‘Without wanting to sound too evangelical, bath time really is a sacred moment in my day: I get a lot of good thinking done in the tub’
The viral doodles of artist Michael McGregor
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This week’s issue fangirls Yves Klein, joins the battle of the underdogs, and turbocharges twitching
Every year, FT Weekend Magazine commissions artists to respond to the capital. Here three photographers explore different sides of the city, from youth culture to the financial centre
The artist uses meticulous research to uncover the buried histories of her Native American Crow ancestors. As she appears in a new exhibition in London, Joshua Hunt meets her to talk art-world grievances, indigenous crafts and what’s in a name
Work made by women of colour in the UK in the 1980s and ’90s has gone largely unrecognised. Now a new book edited by Joy Gregory draws our attention to these overlooked artists. Here, she showcases four of the pioneers
A collection of photographs of unknown women reading sparks an unlikely correspondence
From models to mannequins, the French photographer’s pictures are less about psychological realism than about the fantastical and uncanny
An apostle of noise fascinated by the dark side of human behaviour
Community spaces and shops such as Selfridges are hosting ‘residencies’ for an eclectic range of preloved pieces
Re-recorded and sampled by musicians such as Pink Floyd and Hank Marvin, the piece returns in the latest series
Themes of suffering and redemption run through the truth-based drama at Nottingham Playhouse
The Belgian architect, designer and collector never goes out of style
The number of Americans tuning into the broadcast has fallen from nearly 44mn in 2014 to 19.5mn this year
Solemn songs unfold with intense singing, mournful beats and swelling drones
Performers caught up in tensions over Gaza war as Swedish host city of Malmö increases security
The LA Philharmonic director on music’s power to change society, his Venezuelan homeland — and Cate Blanchett vs Bradley Cooper
A visit to his Chelsea home, with geometric carpets, walls lined in alpaca wool and Cecil Beaton’s cerulean vase
In unexpected or punishing materials, these chairs subvert functionality to become sculptures
‘Grey plague’ is dividing communities, with proponents extolling its hard-wearing modernity and critics calling it aggressive, even dystopian
The theme of freedom is to the fore in works being exhibited to mark 50 years since Portugal’s Carnation Revolution
William Wood is upcycling part of Massey Shaw, one of the ‘little ships’ in the 1940 evacuation, to help fund an engine overhaul
The communications professional seeks out one-off jewellery creations that provide an intellectual challenge
The two markets, and how they reach their public, are proving more and more complementary
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