Arts
Made in Heaven
Where is Jessica Hyde? If those words mean nothing to you then I have some excellent news. If not, then…
Oh! Carol
‘Isn’t that charming!’ Carol declares at the height of the great Home Farm cocktail party, after being subjected to Jennifer’s…
A woman’s work
Anne Seymour Damer (1748–1828) was virtually the only female sculptor working in Britain during her lifetime. Contemporary artists may have…
Culture buff
I was hung once, in the Archibald, that is. Paul Newton, having been commissioned to paint me by the ABC,…
A woman’s work
Anne Seymour Damer (1748–1828) was virtually the only female sculptor working in Britain during her lifetime. Contemporary artists may have…
A woman’s work
Anne Seymour Damer (1748–1828) was virtually the only female sculptor working in Britain during her lifetime. Contemporary artists may have…
‘Ashtray Annie’
This year marks the centenary of a pianist whom London orchestral players nicknamed ‘Ashtray Annie’. Only at the keyboard did…
‘Ashtray Annie’
This year marks the centenary of a pianist whom London orchestral players nicknamed ‘Ashtray Annie’. Only at the keyboard did…
Magic bullet
Stephen Bayley explains why he has become addicted to Japan’s Shinkansen
Festival picks
Rain whimpers from Edinburgh’s skies. The sodden tourists look like aliens in their steamed-up ponchos as they scurry and rustle…
Into the bush
The first Inbetweeners film made £45 million at the box office, and was such an unexpected smash there was always…
Home is where the art is
A day trip to the Towner Art Gallery in Eastbourne is a summer pleasure, and two concurrent shows are proving…
The inspirational and the sublime
‘I recollect nothing so much as a solemn — bright — warm — fresh landscape by Wilson, which swims in…
Great expectations
Last week, the feast of long-awaited dance events on offer echoed bygone days when London life was dominated by the…
Work in progress
The Salzburg Festival’s reputation might largely be one of cultural conservatism, but it made an impressive commitment to new works…
In bed with the jihadis
War can reshape the medium of television. The First Gulf War was a landmark moment in broadcasting: CNN had reporters…
Six appeal
It’s happened almost by stealth but the number of listeners to 6 Music has now overtaken Radio 3, creeping up…
Space invaders
Jeff Koons’s ‘Bear and Policeman’ has been used to advertise the Hayward Gallery’s latest show The Human Factor (until 7…
Culture buff
Popes come and popes go but generally not after only 33 days; which is what happened to Albino Luciani, elected…
Space invaders
Jeff Koons’s ‘Bear and Policeman’ has been used to advertise the Hayward Gallery’s latest show The Human Factor (until 7…
Space invaders
Jeff Koons’s ‘Bear and Policeman’ has been used to advertise the Hayward Gallery’s latest show The Human Factor (until 7…
Great expectations
Last week, the feast of long-awaited dance events on offer echoed bygone days when London life was dominated by the…
Loose, wild and free
Martin Gayford talks to Wynton Marsalis about the rigours of playing jazz
Family ties
One of the many delightful aspects of having children is that you can get them to do things you are…
Flower power
Rather than brave the boos and the first reprise of Frank Castorf’s half-hearted Ring at Bayreuth, I decided to pay…
