Swaddled sons, village customs, and civil protest feature in this selection of four Nigerian artworks.
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Contemporary London is depicted in all of its cultural complexities in this sprawling novel by Zadie Smith.
Read moreCoral Nebula
Crustaceans become constellations as sea and stars intertwine in this mixed media painting by Aelita Andre.
Read moreInterview: 3:AM Magazine
'I suspect all great art aspires to end civilisation.' We talk to Andrew Gallix, Editor of 3:AM Magazine.
Read moreZodiac
Clattering percussion and cellar monsters feature in this trio of artworks related to the word 'Zodiac'.
Read moreFish Tank
A rebellious teenager is caught between entrapment and escapism in this realist film by Andrea Arnold.
Read moreIran
Insomniacs, melancholic musicians, and arid landscapes feature in this selection of four Iranian artworks.
Read moreThe Second Situation
Four faces guffaw at a private punchline in this quartet of self-portrait paintings by Geng Jianyi.
Read morePyongyang
Overworked and under surveillance, Guy Delisle chronicles his trip to North Korea in this graphic novel.
Read moreInterview: Reorient
'Bad art can make life miserable.' We talk to Joobin Bekhrad, Editor of the online arts publication Reorient.
Read moreKeyboard
Harpsichords and droning accordions feature in this trio of artworks related to the word 'Keyboard'.
Read moreBegin to Hope
Regina Spektor ponders orcas and owls, cigarettes and cocaine, floods and frotteurism on her fourth album.
Read moreAlgeria
Monotonous monuments and female liberation feature in this selection of four Algerian artworks.
Read moreOrfeo
An elderly composer becomes a fugitive suspected of bioterrorism in this lively novel by Richard Powers.
Read moreTokyo Godfathers
Three homeless people discover an abandoned infant on Christmas Eve in this riotous anime by Satoshi Kon.
Read moreInterview: Frankie Cosmos
'Dreaming and creating both involve processing emotions.' We talk to singer-songwriter Frankie Cosmos.
Read moreLigneous
Crumbling charcoal and wooden dolls feature in this trio of artworks related to the word 'Ligneous'.
Read moreWaking Life
A young man ponders life's big questions in this woozy film about lucid dreaming by Richard Linklater.
Read moreSenegal
Fashion mishmashes, storytelling, and upbeat balladry feature in this selection of four Senegalese artworks.
Read moreAngel of the North
Antony Gormley's arresting, celestial sculpture towers over the A1, carrying the mythology of its homeland.
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