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Elena Clavarino

Elena Clavarino


Elena Clavarino is a Senior Editor for AIR MAIL. Born in Milan, Clavarino lives in New York, where she writes about culture, travel, fashion, and food.

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The Secret Life of Jimmy Nelson

A new book collects the former advertising executive turned intrepid photographer’s shots of Indigenous peoples from Siberia to Nepal to Kenya

Photography’s Années Folles

George Hoyningen-Huene’s portraits of everyone from Josephine Baker to Judy Garland, Katharine Hepburn, and Frank Capra—collected in a new book—evoke the style and glamour of the 20th century

Lucca Hue-Williams

The 26-year-old gallerist behind Albion Jeune is bringing fresh perspectives to London’s art scene

Apocalypse Now

As Earth Day approaches, Edward Burtynsky’s haunting aerial photographs confront the stark reality of humankind’s industrial impact on the planet

AIR MAIL’s Guide to the Venice Biennale

As the 60th contemporary art exhibition descends on the city, we recommend the must-see shows, plus where to eat and stay

Long Live La Latteria

Over six decades, the couple behind this quaint Milanese spot served spaghetti al limone to Kennedys, Agnellis, artists, and locals alike

Aindrea Emelife

One of the Venice Biennale’s youngest-ever curators is bringing Nigerian art to the masses

Long Live La Latteria

Over six decades, the couple behind this quaint Milanese spot served spaghetti al limone to Kennedys, Agnellis, artists, and locals alike

Fast Times at San Sebastian

Inside the Viagra-dealing-priest scandal that rocked a sleepy Spanish town

From Radical to Dame and Back Again

The photographer Ki Price’s portraits of Vivienne Westwood pay homage to Britain’s punk poster child turned couture designer in celebration of her birthday

Isabella Bowie

With her shoe company, Izie, the young designer has her sights set on reviving the high heel

Around the World with Steve McCurry

Refugee camps in Pakistan, civil wars in Cambodia, religious ceremonies in India … A new book collects more than 100 images by the American photojournalist

Spring Breakers

A new book of photographs evokes the sun-and-booze-soaked days of British holidayers in southern Spain during the 60s and beyond

The View from Here

It’s ein shitstorm! English is taking over the European languages, and there’s not much anyone—be it linguists or prime ministers—can do about it

Keeping Up with the Ferragnez

Chiara Ferragni had it all. Now she’s mired in a fraud scandal and rumored to be splitting from her rapper husband. Is this the end for Italy’s Kim Kardashian?

(Mid-)20th-Century Women

Ruth Orkin’s postwar photographs, collected in a new book, offer a snapshot of the modern woman navigating life in the big city

Around the World and Back Again

From tenement life to royal weddings to war’s front lines, Bert Hardy captured it all. A new exhibition in London collects the British photojournalist’s best work

The Curious Case of the Saint-Moritz Curmudgeon

Adolf Haeberli lives like a squatter in the ritzy ski town—and has become a minor celebrity in the process

Magnum Opus

A new book celebrates the history and legacy of the Magnum Photos cooperative with work by Eve Arnold, Werner Bischof, René Burri, Martin Parr, and Alessandra Sanguinetti

America According to Ernest Cole

A new collection of recently uncovered photographs by the groundbreaking South African artist depicts Black American communities in the 1960s and 1970s

Busy Is as Busy Does

It used to be that doing nothing was the ultimate luxury. Now being productive—or looking it—is everything

Roman Halaby

The Lebanese designer Gilbert Halaby made a name for himself in Rome with a charming jewelry-and-handbag atelier. Thirty years on, he’s also taken up his lifelong passion of painting

That’s Amore

For nearly 40 years, a little Italian nonprofit has worked toward a big goal: preserving the sanctity of Neapolitan pizza around the world. (San Marzano tomatoes only, please!)

Boomers vs. Gen Z–ers

Did the baby-boomers have more style? Are Gen Z–ers less reprehensible? Find out in our battle of the generations!