebrate the publication of the new guide
What did David Bowie write on this design classic?
Discover the stories behind this Sottsass piece and others in the singer's collection on sale at Sotheby's
When Abbas shot the Islamic Revolution
The Iranian photographer is one of the many greats featured in Magnum Photobook The Catalogue Raisonné
The story behind Sterling Ruby's Super Max
With typical sleight of hand Ruby uses minimalism and landscape while at the same time critiquing them
Alex Katz is designing an H&M collection
The artist is offering his images on womenswear, menswear, accessories, and home décor this Christmas
Toby Mott on the punk poster that caused a car crash
The Oh So Pretty Punk In Print 1976-80 compiler on the distraction a risqué Slits poster caused one London driver
Ulrike Müller - Why I Paint
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How Aussie builders could save this Brutalist gem
Sydney's construction unions ban their members from knocking down architecturally important Sirius building
Martin Parr turns his lens on Belfast
In a new exhibition the Magum President photographs Northern Ireland’s burgeoning tourist boom
Zbigniew Rogalski - Why I Paint
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Dad lost his £3m Warhol work? Then make a movie
Lisanne Skyler’s new film Brillo Box (3¢ Off) traces her dad's pop art bargain from the streets of NY to Christie's
The school that linked the Bauhaus to the iPhone
New London show looks at the Ulm School which brought scientific thinking to 20th century design
Why Obama just visited Theaster Gates' arts centre
The President came to the Stony Island Arts Bank to help a local politician, and warn against bad election choices
Christine Streuli - Why I Paint
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Toby Mott on the punk poster every collector wants
Punk graphics archivist and Phaidon author shares another highlight from his new book in this short video
Meet Tomi Ungerer (and his lost classics)
The author is coming to London next month to discuss his life and work. Find out how you can get tickets
Patricia Urquiola’s spiritual stainless steel collection
The Spanish designer’s new collection for Georg Jensen makes this simple material look remarkably luxurious
Why the Queen just gave Martin Parr a bronze acorn
The photographer was honoured alongside Iwona Blazwick and Cornelia Parker at the Royal Academy yesterday
An art lesson from 'new' painter Etel Adnan (91)
An Artspace interview with the Vitamin P3 featured artist on how art feeds our spirit and humanises us
Toby Mott talks us through his punk archive
Discover the impromptu ways Mott came by his peerless collection of punk graphic design collection in this video
COS brings its Agnes Martin line to the high street
The minimalist Swedish retailer has launched a capsule collection in honour of Agnes Martin’s Guggenheim show
Why does Cai Guo-Qiang like blowing things up?
A new Netflix documentary, premiering this Friday, examines the Chinese artist and his love of explosives
Steven Holl autographs his new Queens library!
Architect joins community leaders at the topping out ceremony for Hunters Point Community Library, NY
Bartek Materka - Why I Paint
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The dumb film behind Shepard Fairey's new print
The OBEY and HOPE artist draws from Mike Judge’s lost classic, Idiocracy, when drawing up this political work
Vitamin P2 artist Adrian Ghenie breaks sale records
His 2008 work Nickelodeon went for over 4 times its estimate last night. Is it time you looked at Vitamin P3?
Meleko Mokgosi - Why I Paint
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A kiln-style museum for porcelain's ancient home
The history of porcelain will be told in this extraordinary fired-earth structure destined for north-eastern China
