Beijing's new art zone, David Adjaye's Liverpool pavilion and Zaha Hadid's restricted view
Phaidon's daily look at the best art, architecture, design and photography stories on the web
World's first building inspired by hip hop
What happens when an urban culture-loving Melbourne architect builds his own apartment?
Phaidon's eye on the architecture world - 25.07.12
This week we look at low-rises in Beijing, Brazil's lantern house, and Yo! Sushi's new real-estate venture
MoMA's modernist design show centres on childhood
Century of the Child: Growing by Design, 1900-2000 brings together modernism's most often overlooked designs
Tino Sehgal at Tate, managing MOCA and the postman who collected Ed Ruscha and Donald Judd
Phaidon's daily look at the best art, architecture, design and photography stories on the web
Phaidon's eye on photography 24.07.12
This week's overview takes in swarms of glow sticks, Jay-Z, and Tom Ford's bum buffer
Ferran Adria to open Japanese restaurant
After news of a Mexican restaurant he and business partner brother Albert plan a Nikkei restaurant in Barcelona
Steve McCurry shoots Pirelli calendar
'Calendar of the soul' features Adriana Lima, Petra Nemcova and other models involved in humanitarian projects
Joel Meyerowitz on Robert Frank
The New York street photographer discusses the man who first got him snapping, among other things
Picasso, Einstein and the fourth dimension
How one French philosopher contributed to two 20th century breakthroughs
Phaidon's eye on the architecture world - 18.07.12
Our weekly round-up takes in bijou tree-houses, 'crap' flats and a Royal repelling down The Shard
Phaidon's eye on the photography world 17.07.12
This week's photography special takes in France, South Africa, Brazil, Switzerland, Japan, China and Korea
Monday in the Park with Oscar
US-born, Paris-based artist talks through his new works, opening this week at Brooklyn Bridge Park
Frank Gehry in the Big Easy
Brad Pitt gets the international architect to build a house for New Orleans' flood victims
Phaidon's global gallery guide
12 shows to see this weekend complete with videos, reviews, links and suggested reading
Yayoi Kusama x Louis Vuitton
The Japanese artist's Louis Vuitton line hits the street, as her retrospective opens at the Whitney
Cindy Sherman shares
Prior to her West-Coast, SFMOMA opening, Sherman talks siblings, series and privacy
Eddie Peake talks about Tate Tanks performance
The rising young star of performance art on how he persuades people to get naked and be painted gold
Phaidon's eye on the architecture world - 11.07.12
This week's international special takes us to New York, Ho Chi Minh City, Barcelona, Bogata and Barking
See Bruce Nauman's One Hundred Fish Fountain
A rare chance to see one of Nauman's largest sculptures - and, if you have $3 million, maybe the chance to buy it
Roger Ballen - 'I fear not living anymore'
Photographer's interview with Eva Wollenberg sees him ruminating on death, darkness and the human condition
Phaidon's eye on the photography world 10.07.12
This week's photography special takes in France, South Africa, Brazil, Switzerland, Japan, China and Korea
'And you're sure it'll be strong enough?'
This trompe l’oeil Lego bridge by street artist Martin Heuwold aka MEGX had us fooled - for a while
Zaha Hadid designs boat for art dealer
Dealer, gallerist and TV personality Kenny Schachter now has a Z Boat to add to his Hadid-designed Z Car
Ai Weiwei involved in brawl in Beijing park
Feud between online bloggers and cyber intellectuals spills over into violence with eggs being thrown
Damien Hirst first look at a new painting
Watch the video of Monochromatic Sectors from Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Colour Ring with Dark Centre
Yayoi Kusama talks about her mortality
83-year-old artist says "The older I become and the closer death approaches, the brighter my life gets day by day"
Peter Zumthor working on film with Wim Wenders
Architect's next project to be the subject of a 3D film shot by the legendary film director
Ai Weiwei first video interview since his release
Chinese dissident artist talks about the importance of social media to his work in new video
Tate chooses Jeff Wall piece as Work of the Week
A Sudden Gust Of Wind sees the Canadian photographer reference one of Hokusai's famous works
Zaha Hadid falls out with Olympics organisers
Aquatics architect complains that she hasn't been given an invite to any Olympic events
Damien Hirst donates spin painting to Burger King
Beautiful Psychedelic Gherkin Exploding Tomato Sauce All Over Your Face, Flame Grilled Painting goes on show
Phaidon's global gallery guide
12 shows to see this weekend complete with videos, reviews, links and suggested reading
Prix Pictet shortlist announced
Phaidon photographers in the picture as 2012 Prix Pictet focusses on the theme of power
Diane Arbus in London and Berlin
Major shows with previously unseen work for the photographer who famously said "every difference is a likeness"
Happy July 4th
The Pentagram agency's call to designers to rework the flag was one of its most infamous projects
Nedko Solakov offers gallery goers five kilos of meat
Bulgarian artist's show A Quiz (again) at the Visual Arts Foundation, Middelburg takes the form of a competition
Phaidon's eye on the architecture world - 04.07.12
This week's international round up takes in Iceland, Germany, America, the UK, Holland and even Timbuktu
Barry Le Va artwork smashed at Gagosian
But it's all part of the installation process for a 1968 piece by the Californian sculptor and installation artist
Donald Judd's loft opens to the public
Refurb finished on Soho loft where Judd exhibited the work of Carl Andre, Claes Oldenburg, and Dan Flavin
Steve McCurry opens up in Al Jazeera interview
"My parents were perplexed, bewildered and befuddled on how wild I was in my youth!" he tells Riz Khan
Phaidon's eye on the photography world 03.07.12
The US, UK, France, Czechoslovakia, Australia and Belgium all in focus in this week's round up
Jackson Pollock unvarnished
Decision to restore Pollock's Mural neatly sidesteps a developing argument over its ownership
elBulli comes to Paris... and London... and Rome...
Architects Rodero Beggiao unveil plans for a travelling elBulli restaurant, foundation and workshop pop up
Architects and artists experiment with space
Daniel Libeskind and Tauba Auerbach take Stan Allen essay as inspiration for new spatial show at SFMOMA
Santiago Calatrava hits back at critics over cost
Under attack in Spain and criticised over the cost of his New York Transit Hub the architect comes out fighting
Phaidon's eye on the artworld 29.6.12
Martin Creed upset by bell ringers, MoCA curator 'fired', Kapoor occupied and van Gogh immortalised in dominoes
Fabrice Le Nezet gets heavy
French sculptor who's worked with Sony, Ford and Amnesty 'creates tension' with industrial materials in new work
Richard Long at work in the studio
A chance to see the great British land artist at work, indoors for once, at the Hepworth Gallery, Wakefield
Sir Nicholas Serota profiled in New Yorker
"Nick really caught the wave. He saw the possibilities and he harnessed that," says Larry Gagosian
Peter Zumthor - exclusive look at architecture models
Exhibition of the architect's 'skeletons and scenarios' opens in gallery space of a post office in Lake Constance
Land art gets international in LA
New show highlights land art's spread from America to Japan, China, Iceland and Israel
Phaidon's eye on the architecture world - 27.6.12
China, New Zealand, America, Chile, Singapore and the UK under the spotlight in our international round up
As little rain as possible
Dieter Rams-inspired weather app is the perfect accompaniment for your Phaidon Wallpaper* City Guide
Graphic Modernists on show in New York
Alan Fletcher, Max Huber and Paul Rand feature in Graphic Modern, an exhibition of modernist graphics
Herzog & de Meuron do it again
Pavilion like structure of the Kinderspital in Zurich gets unanimous vote of confidence
The fine art of computer code
Casey Reas saw the creativity in computer programming which led him to work with Frank Gehry and others
Phaidon's eye on the photography world 26.6.12
New Zealand, America, Burma, Greece and the UK are under the spotlight in our international round up
Constructivist radio tower in danger
Shukhov Tower in Moscow, the inspiration for the Gherkin, could be lost if Putin refuses to fund restoration
Terunobu Fujimori's teetering tea houses
Scholar turned architect featured in Atlas of 21st Century World Architecture opens innovative Munich show
Sacrilege or daring re-invention?
New Dutch furniture company reworks Eames classic to startling effect. But do you approve?
Dieter Rams sketches discovered
Drawings from the late 50s and early 60s show the clarity of the designer's vision - even at the planning stages
Architects auction sketches on eBay
Frank Gehry, Renzo Piano, Richard Meier and Daniel Libeskind donate works for Architecture for Humanity charity
Richard Prince talks about new work
Legendary US artist discusses inspirations behind New York show in interview with Sonic Youth's Kim Gordon
Dalí painting stolen in New York
1959 painting Cartel de Don Juan Tenorio swiped from the recently opened Venus Over Manhattan Gallery
Norman Foster redesigns Fidel Castro's ballet school
Foster and ballet superstar Carlos Acosta work together on buildings abandoned after 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis
Ai Weiwei hit with porn charge over 2010 photo
Artist tells reporters that authorities are threatening pornography, bigamy and new money exchange charges
Phaidon's eye on the artworld - 21.6.2012
Our international round up takes in the UK, China, Venezuela, Germany and America
Aung San Suu Kyi by Steve McCurry
In 1996 the photographer travelled to Burma and came back with two of the most iconic photos of his career
Red House at Red Hill
Australian architects preserve the peace at upscale Melbourne city dwellers' getaway
Phaidon's eye on the architecture world - 20.6.12
Abu Dhabi, UK, Sweden, Sri Lanka, Australia, America and Denmark all figure in our international round up
Turner Duckworth designs Olympic Coca-Cola cans
The international design company reimagines Coke’s iconic packaging with an Olympic spin
Abu Dhabi's sun sensitive twin towers
Al Bahar Towers marry old and new technology in a clever and culturally appropriate way
Robert Capa and the Tour de France
With Europe on the brink of war the photographer was commissioned by Paris Match to cover the iconic race
Mona wins two Institute of Architecture awards
New plans to "install a cemetery" as Hobart's favourite art museum wins peers' and public's vote
Do-Ho-Suh's Fallen Star rises in San Diego
The South Korean sculptor known for silk replicas of his childhood homes takes to the roof for new project
Phaidon's eye on the photography world - 19.6. 2012
Our international roundup takes in Australia, Germany, the Netherlands, Israel, America and the UK
Take a look inside this Richard Meier house
Watch a video of the legendary architect showing you round his 1967 Smith House in Darien, Connecticut
Marina Abramović - a very revealing interview
Why her mother burned her naked pics, how she'll be buried in three coffins and the issue of MoMA ticket sales
How to get ahead in the artworld
MOCA director Jeffrey Deitch has an unusual tip for getting noticed at art auctions
Documenta 13 - the review
Documenta 13 in Kassel is shaping up as one of the summer's 'must see' art shows - here's why
