Damien Hirst, Tate Modern
You can love him or loathe him, but you can’t ignore Damien Hirst. Regarded as one of the pre-eminent artists...
HR Giger and Gruyère, Switzerland
Last night I watched Alien; a film I last viewed around ten years ago, and was once again struck by its...
James Dean And The ‘Little Bastard’
This was the nickname which James Byron Dean gave to his 1955 Porsche 550 Spyder. He purchased the ‘Little Bastard’ new from Competition Motors in...
A Saunter around 20th Century Fox Studios – Los Angeles
Last week we spent a fascinating afternoon wandering around the backlot at 20th Century Fox. A friend is working on a...
Hearst Castle – San Simeon: A Californian Fairy Tale
Every time we visit California, we always have good intentions to visit the Hearst Castle in San Simeon, but for one reason...
Portmeirion Village & Hotel, Gwynedd, North Wales: The Last Folly of the Western World
We crafted the above heading from a borrowed quote in The Times. In 1973, this is how the paper described the beautiful, unique resort...
Leonardo Da Vinci: Painter At The Court of Milan
Walking into a room full of the largest number of Leonard Da Vinci’s rare surviving paintings, is quite something. But being able to...
Hard Rain: What’ll You Do Now?
Hard Rain is a brilliant touring exhibition currently showing at the majestic Kew Gardens. It’s a topical, and sometimes controversial, exhibition which...
Paradise Lost at White Cube, Mason’s Yard
We can’t believe it has taken us so long to head over to White Cube, Mason’s Yard to see Raqib Shaw’s stunningly beautiful...
Elizabeth Taylor’s Jewellery at Christie’s
“I hope their presence and their magic will be passed on to others, loved but not possessed, for we are...
The Museum of Everything: Exhibition #4
We simply adored the last exhibition from The Museum of Everything held at their rambling space in Primrose Hill earlier in the year, and...
New Book by Celia Birtwell
We have just finished reading Celia Birtwell’s fabulous new book. As one of Britain’s best-known and best-loved designers, it was such...