On Not Knowing Publisher / Silvana Editoriale there is a growing debate

there is a growing debate and dissent over what museums are for

personal anecdotes and jargon-free critical insights into some of the liveliest creative minds in modern art

At the heart of these tales lies passion – from a humble waiter’s love for an aristocratic guest to an exiled Frenchwoman’s longing for the glitter of court life

Japanese culture enthusiasts and lovers of woodblock prints

A tale of two remarkable country gardens

On Not Knowing Publisher / Silvana Editoriale there is a growing debateMoments of clarity are rare and fleeting; how can we become comfortable outside of them, in the more general condition of uncertainty within which we make our lives? Written by critic Emily Ogden while her children were small, 'On Not Knowing' forays into this rich, ambivalent space. Each of her sharply observed, personal essays invites the reader to think with her about questions she cant set aside: not knowing how to give birth, to listen, to hold