The floating world

TRICKS LITERARY ILLUSIONS Performance magic and Victorian ...

When Shōmetsu Sekai (Vanishing World) hit Japan’s bookshops in 2015, its author, Sayaka Murata, was all but unknown on British shores. More Japanese books were starting to appear in English (notably T

Hokusai imagined a massive breaker about to crash on tiny fishing boats. Sandro Botticelli had his Venus float in her shell on a mere sea ripple. Large or small, soothing or frightening, waves have long captivated artists, finds Michael Prodger

T hey’re still going on about it. The ...

WINDINGS NO STRAIGHT ROAD TAKES YOU THERE ...

Uncomfortable realities and alternative realms at Venice’s contemporary dance festival