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      • Matthew Ponsford
        Writer, CNN Style

        Matthew Ponsford is the London-based writer for CNN Style, reporting on arts, architecture, and design.


      • LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 11: Chinese artist Ai Weiwei poses for a photograph after a press conference at the Royal Academy of Arts on September 11, 2015 in London, England. Ai Weiwei spoke to the media ahead of his forthcoming exhibition at the Academy which runs from September 19 to December 13, 2015. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

        Ai Weiwei: Trapped in China, I saw my creations 'through a mirror'

        By Matthew Ponsford, CNN
        When his major survey exhibition opens at London's Royal Academy of Arts, Ai Weiwei will be in the building.
      • Pritzker Prize 2016: Alejandro Aravena owes success to asking 'stupid questions'

        By Matthew Ponsford, CNN
        Alejandro Aravena, the socially-conscious Chilean architect famed for building "half a good house," is the winner of this year's Pritzker Prize for architecture, the profession's highest honor.
      • Elmgreen & Dragset
Prada Marfa, 2005
Adobe bricks, plaster, aluminum frames, glass panes, MDF, paint, carpet, Prada
shoes and bags
760 x 470 x 480 cm | 299 1/4 x 185 x 189 in
photo by: James Evans

        Elmgreen & Dragset get their thrills from making us squirm

        By Matthew Ponsford, CNN
        For an artist duo with global acclaim, Michael Elmgreen and Ingar Dragset don't sound very interested in pleasing the galleries that show their work.