TIM MAUDLIN
Tim Maudlin, Philosopher of Physics, on the Perseid meteor showers. GB Tell me why you chose this. TM For the last two years, and for the first time in my […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
CHRIS LEBRON
Chris Lebron, Professor of African American Studies and Philosophy, on the Michell Focus One turntable GB Tell me why you chose this as an object of beauty. CL I am […]
TOP POSTS OF 2014
Many thanks to all our readers and contributors who have supported Gilded Birds throughout 2014. We were delighted with the response to Gilded Birds paper and will be expanding the print issues in 2015. Follow us here, on Twitter or on Facebook to get the latest updates. Here are the most popular posts from last year: ANTHONY GOTTLIEB “Not only […]
GIDEON ROSEN
Gideon Rosen, philosopher, on Marcel Duchamp’s ‘3 Standard Stoppages’ GB Tell me why you chose this? What was your reaction when you first saw it? GR When I was […]
ANTHONY GOTTLIEB
Anthony Gottlieb, writer and historian of ideas, on Queen Mary’s Dolls’ House GB Tell me why you chose this. AG Not only does the sight of it produce awe and […]
ROBERT HOPKINS
Robert Hopkins, philosopher, on The Death of Socrates by Jacques Louis David. GB Tell me why you chose this. RH The painting’s appeal for me is both immediate and hard-won. […]
ROSS ANDERSEN
Ross Andersen, deputy editor of Aeon magazine, on the crescent moon GB: Tell me why you chose the crescent moon. RA: When you asked me to pick something beautiful, I […]
ANJAN CHATTERJEE
Anjan Chatterjee, neuroscientist, on his photograph of a beach in Margate, New Jersey. GB Tell me why you chose this. AC I chose this photograph because I’d taken it a […]
TOP POSTS OF 2013
Many many thanks to everyone who has supported Gilded Birds so far. Have a wonderful 2014! The most popular posts of 2013 were: MARINA ABRAMOVIĆ “I think for me beauty comes from the inside, not the outside, it radiates. It’s an energy that gives off a kind of glow. It’s the same with people and objects. Every good work of […]
JASON STANLEY
Jason Stanley, philosopher, on a photograph of St Petersburg by Alexey Titarenko GB Tell me why you chose this particular image from the series? JS The photos in this series were taken in St. Petersburg between 1992 and 1994, during and just after a terrible economic crisis that accompanied the switch to democracy and capitalism. Countless Russians died of starvation […]
KWAME ANTHONY APPIAH
Kwame Anthony Appiah, philosopher on El Anatsui’s ‘Red Block’ sculpture. GB Tell me why you chose this. KAA First of all, I love it. It’s part of a sequence of […]
MICHAEL MORRIS
Michael Morris, philosopher, on Rembrandt’s ‘Return of the Prodigal Son’. GB Tell me why you chose this. MM I think I need to explain exactly what I’ve chosen. It’s not […]
GILDED BIRDS 