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Disturbing, provocative, but utterly fascinating; London-based Swiss artist Andrea Hasler creates sculptures - mainly from wax - with a real car-crash appeal. They may be, in many cases, uncomfortable viewing - but doesn't that make them all the...
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Regular readers will know how much we've enjoyed the varying installations that have occupied a Zurich art gallery cum bed and breakfast known as The Proposal. Presenting conceptual art alongside a gallery-based bedroom and a 'room' in the back of a...
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You may have seen a curious pair of eyes ogling you as you walk from the John Peel Stage into the Dance Village at Glastonbury, you may well have seen 'octopied' buildings as far and wide as Taiwan - Filthy Luker's large-scale 'art attacks' have...
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The multidisciplinary artist Chrissie Abbott has created several film work installations that occupy DreamBagsJaguarShoes, the tiny bar slash gallery on Kingsland Road. Projecting 'interior landscapes' using infinity mirrors, GIFs, and shots of...
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New York artist Inna Babaeva creates elegantly disturbed sculptures and object interventions; her works with expandable foam conjure up visions of organic life-forms, perhaps colour-obsessed alien diseases - molesting their subjects with wildly...
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Looking somewhere between the chaotic remnants of a particularly wild party - you know, the sort the kids on Skins throw weekly - or a deeply unsettling supernatural intervention; LAST NEW YEAR is a bewilderingly brilliant series of installations by...
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Set designers and prop makers, design duo Anna Fulmine and Victoria Shahrokh - who go under the fabulously comic-book moniker of Lightning & Kinglyface - are masters of their craft, and ascending quickly to greatness. With a diverse portfolio...
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Idle Jeremy Kyle-watching (if not participating), frozen food-eating, benefit-collecting shirker dreams of lifestyles of the rich and famous. Wins big on the lottery. Spunks his winnings in typically vulgar display of ostentation. It's not such an...
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I rarely cover art installations in this column, but I found Song Dong’s Waste Not (Wu jin qi yong) currently on display at the Barbican’s Curve both moving, and interesting from a design and styling point of view....
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It's a daring restaurant that invites a Turner Prize winning artist to completely overhaul their dining room. But then this is not your average restaurant. Founded with the vision of truly bringing together a destination for food, art and music -...
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Regular readers will by now be familiar with Zürich's The Proposal - a convention-clobbering marriage of art and accommodation that, back in December, we called "not just a gallery, but possibly the most astonishingly unique B&B we can recall"....
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It's been squished and squashed into nooks and crannies around the world, from Barcelona to Perth, Chicago to Taipei - and even finding its way onto Zaha Hadid's majestic new Sheikh Zayed Bridge in Abu Dhabi along the way. Now - having previously...
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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...
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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...
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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...