decadence

A portrait of the fin de siècle in all its morbid decadence

25 April 2026 9:00 am

Matthew Sturgis leads us into a sultry, incense-laden world where Death itself nurses a sinister preference for the young

A phoenix from the ashes

18 June 2022 9:00 am

‘Nationalism is an infantile disease. It is the measles of mankind.’ Albert Einstein’s deft avoidance of the question put to…

Naughty boy

7 March 2020 9:00 am

In seven short years, Aubrey Beardsley mastered the art of outrage. Laura Gascoigne on the gloriously indecent illustrations of a singular genius