This weekend (and beyond), commercial galleries all over the city will be showcasing works by top artists, and admission is free. From a film by Nan Goldin to footage of Palestinian youth, here are 10 great shows to watch if you’re in the capital. Kiki KoGelnik: Dance In the late Kiki Kogelnik’s paintings and sculptures,… Read More »
On the Black Sea coast in Odessa, behind a door manned by a taciturn porter, there is a dilapidated ship repair shop. One of the many industrial zones in Ukraine that fell into disuse after the collapse of the Soviet Union; But in 2016, a community of young artists began clearing debris, renovating old workshops… Read More »
My route to the roof of the world started in the App Store. Instead of filling out the necessary paperwork to apply for a climbing permit, my first step was to download the software necessary to enter the virtual world. Because – as Everest’s 2024 climbing season draws to a close after a year of… Read More »
Holkham Beach, Norfolk Dog-friendly all year round but with a permit rule in place between 1 April and 31 August to protect ground-nesting birds, Holkham Beach is a great family holiday destination. The walk to the golden sands is fascinating, along boardwalks and through the pine forest, and there is a café serving homemade sandwiches… Read More »
Throughout the summer we’ll be taking the pulse of our most famous traditional seaside towns, examining the efforts being made to regenerate them and getting a feel for whether they’re still worth visiting. This week Chris Moss investigates Llandudno. Llandudno is North Wales’ stunning seaside town; It is a much-loved stop on the journey from… Read More »
John Malkovich is directing Tom Stoppard’s Leopoldstadt, Dennis Kelly and Duncan Macmillan have dramas, Sarah Ruhl is adapting Eurydice and The Play That Goes Wrong is packed to the rafters. You may be searching through theater listings across London, but this is the singular program at the Dailes theater in Latvia’s capital Riga, where British… Read More »
River cruises are changing. More and more people are discovering how practical, affordable and relaxing cruising on a beautiful waterway can be, and shipyards around the world have responded in kind by producing an armada of new ships to meet demand. This is a great thing in many ways, but it also means that many… Read More »
Phyllida Barlow once said that sculpting should be adventurous. “It’s almost on the verge of being out of my control,” she said. Almost. No matter the chaos, he was still in charge. The central dilemma of Phyllida Barlow: Unscripted, which has just opened at Hauser & Wirth Somerset, is what happens when an artist is… Read More »
I first saw the Fourni Islands during a visit to Ikaria, the island where Icarus allegedly crashed into the sea. I was standing on a cape near the Drakono Tower, built more than two thousand years ago by the Athenians and the Delian League to protect the Aegean waters from the Persian threat. The tower… Read More »
The accommodation boom is now completely over. Research published this month by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows Britons holidaying abroad increased from 45.6 million in 2022 to 55.5 million last year. Additionally, a recent VisitBritain trends survey found that despite the ongoing cost of living crisis – 60 per cent of respondents plan… Read More »