Hamish Bowles gives the Frick a giant tick
New York’s Frick Collection has had a new lick of paint, and more. After its facelift, it has never looked so ravishing, exclaims Hamish Bowles
How Black Orpheus magazine shaped modern African literature
Ten years before Nigeria’s civil war, an expat academic waved the flag for African writing by launching the Black Orpheus journal. From 1957 to 1967, German émigré Ulli Beier united
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Pauline Karpidas opens the doors to her Greek party mansion on Hydra
Pauline Karpidas’s house on Hydra has seen annual weekenders, where guests might find themselves up close with Tracey Emin or Damien Hirst. Now, the legendary collector is waving goodbye to
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Vintage dealer Lisa Pahne says almost everything is up for sale in her Georgian flat
Lisa Pahne fills her Bloomsbury home with hand-picked art and objets from auctions and flea markets. If the price is right, it is all up for sale…
Artist Charlotte Verity brings a poetic touch to her spare Somerset studio
The prints Charlotte Verity makes from Perspex paintings are steeped in Somerset scenery, reports Tania Compton