
RALPH WEDGWOOD
Ralph Wedgwood, philosopher, on the view looking North-West (towards the Scottish mainland) from the Northern summit of Blaven on the Isle of Skye. GB Why did you choose this view? RW […]
A snapshot of contemporary ideals of beauty
Ralph Wedgwood, philosopher, on the view looking North-West (towards the Scottish mainland) from the Northern summit of Blaven on the Isle of Skye. GB Why did you choose this view? RW […]
Carri Munden, fashion designer, on a still from Takeshi Murata’s Monster Movie. GB Tell me why you chose this film still. CM I love monsters! The movements of the monster […]
Joshua Cohen, philosopher, on Central Park, New York GB Tell me why you chose Central Park? JC Because it’s both beautiful and public. It is hard to think of other […]
Ned Block, philosopher, on his pair of pliers GB Tell me why you chose your pliers. NB The main aesthetic aspect is the feel of the pliers in your hand. […]
Ronojoy Dam, Creative Director at VICE, on his parents’ portraits of Rabindranath Tagore and Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose GB Tell me why you chose these pictures. RD This is a […]
Thomas Adès, composer, on a picture of his niece, Sylvie GB Why did you choose this picture? TA Well, there are things in the picture that could look like the […]
Tom Craig, photographer, on a kingfisher GB Why did you choose the kingfisher? TC I think the porous nature of our own memories means that beauty is often better held […]
Dawn Adès, art historian, on the racehorse, Frankel GB Tell me why you chose Frankel. DA I find horses generally completely enchanting and I’ve always loved them. I love going […]
Ruth Marten, artist, on her stoneware sculpture GB Why did you choose this object? RM I’ll be frank at the outset and admit that I made this. I’m rarely satisfied […]
Nicholas Riggle, philosopher, on his cotton branches GB Tell me why you chose your cotton branches. NR A few years ago I was walking through my neighborhood in Brooklyn, and […]
Michael Steinberg, freelance curator and consultant, on Henri Rousseau’s painting, The Sleeping Gypsy GB Tell me why you chose this painting. MS It’s a painting that’s always haunted me. I’ve […]
Tobie Giddio, artist/illustrator, on a piece of white peacock feather GB Tell me about your object. TG It is a tiny piece of a white peacock feather. It happens to […]
Harriet Vyner, writer, on Lucian Freud’s 1937 sandstone sculpture of a horse GB Why did you choose this sculpture? HV Not only is this a favourite of mine but also, […]
Sir Norman Rosenthal on ballet dancer, Tamara Rojo GB Why have you chosen Tamara as your object of beauty? NR Because she is beautiful and an incredible dancer and helped […]
Lev Tanju, founder of Palace Skateboards, on his Georgian poison ring GB Tell me why you chose your ring. LT I found this ring when my friend went to get […]
Fergus Martin, artist, on a ray of light GB Why did you choose the ray of light? FM Because a ray of light comes through a skylight in my studio […]