Mon dieu, happy Bastille Day to our Gallic chums across the Channel! Although we in England escaped the “French disease” of revolution (nevermind the 17th century Civil War), we celebrate your day with a link to the Kyoto Costume Institute and their French Revolution era proletarian gear for men and women. Note the wooden sabots (clogs) – just hope he remembered to wipe them clean before he stormed across this beautiful Savonnerie carpet designed by Pierre-Josse Perrot. Aux armes citoyens! DJ
Cecilia Vicuña: Brain Forest Quipu
Winner of the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 2022 Venice Biennale, Chilean artist Cecilia Vicuña is finally receiving global recognition. Denna Jones reviews Vicuña’s new commission at Tate Modern London