Robert Douglas-Fairhurst
Robert Douglas-Fairhurst is the author of The Story of Alice: Lewis Carroll and The Secret History of Wonderland (Harvill Secker)
Surreal deal – on Salvador Dalí’s tarot deck
Long out of print, the cards have been reissued by Taschen. But what of the artistic merits of their designs?
A bewitching history of magic at the Ashmolean
An ancient cow’s heart and a witches’ ladder are among the intriguing objects in this exploration of magical thinking
The eccentric and enduring visions of Julia Margaret Cameron
Julia Margaret Cameron’s photographs are some of the most hauntingly original of the 19th century.
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The Apollo 40 under 40 podcast: Mohamad Hafez
The Syrian-born, US-based artist talks to Gabrielle Schwarz about his sculptural dioramas of cities ravaged by war – and offers a message of hope for the future
How to behave in a commercial gallery, if you’ve never dared set foot in one