How Agnes Gund became an art-world hero
A documentary directed by her daughter sets out just why the collector and philanthropist is beloved by so many
New York confidential – John Giorno’s memoir, reviewed
In his posthumously published memoir, the poet recollects his life as a lover of some of the greats of the New York art scene
Morel compass – John Cage’s mania for mushrooms
For the avant-garde composer, mushroom-foraging was closely linked to his ideas about sound and spontaneity
Sex and the city – William N. Copley in New York
The American artist fused Surrealism and Pop to create an eccentric – and highly erotic – style that was all his own
Pilgrims’ progress? The Vatican Jubilee has frustrated Romans and tourists alike