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Reassembling the Lost Library of a 16th-Century Magician Who Spoke to Angels
Scholar, Courtier, Magician: The Lost Library of John Dee opens today at the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) in London.
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The Radical Discos of 1960s Italy and Architectural Innovation
LONDON — Although Radical Design was short-lived, its conceptual outcome had far-reaching implications, and the issues raised by the movement have preoccupied successive generations of architects and designers.
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Marveling at Goya's Haunting Portraits
LONDON — When was the last time you saw a survey of one artist that could dispel completely the need for filler?
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An Oblivious but Ambitious Artistic Intervention in White
LONDON — white, Edmund de Waal’s intervention at the Royal Academy (RA) library, is a wonder.
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The 19th-Century Tomb That Inspired London’s Iconic Telephone Box
When you step into one of London's iconic red telephone boxes, you're entering the architecture of a tomb.
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Minimalist Monuments to the Personal and Domestic
LONDON — In 2013, Prem Sahib transformed Southard Reid gallery into a club.
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An Artist Collects the Stories of Cambodian Refugees
LONDON — Artist Dayanny So left Cambodia when he was 24 years old.
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Sussing Out Subtlety at the Frieze Art Fairs in London
LONDON — Last year was my first Frieze London fair, and I was baffled that it could seem so desultory, given that it was chock-a-block with pointlessly novel artworks.
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The Pomp and Mockery of Louis XIV’s Propaganda Medals
Louis XIV, like politicians of today, knew the value of controlling his public image.
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Inventive Twitter Projects Monitor Air Quality, Calm Chemo Patients, and More
At last month's London Design Festival, six projects considered how Twitter might enable interactions beyond verbal communication.
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Disassembling a Dying Ash Tree so It Can Be Reborn
LONDON — The afterlives of trees are grim. Many become mulch, others fodder for fires.
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Bells, Bicycles, and Other Monumental Sculptures Land in London’s Financial District
LONDON — For the fifth edition of the Sculpture in the City public art exhibition, towering names in contemporary art like Ai Weiwei, Damien Hirst, and Kris Martin have sculptures alongside the financial district's skyscrapers.