FAYE WEI WEI
GB Tell me why you chose this. FWW I think they’re the most beautiful and precious objects that I own. They’re like jewels to me, except that they’re from nature […]
MOHAMMED QASIM ASHFAQ
Mohammed Qasim Ashfaq, on his Rotring compass set GB Tell me why you chose this MQA It’s one of two things that I really love. I don’t think I’d let […]
RAM NETA
Ram Neta, Philosopher, on James Turrell’s Danae (1983) GB Tell me why you find this beautiful. RN First of all, it feels like magic. I remember walking into the room […]
MICHAEL STREVENS
Michael Strevens, Philosopher, on a view of the Canyonlands in Utah MS This is a view of the Canyonlands area in southern Utah. It is taken from the Landsat 8 satellite, […]
VALERIE JONES
Valerie Jones, animatronic designer, on a bird’s wing GB Tell me why you chose this. VJ I think a bird’s wing is perfectly designed. Not just the feathers but the […]
KWAME ANTHONY APPIAH
El Anatsui (Ghanaian, born 1944). Red Block, 2010. Aluminum and copper wire, Two pieces, each measuring 200 3/4 x 131 1/2 in. (509.9 x 334 cm). Courtesy of the artist […]
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. […]
