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For almost 30 years, Barcelona’s Sónar festival has been at the bleeding edge of experimentation in music and technology. Riding on the coattails of an event that regularly commands the very biggest names in electronic music, Sónar+D has grown...
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What do an 1886 mansion designed by Antoni Gaudí, a cultural centre dedicated to the work of painter Antoni Tàpies, a posh new hotel, and British-Canadian techno icon Richie Hawtin all have in common? They’re all part of the programme for this...
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In his poignant and inspired canon of work, New York-based documentary photographer, Peter van Agtmael, has cast a critical eye on the United States and its post-9/11 wars since 2006; receiving a Guggenheim Fellowship, several Pulitzer Center Grants...
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On view until 11 June, Jean-Michel Basquiat: Art and Objecthood provides an in-depth look into the artist’s often overlooked sculptural practice. Curated by Dr. Dieter Buchhart, the exhibition is the first to be dedicated to the role of found...
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Brighton-based designer, Lois O’Hara (who we last saw illustrating one of the Evermade x NHS Rainbow Art Prints), has created a colourful large scale installation for the Wembley Park Art Trail. The mighty 23 square metre floor mural is entitled...
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Strange Magic a solo exhibition from Queensland-born, Sydney-based Gerwyn Davies, is now on show at Brisbane's Jan Murphy Gallery, the photographic artist and costume maker having conjured up a set of vivid and varnished self-representations each...
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Brazilian-American visual artist, Oscar Oiwa, uses time travel, role-playing, and sheer artistic license in If I were living in, his latest exhibition currently on show at multipurpose hub for New York City-based Japanese creators, NowHere. A...
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A brief look at 11 of the best art history books every art lover should read. What separates the civilised human from savages? Culture. Without the ability to express ourselves through art forms, we are simply our Neolithic ancestors. As it is...
Belgium
Having only opened its first physical space in October 2021, The Nomadic Art Gallery continues at full pelt, unveiling its second exhibition in which a group of artists explore, twist, and deconstruct the many and often controversial meanings that...
Publications
Journey back to an iconic epoch with German model and veritable fashion icon Claudia Schiffer in the new tome, Captivate!, released by leading independent illustrated book publishers Prestel and exploring now-legendary 1990s fashion photography in...
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Being an artist is a hobby for some. They love the calmness and peace that creating art can offer. For others, however, creating art is as much about business as it is following an enjoyable pursuit. One of the problems when it comes to selling art...
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Emerging in the United Kingdom in the mid-1950s and pioneered by progressive artists Eduardo Paolozzi and Richard Hamilton, the Pop Art movement wouldn't be truly defined as such until it moved to the US in the 1960s. New York artists such as...
City Notes
Salon Volta is a new barbershop in Laval, Quebec, that rethinks the familiar codes of grooming through a concept centred on craft and community. Moving away from the traditional model, the project positions itself as a space where barbering unfolds...
City Notes
Interior design studio and creative consultancy Ste Marie has completed Olia Ristorante and Mimi Bar, a pair of hospitality venues conceived as a day-to-night sequence at the base of new residential tower Citizen on Jasper. Commissioned by Corso 32...
City Notes
On a private estate in central Ukraine, YOD Group has reimagined the traditional mazanka — the archetypal rural home — for the contemporary era. These 50 square metre guesthouses reinterpret the vernacular, translating thick whitewashed walls...
City Notes
Situated at the edge of Montmartre, where Pigalle’s energy meets Parisian rooftops, Hôtel Rochechouart is a 1929 Art Deco landmark given a contemporary pulse. Design duo Festen has restored the building’s historic details while threading a...
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Traditional birdwatching frequently seems like a commitment. It may involve long-haul flights to remote locations, getting up early in the morning, and spending hours in uncertain weather. Even then, sightings can never be guaranteed. For many, the...
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In today’s fast-paced world, finding simple and effective ways to improve mental wellbeing is more important than ever. One of the easiest and most accessible solutions is bringing nature indoors through house plants. Beyond their aesthetic...
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The evolution of botanical wellness has reached a significant crossroads as the focus shifts from raw plant material to molecular precision. For decades, the industry relied on whole-leaf preparations, valuing the earthy, unrefined nature of...
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There’s a particular kind of clarity that arrives late. Not the dramatic, cinematic kind—but something quieter. A slow realization that the way your mind has always worked might finally have a name. For many, that name is adult onset...