An Assortment of Identities: An identity crisis at 20 years old
Illustration by Vitoria Mendes I’ve told myself thus far that I am finding myself. ‘I should have taken a gap year to find myself’, ‘I’m...
Courtauld versus Courtauld: Or the most frustrating hour of my life
Illustration by Grace Han The UCU and Senior Management Q&A held Thursday, 13 February felt a lot like divorce court. Both were part of...
Doodling on Museum Walls
1. The Artist Who Doodles on a Museum Wall On a recent trip to Vienna, I visited an exhibition focused on contemporary drawing at the...
The Stillness of Copland: The Dance of the City
Illustration by Vitoria Mendes When composer Aaron Copland is still, he is deadly still. One daren’t move when in the presence of such...
The Ivory Tower vs. the Brutalist Tower
Those creating policy are still so far removed from what life is like on a council estate, what does this mean for the people that live...
Is an Artistic Education Essential?
Illustration by Himarni Brownsword You probably wouldn’t win much money betting on whether this article was written by a Courtauld...
Sustainability on the Runway: Men's London Fashion Week
Just a week into the new year and the tone had already been set; the calls for a more sustainable way of living were being heralded loud...
Art and the Rural: Is there a way for arts and culture to break out of the city?
Illustration by Himarni Brownsword Away from the buzzing activity of bigger metropolitan centres, artists often find their greatest...
London, A Love Letter
A short story based on Lucian Freud's Two Irishmen in W11 (1984) Photo by Aniela Rybak Dear London, I love you. We’ve been through a lot...
A Decade of Fashion: Clothing Trends from the Last 10 Years
With the passing of another decade, it seems to be the ideal time to reflect upon some of the most influential fashion statements of the...