The Gallery in Our Minds
How accurately do we remember the great works of art we have seen? And does it matter?
English Republic of Letters
A glimpse of distant horizons via "beautifully crafted essays and observations" covering literature, memoir, and faraway cities from a recovering cultural bureaucrat joining up the dots of an international life.
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The invisible swords of summer
A brief celebration of the cicada in song and poetry.
Swingleading
Revolutions, riots and writing in the age of AI.
Tearing down the veils
It wasn't easy to keep a sense of proportion at a recent exhibition of Ron Mueck's astonishing sculpture
The refreshing sleep of the day
A "duet" with Charles Lamb on the theme of unwanted disturbances at home
The grievous age
Supporter Sidebar: A tiny paradise lost
Life's labours lost?
A recent look at my parents' wedding certificate made me think about the traces we leave behind us.
Takeshirō Kanokogi tries to become a master
A Japanese painter of Western art travels to France on a mission to develop his skill. But did he choose the right mentor?
Supporter Sidebar: The art of Ferdinand von Wright
Still life or dead nature?
Pines
A brief and incomplete cultural history