Photo of Finn Blythe
Finn Blythe

Photo of Finn Blythe

Finn Blythe

  • Finn Blythe
    Inside London’s most colourful shop

    L Cornelissen & Son has supplied raw pigments to artists and artisans for almost 170 years

    Sat, 16 May 2026

  • Finn Blythe
    The place where music history is made

    Over 25 years, stars from Nina Simone to Thom Yorke and Dua Lipa have passed through this east London cafe next to a recording studio – an unflashy hub nourishing artists and a whole creative industry

    Sun, 23 Nov 2025

  • Finn Blythe
    ‘Art is a way of thinking of myself without restrictions’

    The British-Palestinian artist on the ongoing conflict in Gaza, art as an act of rebellion and her new exhibition with Swiss sculptor Alberto Giacometti

    Thu, 4 Sept 2025

  • Finn Blythe
    Frank Bowling at 91: ‘I’m still a teenager inside’

    The veteran painter is gearing up for the first exhibition of his work on the continent of his birth. He discusses his days in the studio – and nights in the pub

    Thu, 7 Aug 2025

  • Finn Blythe
    Tai Shani: ‘When you get older, art becomes more solitary’

    The Turner-prize winning artist on her new installation at Somerset House, the meaning behind her tattoos and how sci-fi informs her thinking

    Sat, 2 Aug 2025

  • Finn Blythe
    Akinola Davies Jr: ‘Difficult things make you learn the most’

    From London clubs to Cannes film festival, Akinola Davies Jr is finding success in collaboration. He tells us about his latest multifaceted project

    Fri, 11 Jul 2025

  • Finn Blythe
    In search of the world’s coolest shades

    One shop in London is devoted to rare Ray-Bans and German Cazals. The couple behind it describe their ‘scavenger’s antennae’ and eyewear addiction

    Sun, 29 Jun 2025

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