The 15 April 1874 has a good claim to be the founding moment of modern art. A group of 31 artists, who’d often been rejected by the official Paris Salon, had decided to stage their own show at 35 Boulevard des Capucines, a photographers’ studio. They included Claude Monet, PaulContinue Reading

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Michelangelo’s David is among the most famous pieces of Renaissance artwork and remains a well-known symbol of Italy. More than 1.4 million people visit the sculpture annually at Florence’s Accademia gallery, according to American University. However, David has become embroiled in several controversies over its depiction of a nude maleContinue Reading

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“Just over 100 years separate the creative lives of Julia Margaret Cameron and Francesca Woodman,” said Sean O’Hagan in The Observer. The former was English, “a Victorian pioneer of imaginative photographic portraiture”; the latter a 20th century American photographer who made “performative and mysteriously elusive self-portraits”. Cameron (1815-1879) came lateContinue Reading

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First there was inflation, then shrinkflation and now there is “applejuiceification”, after shoppers were surprised to discover the high percentage of apple juice in many soft drinks and smoothies. Last week, a social media user posted the percentage of apple juice in a range of popular drinks, none of whichContinue Reading

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Traditional camping is not for everyone. Maybe you are afraid of bugs, don’t know how to pitch a tent or find that sleeping on the ground is a dealbreaker for your back. Well: enter glamping. This camping alternative combines the great outdoors with plush hotel amenities — and you stillContinue Reading

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