Will Wiles is the author of the novels, ‘Care of Wooden Floors’, ‘The Way Inn’ and, most recently ‘Plume’ (all published by Fourth Estate)
Stellan Skarsgård’s art dealer/spymaster in ‘Andor’ is perfectly placed to see the inner workings of empire
Though museums use them to provide more information, QR codes can conceal as much as they reveal
The designer was a genius but, as a new film shows, her achievements still have to be untangled from the men who kept getting in her way
The artist has updated her ‘Hexen’ deck charting the rise of the military-industrial complex for an age of climate crisis and disinformation
The subject of a painting by Marie Laurencin was actually a French film star, but it will always have a strong family connection
The sinister corporation in the dystopian office drama really cares about art, but the paintings on the walls only highlight the workers’ sense of alienation rather than relieving it
Glenn Adamson’s new book shows that predictions about the future have always spoken volumes about the present
The replacement of Boswell’s department store with a luxury hotel is part of a beautification process that has gathered pace in recent years
The BT Tower floats above the city, a reminder of 1960s optimism and a faith in technology that is in short supply today
Aaron Betsky’s account of the wildest visions architecture has to offer is full of buildings that haunt the structures of the real world
