A Visit to Black Spring Books with Simona Blat

From dives to izakayas, jazz cafes to hotel bars, we spent an evening in some of Tokyo’s finest drinking establishments. 

In the rarefied world of Japanese antiques, Dai Okumura, and Tatami, his loose collective of dealer friends, are a rebellious force.

William Stout Architectural Books is a San Francisco institution. Founded in 1974, since 2022 its been under the stewardship of Erik Heywood, who’s been busy not changing much, just updating the store’s ethos for a new generation.

In a small lock-up space next to Smithfield Market, Freddie Powell’s gallery, Ginny On Frederick, is putting on some of London’s most exciting, conceptual art shows.

Peter Zummo has been a creative force in New York’s minimalist avant-garde music scene for fifty years. To commemorate his first solo concert in London in decades, writer Matthew Holman spends a rainy night in Soho with the trombonist, bandleader and composer.   

On a Saturday morning in Queens, the Noguchi Museum feels almost suspended in time. Housed in a former factory that the artist transformed into a sanctuary to house his work, it retains the quiet industry of its past. Entering into a calm of a sculpture garden, the modern hum of the city recedes behind you.