Weekend
FT.com - Life & Arts
FT.com - Life & Arts
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Painting that could cure diseases
Brice Marden talks to Rachel Spence about his early minimalist works, his mid-career rebirth and why he’s still trying to get better and better
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Along the ancient highway
Hugh Thomson talks about his return to England to explore the mystic Icknield Way, which is perhaps the country’s oldest road
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Fun factories
The Japanese now flock to appreciate the aesthetic charms of industrial installations – especially at night, writes Mure Dickie
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Tragedy and triumph
Robert Caro’s ‘The Passage of Power’ paints a vivid picture of Lyndon Johnson’s rise to power through the Kennedy years, writes Richard Lambert
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Of markets and morals
Our romance with capitalism is a Faustian bargain, but two critiques warn that giving free rein to markets comes at a cost, writes Martin Sandbu
