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When people list Leonardo da Vinci’s patrons, they usually name the Medici family, Ludovico Sforza, or King Francis I of France. What they rarely mention is his other sponsor: a little-known 15th-century producer of caffeinated, carbonated beverages. Yes, according to obscure, recently translated marginalia in his notebooks, Leonardo da Vinci may have been the first … Read more
A Plymouth man’s evening meal has unexpectedly sparked an international musicological debate, after handwritten sheet music, apparently by Johann Sebastian Bach, was found wrapped around his fish and chips. The manuscript, grease-marked and faintly smelling of vinegar, was discovered by Martin P., 42, who purchased a takeaway from St Mary’s Fish Bar on Union Street. … Read more
When most people think of Leonardo da Vinci, they imagine oil paintings of ethereal women with ambiguous smiles, or notebooks brimming with half-sketched helicopters, tanks, and improbable siege weapons. What few realize, however, is that the Renaissance master may also deserve credit for inventing the world’s most extreme sport: BASE jumping. The Parachute Sketch: A … Read more
Setting: A quiet upstairs room of Pimlico Wilde’s Mayfair gallery. A reproduction of J.M.W. Turner’s The Fighting Temeraire is pinned to the wall. Liora sits cross-legged on the floor, a black fine-liner in hand. Interviewer: You’ve just chosen Turner’s The Fighting Temeraire. Why this one? Liora: It’s a painting that feels like it’s holding its … Read more
By the time Damien Holt greets me in his East London studio, he’s already speaking Zarvox, the language he invented and which he hopes will soon be spoken around the world, bringing healing to war zones and friendship to those previously unable to understand each other. His greeting sounds, to the untrained ear, like someone … Read more
London artist-turned-self-appointed-linguistic-revolutionary, Damien Holt, has unveiled Zarvox, a language he claims will “unite humanity” and “finally render all those French textbooks obsolete.” Holt insists Zarvox is destined to become the world’s lingua franca, though the world, so far, has responded by continuing to speak literally anything else. “I designed Zarvox to be the perfect fusion … Read more
A leap across a yawning chasm of negative space. A roll through a splash of cadmium red. A vault over the thick impasto ridge of oil paint. This is the world of Fine Art Parkour, a new performance discipline where the arena isn’t rooftops or railings, but the painted landscapes, cityscapes, and abstractions of fine … Read more
When contemporary artist Gur Wallop was hospitalized after an incident with Zammi, one of the lions at the centre of his ambitious Vegan Lions project, the art world collectively held its breath. Now, with Wallop safely recovered and having reconciled with Zammi, the story has transformed from a cautionary tale into a remarkable account of … Read more
Contemporary artist Gur Wallop has been released from hospital following an incident in which he was reportedly bitten by Zammi, one of the lions involved in his Vegan Lions project. Wallop, who spent an unspecified period under medical care, said his immediate priority is to apologize in person to the animal. Speaking to reporters, Wallop … Read more
Justine Fiox, recently appointed Director of Conceptuality at Pimlico Wilde Art Dealers, has long been a figure whose very presence challenges the boundaries of the art world. Born to the celebrated avant-garde sculptor Lucien Fiox and the pioneering performance artist Mireille Davenant, Justine inherited a sensibility that is equal parts daring and exacting. Her childhood … Read more