Concepts in aesthetics
Love may be timeless, but the way we talk about it isn’t
Centuries before Christianity the Greeks had their own ideas about desire – Erotic love was not a pleasant diversion but a high-stakes trial to be survived, quivering with perilous energy
The strange & absurd rules of Elizabethan manners (video)
Fashion served as a visible marker of status and taste, with strict regulations governing attire at public events
Costakis Collection | Thessaloniki | To November 12
The Thessaloniki Museum of Modern Art has taken over the Moni Lazariston venue with an exhibition of pieces from its famed Costakis Collection of Russian avant-garde art - arguably one of the best of its kind in the world. "50+1 Stories" goes back to the Greek collector's archives to explore the entire era and how it was expressed in different forms of art.