WILL SELF
Will Self, novelist and journalist, on a prehistoric hand axe. GB Tell me why you chose this. WS I’d wanted to get hold of a hand axe for some time; […]
JOHN MARCHANT
John Marchant, gallerist, on Jamie Reid’s Beauty is a Birthright GB Tell me why you chose this. JM Jamie and I have been friends for 20 years and we’ve done […]
BEN ASHTON
Ben Ashton, artist, on the heel of his hand GB Tell me why you chose this. BA It’s for practical reasons really, because it allows me to do what I […]
DAVID HOYLE
David Hoyle, performance artist, on Claes Oldenburg’s, Soft Drainpipe, Blue (Cool) Version GB Tell me why you chose this. DH It really hit me when I was a kid and […]
MARK ELEY
Mark Eley, designer, on a perfectly manicured lawn bowling green GB Tell me why you chose this. ME Bowls has been a pastime of mine for the last six years […]
JOY BONFIELD COLOMBARA
Joy Bonfield Colombara, jeweler and sculptor, on the Winged Victory of Samothrace GB Tell me why you chose this JBC When I was about 13 or 14 we used to […]
FRANKO B
Franko B, artist, on two works by Andrei Molodkin GB Tell me why you chose these. FB One is a homage to Malevich and the other is a punk statement. […]
DAISY DE VILLENEUVE
Daisy de Villeneuve, artist and writer, on a painting she bought in Mexico GB Tell me why you chose this. DdeV I chose it because I like naïve artwork and […]
PETER HACKER
Peter Hacker, philosopher, on ‘Fastnet’ by Stanley William Hayter GB Tell me why you chose this print. PH ‘Fastnet’ is one of Bill Hayter’s late prints. It depicts a yacht […]
ANN WROE
Ann Wroe, author, on a snail shell GB Why did you choose a snail-shell as an object of beauty? AW I never feel I choose these things. They choose me. […]
AMÉLIE PICHARD
Amélie Pichard, designer, on her Playboy magazine with a personal dedication from Pamela Anderson GB Tell me why you chose this as an object of beauty. AP I have a […]
VERITY STANDEN
Verity Standen, composer and performer, on the mantle piece in her family home GB Tell me why you chose this. VS I chose it because it’s home and it’s quite […]
SIR PAUL SMITH
Sir Paul Smith, designer, on an aardvark GB Tell me why you chose an aardvark as an object of beauty. PS There wasn’t a great deal of thought that went […]
LAURA BRIDGEMAN
Laura Bridgeman, author, on a painting by her mother. GB Tell me why you chose this. LB I had a few things I could have taken pictures of – my […]
HARRY PARKER
Harry Parker, author, on his great grandfather’s paint box. GB Tell me why you chose this. HP I don’t really know when it was first given to me, but I […]
SCOTTEE
Variety artist, Scottee, on his picture, “Dinner at me nan’s” GB Tell me why you chose this. S It’s the aesthetic of being at my nan’s. There’s always a big […]
