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“Mental illness is not conducive to creativity”. Interview with artist Alisa Aistova

Alice, let's start from the beginning. Your first degree was in computer science, and then you decided to become an…

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What Brits are reading: the 10 most buzzed-about books of 2024

Sally Rooney, Intermezzo Every book by Sally Rooney has been a bestseller, each exploring human relationships in the setting of…

1 week ago

9 great horror movies for an atmospheric fall evening

"The Substance," The Substance In an attempt to regain her lost youth, a 60-year-old fitness show host "activates herself" with…

3 weeks ago

9 exhibitions that open in London in November

Anastasia Samoylova: Adaptation. Anastasia Samoylova: Adaptation When: 5 November 2024 - 20 January 2025.Where: Saatchi Gallery, Duke of York's HQ,…

4 weeks ago

14 ideas for how to spend Halloween in London this year

Halloween at the Tower of London Where: Tower of London, Tower Hill, London EC3N 4ABWhen: from October 26 to November…

1 month ago

What to see at Frieze London 2024: An itinerary from artist Fedor Pavlov-Andreevich

This year, the world-famous exhibition was more compact. As experts from the art world explain, this is due to the…

1 month ago

What to do and where to go in London in October: the “Winter” poster

Mike Kelley: Ghost and Spirit. Where: Tate Modern, Bankside, SE1 9TGWhen: October 2, 2024 - March 9, 2025To schedule a…

2 months ago

“References of Suffering”: why you should go to Tracey Emin’s new exhibition in London

Damien Hirst's 1991 programmatic work, where the carcass of a tiger shark "swims" in a formaldehyde tank, was titled "The…

2 months ago

Gone is the legend: a look back at Maggie Smith’s best roles

This news was confirmed by her sons Chris Larkin and Toby Stevens, "She passed away peacefully in the hospital early…

2 months ago

On art, wars and censorship. Interview with an anonymous artist 742

Your art is closely connected with the theme of wars and first of all with the war in Ukraine. As…

2 months ago