THOMAS ADÈS
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 […]
RUPERT CHRISTIANSEN
Rupert Christiansen, writer and critic, on his Bernard Leach vase GB Tell me why you chose the vase. RC I think when you first mentioned the project I wanted to […]
IESTYN DAVIES
Iestyn Davies, countertenor, on a punt GB Tell me why you’ve chosen a punt ID The punt is beautiful in itself but to me it’s what it speaks of. It’s […]
TOM SACHS
Tom Sachs, artist, on his Honda 3000is generator GB Tell me why you’ve chosen your new generator as an object of beauty. TS Well like anything else it’s beauty as […]
TAMSIN SHAW
Tamsin Shaw, philosopher, on a 15th century wooden sculpture of a holy woman GB Tell me about this sculpture and why you chose it. TS It’s a holy woman carved […]
STEPHEN PAGE
Stephen Page, chief executive of Faber and Faber, on his Spizzichino hi-hat cymbals GB Why did you choose these cymbals? SP Since I was 16 I’ve played the drums and […]
GILDED BIRDS 