COMPASSION

Affirmation of life is the spiritual act by which man ceases to live thoughtlessly and begins to devote himself to his life
with reverence in order to give it true value.
— Albert Schweitzer

2/22/2013

Images of Culture

Photo: Picasso in Paris: raw works of genius from the artist as a young man

A scintillating new show at London's Courtauld Gallery follows a coming-of-age Picasso as he dips his paintbrush into the colourful underworld of Montmartre - http://gu.com/p/3dpva/tw


Photographs: Courtauld Gallery 

The G2 interview - Russell Brand: 'It's irrelevant what other people think of you'
 
 
Inequality for All – another Inconvenient Truth?

The powerful documentary Inequality for All was an unexpected hit at the recent Sundance film festival, arguing that US capitalism has fatally abandoned the middle classes while making the super-rich richer. Can its star, economist Robert Reich, do for economics what Al Gore did for the environment?

http://gu.com/p/3dfbj/tw

Photograph: David Mcnew/Getty Images
 Kitsch art: love it or loathe it?

Why is this term for garish or sentimental objects surrounded by such snobbery? Some of the world's greatest artworks are kitsch

http://gu.com/p/3dcgx/tw
 

Trish Morrissey's best photograph: infiltrating a family on a Kent beach

'I ask strangers if I can become a member of their family. The person I replace takes the picture'

http://gu.com/p/3d9j3/tw
 

Manet: Portraying Life – review

Manet's wonderful portraits made everyone a someone. But the Royal Academy's new exhibition shows that even great artists have their off-days

http://gu.com/p/3d8e4/tw
 
 
 
Share your art: readers' winter wonderlands

Statues in the snow, frosty country landscapes and an abstract collage made from shredded Guardian magazines … all in this month's gallery of readers' ice-cool artworks on the theme of winter

http://gu.com/p/3d5ep/tw

Illustration: By Piers Ford. iPad painting
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