Dispatches
One of the downsides of modern highrises replacing older architecture is the loss of suitable surfaces for urban artists to do their thing on. This issue is being felt particularly keenly in Brooklyn — traditionally a popular playground for New...
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Kazuo Kitai is a Japanese photographer with a difference. While many of his colleagues were concentrating on urban living and/or eroticism, Kitai made the decision early in his career to head into rural Japan, beginning a fascinating 50-year...
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In the first four months of 2015, around 1600 refugees died making the perilous journey across the Mediterranean sea from Libya to the Italian island of Lampedusa. The continuing human tragedy moved Chudamani Clowes to consider migration,...
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I haven't had a film poster on my wall since the millennium, but I might well have to make room for one of these beauties from the Film4 Summer Screen Posters event at Somerset House. The exhibits are new commissions by a clutch of top international...
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Brooklyn's Henry Hargreaves is never going to be able to escape this line, this one line: Henry Hargreaves likes playing with his food. Truth is, Hargreaves should be sent straight to the naughty step for his endeavours — from deep-frying iPads to...
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Lauded London-based design studio Spin — Channel 4; Nike; Design Museum; Photographers’ Gallery — are having a monograph published by lauded publisher Unit Editions. A 520-page monograph ... laud! Going under the title of Spin: 360º, the...
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"The following are strictly prohibited in the Park – spray paint, marker pens, knives and legal representatives of the Walt Disney Corporation." The wry anti-corporation humour is back; in his first major event since New York takeover Better Out...
The Edit
I was always told off whenever I played with my food, but to be honest it was never on the plate for long enough to make so much as a smiley face out of peas. Pizza, in particular, barely had time to touch the plate, so kudos to Andrew Salomone for...
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Viewed up close, it's impossible to fully understand Tobias Rehberger's five square metre tile painting on the outside of Ibiza's Museu d'Art Contemporani d’Eivissa (MACE). The digital pixellation caused by the large tiles renders this artwork...
Journal
Alana Dee Haynes doesn’t take her own photographs any longer. That’s not for want of ability: a browse through the photographs on her website reveals that she’s quite capable of turning her lens to any number of styles and approaches. That...
The Edit
Two of FAILE's most impressive works take centre stage at a major exhibition of the duo's work currently being held at Brooklyn Museum. FAILE: Savage/Sacred Young Minds headlines with Temple and Deluxx Fluxx Arcade, the latter of which saw Patricks...
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Published in 1940, Carson McCuller's novel The Heart is a Lonely Hunter pre-dates the internet by half a century, but its treatment of the issues surrounding identity and societal acceptance remain acutely relevant. Lu Yang. Poster for Uterus...
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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...
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You said yes, and now it's time to celebrate. But how best to honour this extra-special occasion? With an awesome party of course. Your friends and family will just want to pass on their love and best wishes, so the details are up to you – and...
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Whenever you are looking to book a holiday, you’ll end up considering lots of different destinations across the globe before settling on one. The ideal holiday spot will cater to every traveller in your group, whilst being affordable too....
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In recent years, the demand for car trailers in the USA has seen a significant increase, driven by both personal and business needs. Whether you need to transport a vehicle for a cross-country move, bring your car to a race, or simply need a trailer...
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Picture a master chess player. You won't be catching them moving pieces randomly, hoping for the best outcome. They will have a plan and usually think five steps ahead. Some people think success is about big ideas, and others say the devil is in the...