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Visitors to Yorkshire Sculpture Park's major KAWS exhibition (running till 12 June) will be treated to a concurrent show that gives a fascinating glimpse into the melting pot of influences that lie behind the American artist's iconic works. Using...
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As well as its physical rendering as a current beneath the water's surface (and an exceedingly good song by the brilliant Warpaint), an undertow can be a metaphorical manifestation of that dangerous tidal phenomenon; dark emotions difficult to...
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London-based Canadian artist Dallas Seitz ponders Cold War iconography and U.S.A. romanticism, in an emotive body of work partly inspired by Charles and Ray Eames's Glimpses of the USA; a 1959 seven-screen video experience of 'the American Story',...
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Digital imagery, colour correction and post-production are so commonplace as to be second nature to the photographers of today, and it takes quite a stretch of the imagination to conceive of a time when colour film was still an experimental medium....
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It is 38 years since Danish photographer Jacob Holdt first published his searing American Pictures series examining the socio-political landscape of the world's centre of capitalism. The book, now on its 14th edition, remains a powerful indictment....
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“Making up for lost time” — that's how Alec Soth views his highly anticipated London exhibition, in which the Minnesota photographer brings four of his most important series together for his first major UK exhibition. Soth's Gathered Leaves...
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What's in that pipe that Nick van Woert's sculptures have been smoking? The Brooklyn artist's collection of Native American cigar shop figures have undergone a hallucinatory transformation as he considers the devastating effects of the European's...
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Chef Daniel Lindley had been making sketches of how he wanted his new place to look since 2013, before designers Smith Gee Studio took up the baton and began translating ideas into reality. 5Th & Taylor is aimed at the casual dining crowd...
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Larry Fink had begun his life on the farm as a “soft city hipster”, but six years of toiling on the land, and cutting down his own fuel from forest timber, had hardened him. In 1980, word came from Seattle Art Museum with an offer of a...
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Just throw your bag on the back seat, hit the gas and go. The romance of the open road endures. From long distance, soul-searching solo journeys of contemplation to the squalid, sordid mayhem of a group road trip, travelling the highways and byways...
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Cowboys were a part of American cultural folklore long before they were co-opted as heroes of Hollywood cinema. There was something about those rugged cattlemen that encapsulated the pioneer spirit of the country's early settlers, and in a time when...
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Move over Madame Tussaud, there's a new artist in town with an eye for eerily lifelike sculpture, and he doesn't even need celebrity faces to make his creations worth gawping at. Kensington Gardens may be just the sort of place you'd see the rich...
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Chefs Karina Mejía and Israel Montero combine the tradition of Provençal cuisine with the soul and passion of Mexico in Saint Jacques Bistrot, their new gastronomic spot in the capital city's affluent Polanco neighbourhood. Allowing diners to...
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Located next door to Hotel Wilmina, which is housed in a former Berlin-Charlottenburg women's prison, Lotta Tagesbar has opened its doors, the café cum deli and bar designed by the same team behind Wilmina and serving an exquisite menu of healthy...
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With an enviable seafront location close to Barcelona and its airport, and having undergone a recent refurbishment, AC Hotel Gavà Mar is a 69-room hotel that is ideal for the business traveller, but also a surprising destination for the discerning...
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With interiors inspired by the Art Deco of Palm Beach County in Miami, and serving delicious ice cream on a newly pedestrianised street just off Barcelona's renowned Passeig de Gràcia, Amiko is not simply a 'heladería', rather it's a sensory...
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Minimalism and elegance, too, are gaining fast as popular choices for serene, sophisticated interiors. Simplicity, clean lines, and curative approaches to decor are all that these two styles are made of, bringing home really calm and clarity within...
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Finding the best Botox experts in Toronto can feel overwhelming, given the many options available. To focus your search, consider professionals with extensive experience and positive client reviews. A key step in identifying top specialists is...
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Wellness Trends for 2025: A series of posts designed to uncover the most progressive concepts in wellness for the year ahead. Number Eight: Restorative Home Design. In the pursuit of wellness, many people are turning their attention homeward....
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Austin’s housing market has seen a significant boom in recent years, with many homeowners looking to boost their property’s value through home improvement projects. In a city where home prices continue to rise, updating key areas of a property,...