No drugs, no alcohol; for some, no sex, a vegan diet, an ascetic lifestyle. These are self-imposed restrictions that one would expect to find more in a monastic community than in the...

Beyond just fans of a sports team, fan zones attract a much wider audience looking for a fun time. Let’s dive into this shared experience to understand why it’s so popular.

British sculptor Antony Gormley, 75, was—like Anish Kapoor in 1991, Damien Hirst in 1995, and French artist Laure Prouvost in 2013—one of the recipients of the 1994 Turner Prize, which has been awarded in the United Kingdom since...

On the one hand, an author whose numerous mistresses and turbulent personal life are well known. On the other, a body of work filled with chaste heroes and where eroticism is conspicuous by its absence. How can we explain this...

A mother of three, an opera singer, and co-director of an organization that focuses on both cultural outreach and the production of opera performances, Caroline juggles her various activities...

Science fiction is a genre that is particularly receptive to the anxieties and conflicts of an era, processing certain social realities—even if only minimally or unconsciously. As such, American science fiction cinema of the...

Violence within social hierarchies is perpetrated by individuals who differ from others in their authoritarian tendencies.

Working outside the scientific and technical conceptual framework that permeates everything around them, the artists of “Arte Povera” appropriate it in order to better turn away from it.

Today, while gender studies has once again turned its attention to her work, she remains largely unknown to the general public. Why is it still relevant to read Dworkin today?

A Romanian gymnastics prodigy who made a name for herself at the 1976 Olympics, Nadia Comăneci faced violence and humiliation from a very young age, with the complicity of Ceausescu’s dictatorial regime.

Some of the dresses created by Iris van Herpen are a true weaving of reality beyond the body, drawing inspiration from living things.

Duels have stirred up emotions, injured, and killed people for centuries. But what motivated the participants in this ritual, which was as violent as it was codified?

In this series, filmmaker Éric Benzekri plunges us headlong into the sorrowful passions of rejection and the retreat into one’s own identity.

The physical interaction between two moving bodies: this is what artists Marina Abramović and Ulay explored during their 12 years of collaborative work.

From recreational facilities to fairground attractions, Glasgow’s current reputation as Scotland’s capital of recreation and culture is a legacy of the 19th century.

In connection with the publication of his book *Pour une culture des transitions*, Raphaël Besson explores the role of the arts and culture in regional transitions.

The same volume of matter can take on an infinite variety of shapes and colors. César, through his compressions and expansions, teaches us about the physics of matter.

Although little known in France, Hamad Butt will soon be featured in a special exhibition at Tate Britain. The artist’s work from the 1990s offers a fresh perspective on the dangers of our technological age.

Throughout his *Comédie humaine*, Balzac created a negative stereotype that has permeated the collective imagination.

The unique work of visual artist Hicham Berrada invites us to reflect on the concept of chance and the conditions under which forms emerge.

Hellfest is one of Europe's largest "metal" music festivals. It's a highly structured pilgrimage that attracts more and more festivalgoers, who aren't always familiar with the rules.

In the 17th century, the philosopher Blaise Pascal harshly criticized entertainment. Is his criticism still relevant today?

Do you feel like you belong when you're in your 40s or 50s at an electronic music festival like Tomorrowland, which is typically associated with a young crowd?

How can we adopt a scientific approach to understanding the experience of movement in the work of artist Fabienne Verdier, currently on display at the Unterlinden Museum in Colmar?

Elizabeth II was a figure who was both distant and popular: through the staging of her television appearances, an aesthetic of power emerged that was disconnected from reality.

For artist Filipe Vilas-Boas, the car is nothing more than an avatar in a virtual universe built from data.

Bill Fontana has spent his life attaching accelerometers to a large number of monuments around the world to reveal their mechanical vibrations caused by ambient noise.

Although the visibility of asexuality has been increasing in recent years, many people still have little or a misunderstanding of the concept of asexuality.

In Cronenberg's films, the body is central because it embodies a power of transformation.

What are the challenges behind the quest for materials that are ever blacker? And why are they of interest to artists?

What do the plastic works by this “Arte Povera” artist—created in the 1960s—tell us today?