Bottle-tops, the burning sun, and beating rain feature in this selection of four Ghanaian artworks.
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Cartoon hijinks and a cello concerto feature in this trio of artworks related to the word ‘Xylophone’.
Read moreKenya
Fragmenting relationships and trumpet solos feature in this selection of four Kenyan artworks.
Read moreTriptych, May-June 1973
Francis Bacon depicts his lover lingering on the edge of death in this stark triptych of paintings.
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Glassy orbs, unruly youths, and trance music feature in this selection of four Moroccan artworks
Read morePoland
A crocheted bull and a somersaulting dictator feature in this selection of four Polish artworks.
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Floating wires, hotel rooms, and railway stations feature in this selection of four Peruvian artworks.
Read moreQuartet
Friendships and musical homages feature in this trio of artworks related to the word ‘Quartet’.
Read moreChile
Gigantic dresses and water worship feature in this selection of four Chilean artworks.
Read moreLucifer
Demonic ponies and magic shows feature in this trio of artworks related to the word 'Lucifer'.
Read moreSymphony No. 6
Valentin Silvestrov's sixth symphony is a chthonic showstopper and an hour-long exploration of memory.
Read moreSpiral Jetty
A sculptural coil spirals out into the Great Salt Lake, Utah, in this work of land art by Robert Smithson.
Read moreThe House of the Spirits
Supernatural meets mundane in this sprawling novel about the fictional Trueba family by Isabel Allende.
Read moreSynaesthesia
Hanging ribbons and hermit thrushes feature in this trio of artworks related to the word 'Synaesthesia'.
Read moreIraq
Playing cards, tablets, and tales of doves feature in this selection of four Iraqi artworks.
Read moreSpace is the Place
Sun Ra composed this futuristic jazz album to accompany the blaxploitation film of the same name.
Read moreZimbabwe
Nail art, campfire stories, and mbiras feature in this selection of four Zimbabwean artworks.
Read moreMerrily We Roll Along
We watch the life of a promising composer play out in reverse in this musical by Stephen Sondheim.
Read moreYouth
Parties, sarcastic teens, and germfree adolescents feature in this trio of artworks related to the word 'Youth'.
Read moreIf on a winter's night
Stories are cut short and readers are dragged into the action in this beguiling novel by Italo Calvino.
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