

Carmen on the Lake
Image courtesy of Carmen on the Lake In posing the question – what is fundamental to an opera? – to a range of opera lovers and opera...

From London to Paris: A Journey of The Scents
'Perfume: A Sensory Journey Through Contemporary Scent' at Somerset House. Photograph by Peter MacDiarmid After the virtual reality show...

David Hockney (Tate Publishing, 2017)
Author's own image Hockney. He doesn’t need his first name. The hair, the glasses, the colours – his art is as recognisable as it is...

Five Eateries to Savour in Central London
The gastronomic offerings of London are ever-expanding. Cuisines from around the globe abound in the city; it’s not without reason that...


That Continuous Thing: Artists and the Ceramics Studio, 1920 – Today (Tate Publishing, 2017)
Author's own image Wet clay is a messy material. It fills the creases between your fingers. It gets under your nails. Drying on the back...


Disco Pigs
Beatrix Swanson Scott is a guest writer for the Courtauldian. She is studying for a BA in Liberal Arts at King’s College London. Evanna...


The 57th Venice Biennale: A Group Review
Past & Present: The Singapore Pavilion by Bianca Schor Zai Kuning, Dapunta Hyang: Transmission of Knowledge, 2017, at the Singapore...

Villa Necchi Campiglio: Architecture, Design & Fashion Made in Italy
Veranda, Villa Necchi Campiglio, Milano. Image courtesy of Alessandra Cianni Zambotto Every summer, Milan Arch Week casts light on the...

Interview with Sonnet Stanfill, V&A Senior Fashion Curator
llustration: Anna Seibæk Torp-Pedersen Sonnet, Senior Curator responsible for twentieth-century and contemporary fashion at the V&A, met...

Architecture Week: After Grenfell
It's hard to know what to say or do after an event like the Grenfell Tower fire. In this list, we've collected some of the the most