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Ansel Adams The American photographer Ansel Adams died as long ago as 1984 yet his photographs are timeless. This is partly because they never carry human imagery. Instead, they reflect the majesty of nature, as most Americans would want to…

Obituary: Niki de Saint Phalle Niki de Saint Phalle has died in California, at the age of 71. Born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, she was moved by her parents to New York, her mother’s home city, in l937. More ‘Nouveau Realiste’ than…

Three months in the nick for decapitation Well, it was only a sculptured head separated from its torso and elegant frame. And surely, it was so cleanly effected that the break could have been easily concealed by one of those…

Master of light: Tadao Ando The architect will give a lecture in June at the City of London Festival, which, this time, has a Japanese theme. Two striking Ando projects were revealed last month: the ‘Omotesando Hills’ shopping and residential…

The public Alsop Architect Will Alsop, so-called ‘maverick’ architect of the revival of fun, has, in his role as magician, created a jewel-like catalytic building for West Bromwich in the English Midlands called ‘The Public’. Here is a city in…

Umbrella stand Now suddenly the London Millennium Dome has arrived back by stealth at the top tables. The O2, as it is now called, has become a major selling venue, successfully brought off its uppers by no less than Kylie…

Early one morning in Whitechapel Open until 8 September at the Whitechapel Gallery is a remarkable, groundbreaking show of British contemporary sculpture. This is a revelation of the continuing regeneration of British sculptors, perhaps as important as was the famous…

Obituary: Gloria Escoffery The Jamaican painter, teacher, poet and art critic died in May, aged 78. She had been a major element in the Jamaican art movement of the 1940s and 1950s. Her work combined regional mythology, satire and social…

Obituary: Lynn Chadwick Lynn Chadwick died on 25 April 2003, aged 88. With Eduardo Paolozzi and Kenneth Armitage, Lynn Chadwick played a major role in establishing British post-war sculpture on the world stage. Chadwick himself first achieved major renown at…

Views from Kew In the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, architect John Pawson has just completed a beautiful promenade, more than a bridge or a crossing. It provides the opportunity for visitors to gain a new perspective on the natural pleasures…