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Pop Art is rightly lauded as one of the great art movements, but in terms of attention it casts a big shadow. Pre-Pop to Post-Human: Collage in the Digital Age goes back to what many consider to be the roots of Pop — back to a 1952 lecture at the...
Journal
A grad from RCA's MA Photography, Felicity Hammond is a photographic landscape artist with some difference; her large-scale works are rich in complexity, yet a strong use of blue monotone (a process called cyanotype) encourages a more immersive...
Journal
Tasked by the good folk at Vodafone with posing some questions to an art and design influencer, as part of their Vodafone Firsts campaign, we thought it fitting to sit down with a duo whose influence has reverberated around the very walls of We...
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Traditional collages consist of cutting apart and stitching back together, with both the removal of the original context and the physical scar of the new join colouring the new piece. What would happen, though, if the stitcher was more a Beverley...
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The crazy collage creations of art collective HYSTERIA are taking centre stage alongside the work of Jeffrey Disaster at celebrated patisserie slash gallery Maison Bertaux right now, and the all-girl group (Collagism, Aida Wilde and Shuby) has...
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Who's your money on? UP&COMING is a collection of works by emerging artists that are vying for the Kids of Dada (KOD) prize, awarded by a distinguished panel of judges including Turner Prize nominees and YBAs. There are 22 artworks in...
Journal
The girls currently on show at red-hot Melbourne eatery and nightspot respectively, Chin Chin and Go Go Bar, are the offspring of a collaboration by artist Nick Thomm and Jay Ramsay of online retailer Mercy-Merci. The models belong to the latter's...
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I've no actual figures on how postcard sales are faring these days, but they can't be good. Why bother going through the hassle of trying to buy a stamp in some unpronounceable foreign language (they're all unpronounceable), finding a postbox...
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Hannah Höch was the darling of Dada, hugely influential in the collage movement and an important voice of criticism during a time of national and international upheaval throughout Europe. Whitechapel Gallery in London has curated a major...
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Like most things concerning Israeli artist Noma Bar, there's more than one way to read his latest collection Cut The Conflict. On the one hand, it's either an exasperated plea or barked order aimed at warring countries to stop all the fighting. On...
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If I was going to pick one branch of the fine arts to blunder around in, it would have to be collage. Collage artists just look like they have far more fun than the poor old tortured painters, and you get to play with knives without anyone...
Publications
To those at We Heart Towers, artist Tim Head seems like a kindred spirit. In an interview with Vice, he described himself during his early teenage years as “flannel tied round the waist, long centre parting, trying to ollie in battered Converse,...
City Notes
“A masterclass in conceptuality,” a hotel that “takes you on a fuzzy trip of vague recollection,” and “a paradise of inimitable escapism.” That’s what we said about Port de Sóller’s impressive Bikini Island & Mountain Hotel three...
City Notes
Hidden in the quiet heart of rural Spain, La Torre del Visco Hotel offers unrivalled luxury and adventures walking in a shepherd’s footsteps across the ancient Aragonese landscape that once inspired Picasso… In the early 20th century,...
City Notes
The world’s first StandardX hotel has opened in Fitzroy, Melbourne, the offshoot of the renowned global The Standard hotels, officially touted as the brand’s “rebellious younger sibling” with an offering of “intuitive hospitality without...
Stuff Crush
See captivating, never-before-published photographs of 1970s and '80s USA cultural hotspots including New York City, San Francisco, Las Vegas, New Orleans, Miami Beach and more in Street Walker, a new publication from revered street photographer and...
Dispatches
Long-time perusers of these pages will know about our love affair with Barcelona’s convention shattering Sónar festival; having just completed the musical programme for its forthcoming 32nd edition, We Heart can already feel the sticky spirit of...
Dispatches
Hotels around the world are constantly searching for new ways to improve the guest experience, and innovation has become a key part of their strategy. Modern travellers expect more than just a clean room and a comfortable bed. They are looking for...
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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 Fifteen: Mental Health for the Planet. As awareness of climate change and environmental degradation grows, an...