Physicist Laura Aguale New environmental arts charity Platform Earth launched at a star-studded event in London. Jude Law and astronaut Nicole Stott read to the crowd, who bid on works from the likes…

Portrait of Henry Lohmeyer by Maryam Eisler American photographer Henry Lohmeyer is not only renowned for his powerful photography but also his use of words to accompany each work of art. Here,…

Artist Shahrzad Ghaffari in front of her work-in-process at Leighton House. Photograph by James Houston Leighton House, the former home and studio of British artist Frederic Leighton, was once a…

Ruth B. photographed during making of her video for the single ‘Dirty Nikes’, 2020. Image by Gabriel LN. Is Canadian singer-songwriter Ruth B. the new Tracy Chapman? She has a soulful voice,…

L’Arbre aux tourmalines (1976) by Jean Vendome © MNHN/F. Farges. The heritage of Parisian jeweller Van Cleef & Arpels is being honoured by an exhibition at the Muséum National d’Histoire…

Building Bridges (at the Venice Biennale 2019) by Lorenzo Quinn Italian artist Lorenzo Quinn has been commissioned to create artworks for the likes of the Vatican, the State of Qatar, and the…

A view across the Engadine valley from Muottas Muragl, above St Mortiz Switzerland’s Engadine region has been the enchanted holiday home of the likes of Friedrich Nietzsche, Gerhard Richter and…

'Shabdiz', 2017. Natural pigments and 24ct gold on handmade hemp paper. Hana Louise Shahnavaz British-Iranian artist Hana Louise Shahnavaz spent 6 years studying the art of traditional Persian…

John Virtue Landscape No.174 (1990 - 1992) acrylic emulsion charcoal gouache pencil black ink shellac on board. 181 x 298cm Courtesy of Albion Barn This September, Fortnum & Mason in…

Irish poet and academic, Bernard O'Donoghue spoke about literary journalism at the launch of the latest issue The Oxford Review of Books (ORB) was founded last year at Oxford University and is a…

Eran Hadas, Tel Aviv-based new media artist, poet and experimental software designer Tel-Aviv based poet Eran Hadas uses his skills as an experimental software developer to build ‘augmented…

Artist Sam Winston spent 7 days and 7 nights living and creating art in a darkroom Darkness heightens our senses, challenges our perceptions and opens up new creative visions, according to London…

Glencoe, Scotland. Image by Max Hermansson Scotland was recently crowned the most beautiful country in the world; it conjures up images of wild northern mountain rises, plunging cliffs and…

'Flag' 1958, Jasper Johns. Courtesy: The Art Institute of Chicago. 'Fool's House' 1961-62, Jasper Johns Jasper Johns is one of the most influential artists in America's contemporary art…

Robert Montgomery, 'Ghost in the Machine' For this month's Poetry Muse Rhiannon Williams looks at four genre-bending artists in whose work art and poetry fuse in intriguing ways. The arts often…

London-based Greta Bellamacina is one of those people who, once discovered, you can’t stop thinking about. Like a sleeper hit which innocuously makes its way up into the charts as one by one fans…

Il Cinema Ritrovato. Image by Lorenzo Burlando LUX’s Contributing Poet, Rhiannon Williams finds herself treading the path of heroic visionary poets through Italy, and discovers the illusive…

British poet and co-founder of Brainchild festival, Bridget Minamore. Image by Suki Dhanda LUX’s Contributing Poet Rhiannon Williams puts the spotlight on British poet Bridget Minamore this…

Jawdance is a powerful blend of poetry and protest at a venue in east London. Image courtesy of Apples and Snakes LUX’s Contributing Poet Rhiannon Williams discovers street poetry and protest is…