Stories

'On that particular date, the sky had an unusually bright and vivid color. I felt that intensity of color resonated with the concept of this edition, so it felt like the right image to use.'

'Moving between two and three dimensions is central to the way I think about images. Like the texture of a painting, there is a quiet magic to the surface of this print.'

'I’ve always thought that if I could pause a film I’ve made, and that moment could articulate an entire idea, I would have accomplished what I wanted,' she tells Artspace.

‘The paintings are technically about astronauts, but they’re also about distance, pressure, performance, loneliness, ambition — things that feel very contemporary.’ 

‘The lenticular preserves the essential quality of the work: that it changes depending on where you stand. As you shift your position, the image shifts with you,’ she says.

Following hard on the (high) heels of Jenny Walton's book Jenny Sais Quoi, we are pleased to present her debut trio of limited-edition prints.

Phil Sharkey and his father shot thousands of passport photos for internationally famous celebrities and household names. Here's his story.

“I was really trying to paint what it feels like to be living in the fall of human civilisation.” We pay tribute to the artist who painted life, love, and contemporary America.

In Fire Island Art Wolfgang Tillmans talks about his early memories of the place, and the pivotal works of art, both photographic and melodic, he created there.

We pay tribute to the legendary arts writer and author of The Lives of Artists, who has died aged 100.

The Helmut Newton Foundation director and the collector discuss the images in Helmut Newton One-off and why Newton thought his photo of Margaret Thatcher was the most erotic one he ever took. 

'I really enjoyed working on the movement of the body, the opaqueness of clothes, and level of femininity,' she tells Artspace.

Our photographers, chefs, and authors pick the people most deserving of their fabulous books. Who are you going to gift a Phaidon book to?

Our children's books authors and illustrators talk about the books that will transport kids from the twinkle of the tree to adventurous worlds far beyond. 

Gifting inspiration from us to you as more of our authors pick the people most deserving of their fabulous books.