Portrait: Meet Liliane Lijn, the artist forging an alliance with science
One of the exhilarating currents that swept through the art world in the 1960s was the one that brought artists into the worlds of science, technology and advanced science fiction, which was to some extent brought into being by the space programme, the grand climacteric in the human adventure. It seemed absolutely right that Eduardo Paolozzi, the great Brit Pop artist, should be close to JG Ballard, the sci-fi maestro, or that Robert Rauschenberg should be working with EAT (Experiments in Art and Technology).
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Portrait: Meet Liliane Lijn, the artist forging an alliance with science
For more than half a century, the much-travelled Liliane Lijn has made the most of a fascination with science to inspire her art – and she’s still …
Max Levai Q&A: the Marlborough gallery heir talks trade
The director of Marlborough Contemporary talks to Spear’s about the gallery sector in 2019 and the emergence of art fairs, writes Arun Kakar …
Wealth & Westminster: MPs return to ‘bugger’s muddle’ as capital flight threat returns
David Dawkins leads the weekly wrap from Westminster as private client specialists react to Brexit uncertainty MPs return from their Christmas rece…
The secret charms of Western Australia
From the Kimberley’s splendid isolation to the giant Karri forests in the south, Western Australia is a massive multifarious never-ending den of su…
JP Morgan on taking a ‘back seat’ to exiting your business
Arun Kakar talks to the head of JP Morgan’s private bank about what to watch out for when stepping out of a business The ‘great wealth transfer’ – …
Review: M Restaurant in Victoria
If anyone in Westminster is hungry in the New Year – there’s a place worth trying just a short walk away in Victoria, writes Christopher Jackson Th…
UK business owners need to ask – ‘what can we be doing better?’
Rochelle Clarke, founder and CEO of Succession Strength on why securing the continuity of your business is key There’s nothing like a new year to i…
Expatriate law: plan to avoid the ‘point of no return’
The breakdown of a marriage abroad can have dire consequences and highlights the need for expatriates to plan their move abroad carefully, writes A…
UK Divorce law: is modernisation on the horizon?
The Government is now recognising the need for new laws on divorce to catch up with the 21st century, writes Nicholas Fairbank Major changes to div…
PPFM: What to see, visit, read, spend and do in January
Pinch Punch First of the Month: Six things to see, spend and do over the next 30 days. Edited by Emelia Hamilton-Russell See: The Favourite …
John Arlidge on the ‘futuristic, optimistic and British’ Jaguar I-Pace
The new Jaguar I-Pace is the first electric car you might – indeed should – want to buy, writes John Arlidge I like driving. I like cars. But there…
Jim O’Neill: time to embrace the ‘exciting future’ of impact investing
The rise and rise of impact investing has brought us to ‘the edge of a seismic shift’, says economist Jim O’Neill A growing trend in the investmen…
Review: 34 Mayfair
Christopher Jackson is beguiled by 34 Mayfair but wishes he hadn’t ordered the meatballs On the day I attended 34 Mayfair – otherwise known as the …
Maggi Hambling: ‘reality for me is in my studio making something.’
Maggi Hambling has brought her wry humour to an exhibition alongside four similarly charismatic artists, writes Christopher Jackson It’s best not t…
Pure Indian review: Chef Shilpa Dandekar shines in Putney, just don’t call it curry
Spear’s self-appointed curry correspondent heads to Pure Indian in SW6 to taste chef Shilpa Dandekar’s ‘profoundly aquatic’ Seafood Moliee Chef Shi…
‘Nervousness and endless guessing’: Wealth managers reflect as recession fears loom
Wealth managers and private client specialists reflect on 2018 and look ahead to 2019, report Arun Kakar and David Dawkins On the year that the fin…
Review: Madison, One New Change
Sarah Bonfield visits Madison and finds the perfect classic Sunday roast paired with beautiful panoramic city views. Making our way through a grey …
Review: The Kensington Hotel
Christopher Jackson experiences an enforced exodus to the Kensington Hotel, and there encounters far more than just a much-needed mattress A social…
Why are so many philanthropists religious?
Religion may be one of the most potent social forces we have in encouraging HNWs and everyone to participate in charity and philanthropy, writes Za…
Legal action against Attorneys has skyrocketed
Legal action against Attorneys has skyrocketed, and mostly people aren’t aware they’re doing wrong, write solicitors Ann Stanyer and Je…