Frank Gehry Architect of the Impossible Dies Aged 96

Frank Gehry Architect of the Impossible Dies Aged 96

Frank Gehry, the Canadian-American architect who spent more than half a century bullying gravity into improbable shapes and coaxing cities into believing in spectacle again, has died aged 96. His passing closes a chapter on a career that took the medium of sculpture...
Courtauld Announces Sweeping Plans For New London Campus

Courtauld Announces Sweeping Plans For New London Campus

For months, rumours have trickled out of Somerset House suggesting the Courtauld was gearing up for something big—bigger than a refit, bigger than a gallery rehang. Now it’s official. The Courtauld has announced plans for a sweeping new London campus, a...
Smoke Clears: British Museum Ends Tobacco Sponsorship Deal

Smoke Clears: British Museum Ends Tobacco Sponsorship Deal

The British Museum has quietly stamped out its long-running tobacco sponsorship deal — a partnership that always sat awkwardly in its portfolio of advertisers. After 15 years of taking money from Japan Tobacco International, maker of Benson & Hedges, Silk Cut,...