Gertrude Jekyll's 5 tips to make any garden look great

The gardener and subject of today's Google Doodle was born on this day in 1843

Munstead Wood

How Stephen Shore's serial pictures changed photography

Why did the MoMA photographer choose to photograph his friend every 30 minutes for a day back in 1969?

Detail from July 22, 1969 by Stephen Shore.

Fäviken launches three pop-ups

Can’t get a table at Magnus’s place? Then try the brigade’s new Japanese restaurant, café and cocktail bar

Magnus Nilsson. Photo by Erik Olsson

The Artist Project: Zhang Xiaogang on El Greco

The Chinese artist admires the inner psychology this expressive Renaissance master set down in his work

Zhang Xiaogang beside The Vision of Saint John (c. 1609–14) by El Greco, as featured in The Artist Project

Jenny Holzer talks about her NYC AIDS Memorial

'I remember the hostility of the Reagan years - pragmatism, resources and mercy were needed then, and now'

Portrait of Jenny Holzer by Nanda Lanfranco

The Brit Awards go red - courtesy of Anish Kapoor

Kapoor – the first sculptor to create the trophy – has reworked the familiar Britannia in his favourite colour

Anish Kapoor's Brit Award; image courtesy of the Brits

Artists Who Make Books: Ed Ruscha

By offering only 'technical data' the artist lets us see something exceptional in pools, gas stations and baby photos

A spread from Twentysix Gasoline Stations (1963) by Ed Ruscha. All images reproduced in Artists Who Make Books

Massimo Bottura and Mark Moriarty create kitchen alchemy

What happened when a young Irish chef came to the Refettorio, updated a classic dish and named it after himself?

Mark Moriarty in Bread is Gold

Why we should think of Robert Ryman as a contemporary artist

The categories of modern vs. contemporary are useful only for bureaucratic purposes and dissolve when we look to art for its full potential to move us, says Vittorio Colaizzi, author of our new Robert Ryman book

Robert Ryman, Spectrum VIII (1984). All images reproduced in our Robert Ryman book

John Pawson talks colour with Michael Craig-Martin at RIBA

...and signs copies of his new photography book Spectrum - shot on his travels around the world

John Pawson at RIBA. Photograph Eddie Royale

7 Thanksgiving leftover tips from America the Cookbook

Plenty of leftovers? Then turn them into one of these great regional dishes from America The Cookbook

Sweet potato biscuits, as featured in America the Cookbook

Tommaso Corvi-Mora - Why I Create

Exploring the inspirations and attitudes of artists working with clay and ceramic, featured in Vitamin C

Tommaso Corvi-Mora

Artists Who Make Books: Taryn Simon

Concerned with the structure of secrecy, this artist's work makes for some very compelling printed matter

A spread from Birds of the West Indies (2013) by Taryn Simon. All images appear in Artists Who Make Books

Don't miss this if you're visiting Paris!

Forget about the Eiffel Tower - Destination Architecture suggests this 2016 reworking of the classical arch

Arches Boulogne, 2016. From Destination Architecture

Decoding John Currin’s spooky Thanksgiving

There’s a ghost at the feast in John Currin’s depiction of the American harvest festival

John Currin, Thanksgiving, 2003

Why you must not call Robert Ryman’s paintings ‘pictures’

Vittorio Colaizzi, author of our Robert Ryman book, schools us in the right way to describe this abstract painter's work

Robert Ryman, Untitled [Background Music], (c.1962) as reproduced in our new Robert Ryman monograph

A history of Ferrari F1 champions in 8 helmets

How the Prancing Horse’s drivers went from old polo helmets to hi-tech, ad-emblazoned, full-face protection

Clockwise from top left: José Froilán González's helmet; Alberto Ascari’s helmet; Phil Hill's helmet; John Surtees' helmet; Michael Schumacher's helmet; Gilles Villeneuve’s helmet; Mike Hawthorn's helmet; Juan Manuel Fangio's helmet. As reproduced in Ferrari Under the Skin

Make some noise Toronto!!!

Massimo Bottura turns up the heat at Bread Is Gold talk at the chef school at George Brown College


Don't miss this if you're visiting Basel!

Forget about the Munster - Destination Architecture suggests this new Herzog & de Meuron aluminium hall instead

Messe, 2013 by Herzog & de Meuron. As featured in Destination Architecture

Katie Cuddon - Why I Create

Exploring the inspirations and attitudes of artists working with clay and ceramic, featured in Vitamin C

Katie Cuddon

Artists Who Make Books: Richard Prince

Here’s how a controversial figure in contemporary American art went from pulp novelist to appropriation artist

A spread from Richard Prince (1988) by Richard Prince, as reproduced in Artists Who Make Books

Camden Arts Centre gets a blast of Vitamin C

Clare Twomey, Emma Hart and Tommaso Corvi-Mora join us for a panel discussion with book editor Louisa Elderton

The panel discussion at Camden Arts Centre

Massimo Bottura and Daniel Patterson create kitchen alchemy

The chef proved adversity is the mother of culinary invention when shown a lacklustre larder at Massimo's Refettorio

Daniel Patterson at Refettorio Ambrosiano, as featured in Bread is Gold

5 Thanksgiving hacks from America the Cookbook

From propane-powered turkey to whiskey-spiked pecan pie, here's how to give thanks flamboyantly

Derby pie, as featured in America the Cookbook

Don't get Robert Ryman? Try viewing his work as sculptures!

That's the advice of Vittorio Colaizzi, author of our Robert Ryman book, though he admits Robert might not like it

Robert Ryman, Versions IV (1992) as reproduced in our new book Robert Ryman

Why Leonardo has always kept us guessing

Last night's $450 million sale may have surprised some but uncertainty was a Da Vinci specialty

Salvator Mundi (c. 1500) by Leonardo da Vinci

5 shows that transformed fashion: Betak and Berluti

The peerless French fashion-show producer took Berluti’s heritage and tailored it to fit modern times

Berluti's Fall/Winter 2012 show, École des Beaux-Arts, Paris, by Alexandre de Betak. Photo by Daniel Beres

10 Things Massimo Bottura told The Arts Club of Chicago

Inspirational soundbites served up with snacks from Alex Atala and Daniel Humm at our Skinny Chef's talk

The Arts Club of Chicago

Who knew JMW Turner did erotica?

We know his ships and seascapes, but Turner also painted this bedroom scene - and may have created others

Nude Swiss Girl and Companion on a Bed, 1802, Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851) © Tate, London 2017

The Artist Project: John Currin on Ludovico Carracci

The US contemporary artist finds something both dead and alive in Carracci's sixteenth century depiction of Christ

John Currin beside Ludovico Carracci's The Lamentation at the Metropolitan Museum, New York. Photo by Jackie Neale/Kathryn (from our book The Artist Project)

Alexandre de Betak talks Fashion Show Revolution with Phaidon's William Norwich in New York

And the special guests included Vogue's Sally Singer and graphic designer Patrick Li

William Norwich and Alexandre de Betak pictured after the talk at Parsons

How Robert Ryman got from jazz to abstract painting

The author of our Robert Ryman book guides us through the artist’s route from the sax to the canvas stretcher

A wall of photographs in Robert Ryman's studio, New York. Photograph by Bill Jacobson

Bill Clinton's Phaidon connection

Bill just bought a couple of Phaidon books, and it's not the first time he's come into contact with one of the authors

Bill Clinton and the covers of the two Phaidon books he bought, Failed It, and The Book of Bones

Meals that made America great – Swedish Gingersnaps

How food from around the world found a welcome home in the US - as featured in America The Cookbook

Swedish Gingersnaps, as featured in America the Cookbook

Caroline Achaintre - Why I Create

Exploring the inspirations and attitudes of artists working with clay and ceramic, featured in Vitamin C

Caroline Achaintre photographed by Teri Pengilley for the Independent

Massimo moonlights as a barista at Eataly NY

Not really but our skinny Italian chef did surprise Lavazza drinkers at his book signing in New York!

Massimo Bottura with a copy of his book in Eataly, New York City - photo Mat Smith

How we brought Picasso’s women together for the Art Museum

Our new museum in a book tells the story of Picasso’s love life, and his artistic development, in six exquisite portraits

Picasso's Women in The Art Museum

Six questions for our Where to Drink Coffee author

From the highs of Ethiopian beans to the lows of the Moka pot, Liz Clayton runs us through today's café culture

Where to Drink Coffee by Liz Clayton and Avidan Ross

Have you seen our Tomas Maier pop-up store?

We have teamed up with the brilliant designer to launch a temporary retail space in New York City

The Tomas Maier x Phaidon Bookstore

'Bread Is Gold is a cultural project to change people's minds'

Massimo Bottura kicks off his US tour with lofty ambitions (and a really fun meet and greet at Wholefoods NYC)

The panel at 92nd Y. From left: Danny Bowien, Kathryn Garcia, Mitchell Davis, Massimo Bottura, Fabio Parasecoli and Daniel Humm

No one did gold like Yves Saint Laurent

The late designer adored gold, and shaped the precious metal into some surprisingly commonplace forms

Ear of corn brooch made of diamanté with gilt metal whiskers (made by Goossens), Spring/Summer 1989 haute couture collection; ear of corn earrings studded with diamanté (made by Goossens), Spring/Summer 1982 haute couture collection. Photograph © Lavanchy Matthieu. As reproduced in Yves Saint Laurent Accessories

Betak takes Dover Street Market

The worlds of fashion, art and music come together in London for the launch of Betak: Fashion Show Revolution

Betak fans at Dover Street Market in London last night. All photos by James Mason

How to host the perfect Palestinian dinner party

From tableware to fragrances, here’s how to entertain Palestinian style, courtesy of author Reem Kassis

Reem Kassis

The Artist Project: Mark Bradford on Clyfford Still

The LA artist is intrigued by the Abstract Expressionist's era, and by what the paintings say about today's America

Mark Bradford. As reproduced in The Artist Project. Photo by Jackie Neale/Kathryn Hurni © The Met

Massimo Bottura and Gastón Acurio create kitchen alchemy

From soy sauce to omelettes, the chef offers diners at Refettorio Ambrosiano a tasty lesson in Peruvian cuisine

Gastón Acurio and Massimo Bottura at Refettorio Ambrosiano, as reproduced in Bread is Gold

Sophie Walker guides us through The Japanese Garden

From Buddhism to the Bauhaus, the garden designer and author discusses Japan's rich traditions

Sophie at Genkō-an, Kyoto

5 shows that transformed fashion: Betak and Vaccarello

Discover how this wizard of the catwalk mastered runway lighting in the shows of the Belgian-Italian designer

Anthony Vaccarello's Fall/Winter 2012 show, Paris, by Alexandre de Betak. All photographs by Daniel Beres, as reproduced in Betak: Fashion Show Revolution

Keith Harrison - Why I Create

Exploring the inspirations and attitudes of artists working with clay and ceramic, featured in Vitamin C

Keith Harrison. Photograph by Hydar Dewachi

Kerry James Marshall - the VR experience

The artist's acclaimed exhibition Mastry is now available in virtual reality, for Mac, PC and Oculus Rift users

An image from VR't Ventures' Kerry James Marshall app. Image courtesy of vrtventures.art

How Jimmie Durham saw the night sky

Understand how this important contemporary artist brings his vision of the heavens right down to earth

A Map of the Sky including Betelguese and a Pecan (1993) by Jimmie Durham, as reproduced in Universe: Exploring the Astronomical World

Mark Bradford honoured alongside Star Wars' George Lucas

LACMA recognises the artist's sociopolitical work at its Art+Film Gala (and Kim Kardashian came too!)

From left: Marco Bizzarri; Eva Chow; Mark Bradford; George Lucas; Mellody Hobson; LACMA's Michael Govan. All images courtesy of LACMA

Massimo Bottura gets ready for US tour dates

Can superchefs save the planet? Find out as the Skinny Italian Chef teams up with Lavazza to talk about his Bread Is Gold book and Food For Soul initiative with a string of events in New York, Chicago, Toronto and Washington DC

Massimo Bottura

Lilibeth Cuenca Rasmussen - Why I Create

Exploring the inspirations and attitudes of artists working with clay and ceramic, featured in Vitamin C

Lilibeth Cuenca Rasmussen

How Annie Leibovitz captured Sheryl Sandberg’s focus

In Portraits 2005–2016, Leibovitz photographs the Silicon Valley titan during a rare moment of calm

Sheryl Sandberg in the Facebook offices, Menlo Park, California, 2015 by Annie Leibovitz. © Annie Leibovitz

Our highly cultured Japanese Garden party

Anish Kapoor, Jon Snow, David Chipperfield and Simon Jenkins came to the V&A for Sophie Walker's book launch

Author Sophie Walker (centre right) with Anish Kapoor (centre left), plant hunter Sue Wynn-Jones (left) and Zen Buddhist nun Venerable Myokun (right)

Alex Katz - 'I never had any self-confidence until I was 30'

We asked the painter about his days at Cooper Union, the jazz clubs he went to at night and why painting is like running a 4.40, when we bumped into him at his show of new work and Forties drawings at Timothy Taylor

Alex Katz by Alex Katz

5 shows that transformed fashion: Betak and Viktor&Rolf

In 2002 Alexandre Betak applied blue screen technology to the Dutch dynamic duo’s Parisian runway show


How Annie Leibovitz captured Bruce Springsteen's DNA

In Portraits 2005–2016, Leibovitz photographs a fellow rock ‘n’ roll survivor, flourishing creatively in later life

Bruce Springsteen on tour, Paris, 2016 by Annie Leibovitz. © Annie Leibovitz/Trunk Archive

Phaidon contributors rank high in ArtReview's Power 100

Many of our favourite artists, curators, critics and gallerists all feature on this year's highly politicized list


How Japanese poets saw the night sky

There's no man in the Moon for Japanese star-gazers, instead, they see a hare pounding rice. Want to know why?

Hare with pestle in the full moon (c.1801-50) by Matsumura So Shun

Discover Araucanía with Boragó’s Rodolfo Guzmán

This fairytale land of lakes and volcanoes in Chile is home to some incredible ingredients, as the chef discovered

The Araucanía region, as featured in Boragó. All photographs by Cristóbal Palma

Ruby Neri - Why I Create

Exploring the inspirations and attitudes of artists working with clay and ceramic, featured in Vitamin C

Ruby Neri in her studio. All images courtesy of the artist and David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles

How Annie Leibovitz captured Nicole and Baz's chemistry

In Portraits 2005–2016, Leibovitz expresses the creative connection between two Australian megastars

Nicole Kidman and Baz Luhrmann, New York City, 2008 by Annie Leibovitz. © Annie Leibovitz

A Brilliant Black Building for Halloween!

This Victorian house, from our new book Black: Architecture in Monochrome, looks perfect for trick or treating

Peacock Hill, Rob Pruitt and Jonathan Horowitz, Fleischmanns, New York, USA, 2003, as featured in Black: Architecture in Monochrome

The surprising European origins of Pumpkin Pie

On Halloween, America The Cookbook reveals how the French and the Brits helped create the US dish

Pumpkin Pie as featured in America the Cookbook

Who knew Gerhard Richter did erotica?

He copied images from porn mags but it's as if a gauzy veil has drifted across the image, clouding any promiscuity

Two Couples (1966) by Gerhard Richter as reproduced in The Art of the Erotic

Annie Leibovitz talks Trump, Hillary and Harvey

During her Times Talk the photographer opened up on some of the more controversial subjects in her new book

Annie Leibovitz speaking during her Times Talk, New York, October 2017

An insider’s guide to Palestinian cookery

Reem Kassis, author of The Palestinian Table, tell us how family ties and national borders shaped this cuisine

Reem Kassis, author of The Arabesque Table

We just won a Lucie Award for Generation Wealth!

Phaidon bagged Book Publisher of the Year thanks to Lauren Greenfield’s brilliant examination of modern money

Jackie Siegel and friends with Versace handbags at a private opening at the Versace store, Beverly Hills, 2007. From Generation Wealth. All photographs by Lauren Greenfield. © Lauren Greenfield/INSTITUTE

How Annie Leibovitz captured Natalia Vodianova's rise

In Portraits 2005–2016, Annie Leibovitz expresses this supermodel's rags-to-riches journey effortlessly

Natalia Vodianova, Paris, 2014. Picture credit: © Annie Leibovitz

How Buzz Aldrin saw the night sky

This Apollo 11 star chart served as a route map of the heavens for the lunar pilot and American hero

Apollo 11 flown star chart, as reproduced in Universe

Who knew John Singer Sargent did erotica?

The sensual portraitist and war artist combined his two interests in this tender painting of two British soldiers

Tommies Bathing (1918) by John Singer Sargent as reproduced in The Art of the Erotic

Anders Ruhwald - Why I Create

Exploring the inspirations and attitudes of artists working with clay and ceramic, featured in Vitamin C

Anders Ruhwald in his studio

How Annie Leibovitz captured Barack Obama's unease

In Portraits 2005–2016, Annie Leibovitz photographs the President in the White House - hours before Trump's arrival

President Barack Obama, The Oval Office,Washington, D.C., January 19, 2017. Photograph © Annie Leibovitz

Massimo Bottura and the Adriàs create kitchen alchemy

The elBulli brothers, Ferran and Albert, reunited to cook for Milan's poor at Bottura's Refettorio Ambrosiano

Ferran and Albert Adrià at Refettorio Ambrosiano, as reproduced in Bread is Gold

Discover Patagonia with Boragó’s Rodolfo Guzmán

From pink apples to tangerine fungi, this wild tip of Chile yields some surprising ingredients for the pioneering chef

Patagonia, as featured in Boragó

How Annie Leibovitz captured Stephen Hawking's willpower

In Portraits 2005–2016, Leibovitz visualises the professor's sheer determination to push his life's work forward

Professor Stephen Hawking, Cambridge, England, 2017, Photograph by Annie Leibovitz © Annie Leibovitz

Massimo Bottura and Tsumura Mitsuharu's kitchen alchemy

Trash-bound ingredients take on a whole new life in the Skinny Italian chef's Bread is Gold book

 Mitsuharu Tsumura at Refettorio Ambrosiano, as reproduced in Bread is Gold

The Artist Project: Raymond Pettibon on JMW Turner

Why the contemporary artist appreciates the 18th century painter for his ability to go beyond mere representation

Raymond Pettibon beside of work of Turner's at the Metropolitan Museum, New York. As reproduced in The Artist Project

Annie Leibovitz's London takeover!

Legendary photographer wowed the crowd at Paul Smith, The Royal Festival Hall and Waterstones this weekend

Sir Paul Smith and Annie Leibovitz put their best foot (and socks) forward

When Yayoi Kusama created her first ever Infinity Room

Going to her show at the Broad? Then uncover the history behind these hugely popular artworks before you do

Yayoi Kusama inside Kusama's Peep Show or Endless Love Show (1966). All images reproduced in our newly updated Yayoi Kusama monograph

How Annie Leibovitz captured Rachel Feinstein's virtuosity

In Portraits 2005–2016, Leibovitz presents the sculptor and installation artist as both mother and muse

Rachel Feinstein and her daughter, Flora Currin, New York City, 2010. Photograph by Annie Leibovitz © Annie Leibovitz

5 shows that transformed fashion: Betak and Hussein Chalayan

In 2000, Alexandre Betak took Chalayan's most challenging garment - the Airplane Dress - and made it soar

Hussein Chalayan's Spring/Summer 2000 show, Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London. As featured in Betak: Fashion Show Revolution

Meals that made America great – Mexican Slaw

How food from around the world found a welcome home in the US - as featured in America The Cookbook

Mexican Slaw, from America The Cookbook

The Artist Project goes back to the Met

The book that gets contemporary artists to talk about classic works returned to the source for our launch

The Artist Project book at our Met Store event

Ghada Amer - Why I Create

Exploring the inspirations and attitudes of artists working with clay and ceramic, featured in Vitamin C

Ghada Amer - Photo courtesy Cheim & Read, New York and Arts/Industry. Photographer Scott Seifert

No one did Polaroids like Yves Saint Laurent

For the designer, instantaneous prints served both as documentary device - and vital creative tool

Wooden bird earrings, worn with a day outfit, Spring/Summer 1988 haute couture collection. All images taken from Yves Saint Laurent Accessories

Meals that made America great – Portuguese Clams

How food from around the world found a welcome home in the US - as featured in America The Cookbook

Portuguese clams with linguiça and kale, as featured in America The Cookbook

How Annie Leibovitz captured Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

In Portraits 2005–2016, she highlights the novelist and campaigner's multidimensionality in a rare photo pairing

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Ellicott City, Maryland, 2016, by Annie Leibovitz © Annie Leibovitz

The Artist Project: Kehinde Wiley on John Singer Sargent

Obama’s new portraitist takes his inspiration from some of the most aristocratic works in the Met's collection

Kehinde Wiley in The Artist Project

Discover the Atacama Desert with Boragó’s Rodolfo Guzmán

It’s one of the driest places on earth but Rodolfo still found beautiful ingredients for his restaurant

The Atacama Desert, as featured in Boragó

When Kerry James Marshall learned to love Warhol

He celebrates his 62nd birthday today but it was on his 18th that Kerry began to understand Andy's talents

Dark Angel (1989) by Kerry James Marshall

How Annie Leibovitz captured Lin-Manuel Miranda’s vision

In Portraits 2005–2016, Leibovitz photographs the Hamilton star who updated the 18th century

Lin-Manuel Miranda, New York City, 2015 by Annie Leibovitz, © Annie Leibovitz

How we squeezed Versailles into The Art Museum

This Baroque masterwork will never leave France but we've found room for it in our brilliant museum-in-a-book

Galerie des Glaces, 1678–84, by Jules Hardouin Mansart and Charles Le Brun, as reproduced in The Art Museum

Ai Weiwei returns to New York

Artist scatters 300 works across the city he called home for a decade in Good Fences Make Good Neighbours

Ai Weiwei at the opening of his latest work in Manhattan - photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP

Jessica Harrison - Why I Create

Exploring the inspirations and attitudes of artists working with clay and ceramic, featured in Vitamin C

Jessica Harrison

How Annie Leibovitz captured Rihanna's sexuality

In Portraits 2005–2016, Annie Leibovitz emphasises the singer's sex appeal without reducing her to a sex symbol

Rihanna, Havana, Cuba, 2015 by Annie Leibovitz, © Annie Leibovitz

Elizabeth Street Cafe comes to New York

The French-Vietnamese cafe made some friends in NYC, including editors, chefs and a President's daughter

The Elizabeth Street Café at Le Turtle

How Trevor Paglen saw the night sky

The MacArthur Fellow is less interested in space's beauty - more in the sinister man-made objects in our heavens

STSS-1 and two unidentified spacecraft over Carson City (2010) by Trevor Paglen, as reproduced in Universe

André Chiang shock: Restaurant ANDRE to close

Chef announces he will close his Michelin-starred Singapore restaurant next Valentine's Day to return to Taiwan

André Chiang as photographed for our book Octaphilosophy