David Hockney and Martin Gayford, illus. by Rose Blake. Abrams, $24.99 (128p) ISBN 978-1-4197-3211-9 Artist Hockney and art critic Gayford take a conceptual approach to art history, moving between ...

No one gave Canada’s equestrians at the 1968 Olympics much of a chance to win a medal. The Grand Prix show-jumping team had to raise money just to have their horses join them in Mexico City. After ...

Mark Martin’s words to live by were handed down from one generation to another. Julian Martin — his father, an Arkansas trucking magnate — lived by the adage of “never lift,” and though he never raced ...

Clarke Gayford says he is “bewildered and baffled” by news a documentary he co-produced about wife Dame Jacinda Ardern has been nominated for two Emmy Awards. Nominations for the 2026 News and ...

"Every second serves a purpose, with no wasted moments," Hit Song Deconstructed's David Penn says of Martin's songcraft. By Gary Trust More than 30 years after first appearing on Billboard’s charts, ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Like the silent movie goddess Norma Desmond in the classic Hollywood noir Sunset Boulevard, Tracey Emin has ...

What do you want to do with your life? Like so many 21-year-olds before her, that question is top of mind for Apple Martin. For Martin, who grew up in the public eye—the mere announcement of her name ...

The UK artist Tracey Emin reveals more about her life—in a personal and professional capacity—discussing her cancer diagnosis and why painting matters with typical frankness. In conversation with ...

In the 250th anniversary year of the artist’s birth, the author Susan Owens analyses how John Constable’s life and work were shaped by the yearly cycles of weather and agriculture. “Constable’s Year ...

Not just anyone gets to make their red-carpet debut at a premiere for one of the most talked-about films of the year, but for Moses Martin, it was like a no-brainer. On December 8, the 19-year-old ...

Martin Clunes, who starred in Doc Martin for 10 seasons across 18 years for British broadcaster ITV, is joining the U.S. remake of the drama. Fox is launching Best Medicine, an adaptation of the ...

Max Martin is one of Taylor Swift’s favorite collaborators — as on her soon-to-be blockbuster The Life of a Showgirl, where he and Shellback co-produced and co-wrote the whole album. Martin, the ...