San Francisco
Jane café's winning mix of delicious food and drink, coupled with a sharp eye for design, has endeared the coffee shop to the denizens of posh San Francisco neighbourhood Pacific Heights, and now it's the Tenderloin arts district's turn to enjoy...
The Edit
A lot has changed in South Africa since the end of Apartheid, and not just in terms of race relations and the political landscape. Amanda Mahlaba Mt. Moriah Edgecombe Durban 2012 © Zanele Muholi. Courtesy of Stevenson, Cape Town/Johannesburg...
Paris
The amazing renovation job at bohemian bathhouse turned infamous nightclub turned ultra-swanky hotel Les Bains means even the briefest of visits to the Paris venue is sure to be a memorable one, but that doesn't mean it's not worth taking a souvenir...
The Edit
Lucas Price's work High on Acid 1989 — a basketball bearing the enigmatic phrase “wonder fortress” — hints at a colourful youth, but it doesn't tell even half the story. Price is a street artist in the very realest sense, surviving heroin...
The Edit
The modern world is in a bloody mess, and Cleon Peterson isn't afraid to rip off the bandages and expose the seeping wounds beneath. The Los Angeles-based artist senses a current of poisonous revenge running through cultures around the...
Manchester
The original Pen and Pencil, on East 45th Street in Mahattan's Midtown East, was a real old school place frequented by journalists and advertising executives. The kind of joint Mad Men like Don Draper and Roger Sterling might have taken a...
The Edit
How has the Russia of today changed since the days of the Soviet empire, if at all? Schilt Gallery in Amsterdam is addressing that very question with a group exhibition by photographers whose work spans the period from the last throes of the USSR to...
Copenhagen
As a child in Iceland, Olafur Eliasson would gaze at the harbour and wonder at the ranks of fishing boats moored in ranks, so numerous and packed so tightly that he imagined walking from one side to the other by stepping across their...
The Edit
There seems to be no photographic genre in which Albert Watson does not excel, and his peers seem to agree. The Scottish artist was named by industry bible Photo District News as one of the 20 most influential photographers of all time, no less,...
New York
A speckled photograph in an old wooden frame tells the story of how far this bar on Bergen Street at Nostrand Avenue has come since the late '70s, when it served the neighbourhood as a Chinese American “fish bar” — but it doesn't tell the...
The Edit
What's going on in the Arctic Circle? Not a lot, one might think. A handful of lonely scientists huddled in windswept outposts, testing ice samples for goodness knows what and presumably wishing they'd chosen a different profession. Evgenia...
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Oh, regrets. If only I'd ignored my parents' chiding and persevered with my brief childhood obsession — drawing glasses and moustaches on pictures from the Sunday supplement magazines — who knows where I would be now? Maybe exhibiting...
Dispatches
With works spanning the design of buildings, landscapes, installations, exhibitions and objects, the projects of Asif Khan MBE explore sites of complex narratives, community empowerment and questions of identity. Collaborating with Canada Water and...
City Notes
Inspired by the golden age of nightlife, Calgary's Sweet Loretta Bar nods to the throbbing energy of 1970s discos and vintage sound studios, the late-night venue situated in the city's design and arts district and offering an inclusive space for...
City Notes
Located within Newson’s Yard — a recently conceived design hub on the Pimlico Road in London’s Belgravia — Wildflowers is a new neighbourhood restaurant, wine bar and deli with a focus on seasonal, high-quality ingredients cooked over...
City Notes
Chef Santiago Lastra's latest venture sees London-based A-nrd Studio create a metaphorical home-away-from-home, where the locally inspired fare and affable atmosphere of family-owned Mexican restaurants unite with a contemporary twist informed by...
Dispatches
Leeds is a vibrant city known for its culture and growth, often regarded as the capital of the North of England. It is a lively bustling hub of activity, filled with friendly and approachable people. The city also offers a healthier, more...
Dispatches
While Louisiana roads aren’t exactly death traps, safety can be an issue. The Pelican State is seeing an uptick in the number of vehicle crashes each year. In 2023, 60 crash fatalities in Orleans Parish were reported and around 7,690 people were...
Dispatches
Spanning 7,500 kilometres of Greece’s 16,000 kilometres of coastline, the Greek Archipelago is vast, with figures on the number of islands it comprises at some 6,000; 227 of which are inhabited. Which is a lot of islands, many of which are packed...
Dispatches
The field of medicine is changing rapidly, altering how healthcare professionals diagnose, treat, and care for patients. Innovations in digital health, artificial intelligence, and personalised medicine are transforming patient experiences and...