Humanities Magazine (October 20, 2024): The Fall 2024 Issue features…
A major exhibition takes us inside the private, busy lives of women by Angelica Aboulhosn
A new digital project looks at the forgotten history of America’s submerged communities by Anna Webb
Sotheby’s (October 17, 2024): Presented in partnership with Celine, Sotheby’s Paris is proud to feature the Impressionist masterpiece “Le jardin de Pissarro,
Quai du Pothuis à Pontoise,” painted by Paul Gauguin in 1881, as one of the highlight lots in the upcoming Modernités sale. This painting is emblematic of the early years of Gauguin’s artistic journey. During 1879-1881, Gauguin became a regular visitor of Camille Pissarro, whom he fondly referred to as his “dear Professor.” He often joined Pissarro in Pontoise, where Pissarro had settled. It was under Pissarro’s mentorship that Gauguin began his career as a painter and mastered essential techniques.
These years were crucial to Gauguin’s artistic development, and this painting, depicting Pissarro’s house and garden, serves as a heartfelt tribute from student to master. The presence of two self-portraits by Gauguin on the reverse side makes this piece truly unique. Painted very early in his career, this dual-sided work already demonstrates a striking modernity. Gauguin’s style, even at this early stage, was ahead of its time and hinted at the innovations he would bring to art in the years to come. This painting is a bold assertion of the artist’s emerging identity.
By Michael Wood
Times Literary Supplement (October 16, 2024): The latest issue features ‘A world away from K-pop -The Nobel laureate Han Kang, Sylvia Plath’s final say; Alan Hollinghurst gets Brexit done; The dictotor’s treadmill; Keeping the Warburg weird…
Country Life Magazine (October 15, 2024): The latest issue features…
John Goodall charts the rise, fall and rise again of the Palace of Holyroodhouse in the Edinburgh landmark’s 900-year history
Harnessing the power of a dog’s snout can play a crucial role in protecting curlew, newts and red squirrels, discovers Alexa Phillips
Kate Green celebrates the 70th birthday of Exmoor National Park, famed for a beguiling blend of wild beauty and farmed landscape
Find out what happens when the greenery bites back as Deborah Nicholls-Lee develops a taste for Britain’s carnivorous plants
The managing director of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra chooses a vibrant, glowing work
Conservation owes much to Dr Dick Potts, says Kate Green
The smooth flanks of the Downs are our oldest manmade habitat, suggests John Lewis-Stempel from a lofty perch on Caburn hill
Paula Lester puts her stalking skills to the test as she sets out in pursuit of Chinese water deer on a Bedfordshire farm
Harry Pearson hails the dandy, diving eider duck, safeguarded since the time of St Cuthbert
David Profumo relives the days when the fabled waters of Lewis were seemingly ‘paved with fish’
The advent of autumn calls for richer hues, advises Hetty Lintell
Matthew Dennison recommends a pediment for a grand flourish
Michaelmas daisies are among the shining stars of the autumn garden, declares John Hoyland
Amelia Thorpe selects sculptures to adorn any outside space
Melanie Johnson on parsnips
John Wright goes rooting around for the subtle, subterranean flavour of Britain’s native truffles
This piscatorial profession and pastime has kept artists hooked for centuries, finds Carla Passino
Snuff taking is nothing to get sniffy about, argues Harry Pearson
James Clarke examines The Secret Garden’s enduring appeal a century after the author’s death
Michael Billington is spoilt for choice with a run of first nights
Cultured Mind (October 12, 2024): Explore the top 8 exhibitions at Art Basel 2024 in Paris including Harold Ancart – “Maison Ancart”, Dana Schutz’s “The Sea and All Its Subjects” and Bracha Ettinger’s “Trust After the End of Trust”.
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Even many of the ex-President’s opponents haven’t grasped the scale of the man’s villainy. By Adam Gopnik
After the 2016 election, progressives blamed white women for Hillary Clinton’s loss. This year, Black men have come under special scrutiny. By Jelani Cobb
The Russian opposition leader’s account of his last years and his admonition to his country and the world. By Alexei Navalny
THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW (October 12, 2024): The latest issue features ‘The Heart of the Matter’
These terrifying tales by the likes of Stephen King and Shirley Jackson are more than good reads: They’ll freak you out, too.
The memoir, which will cover his time in prison and Russia’s move toward autocracy, will be published by Crown, an imprint of Penguin Random House.
The South Korean author, best known for “The Vegetarian,” is the first writer from her country to receive the prestigious award.
Voices of Music (October 12, 2024): Mozart’s motet Exsultate Jubilate, performed on original instruments by the award winning Early Music ensemble Voices of Music. Nola Richardson, soprano. The complete is work presented here for the first time in 8K video on period instruments.
Video timeline: 0:00 I. Exsultate Jubilate 5:00 II. Recit: Fulget amica dies 6:04 III. Aria: Tu Virginum Corona 13:11 IV. Alleluia 16:05 Credits
Reconstruction of the recitative: directors Hanneke van Proosdij and David Tayler reconstructed the recitativo accompagnato string parts from Mozart’s continuo part, and this receives its world premiere here. Months after completing the Divertimento in D Major,
Leopold and Wolfgang Mozart left for their third tour of Italy, with a first stop in Milan. There they met the soprano castrato, composer, and harpsichordist Venanzio Rauzzini, who was cast as one of the leads in Wolfgang Mozart’s new opera Lucio Silla opposite the prima donna Anna Lucia de Amicis.
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