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Nowadays there are CCTV cameras on every street in our towns and cities, so the feeling of being watched is now pretty much standard wherever we go. Visitors to the Shoreditch Design Triangle during London Design Festival may feel that scrutinised...
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It's all falling apart at Asya Geisberg Gallery as Julie Schenkelberg's Swan Song continues her fascination with architectural decay and domestic destruction. While the television schedules are crammed with programmes about restoring...
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Whether it be ego; desire to connect with a wider audience; ambition; aspiration to push one's own limits ... there comes a point in most artists' professional lifespan where the question of scale arises. Jeffrey Koons' hulking...
Dispatches
"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...
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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...
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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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No Shadows in Hell is the name of a group exhibition currently underway at Pilar Corrias, and it seems clear from the outset that this show is not referring to the traditional vision of the dark yet fiery den of torment written of in Dante's Inferno...
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French café society is renowned for its energetic character, with highly-caffeinated and pastis-fuelled opinions flying here and there in a whirlwind of debate. At the Place du Bouffay in Nantes, that energy has been given a sculptural...
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Born into a British community in Uruguay, Penny Woolcock fled the country in the late 1960s — having been arrested for founding a radical theatre group. Showing no signs of that fire waning at 65, the filmmaker has roped in set design wunderkinds...
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Art is Trash aka El Arte es Basura aka Francisco de Pájaro has been making statements with our unwanted, unloved and jettisoned belongings for some time. Re-appropriating rubbish; trash; basura on the streets of London; New York; Barcelona — the...
Dispatches
“I was born in an autonomous zone of a Cuban family home and these works are representative of the many lives that live on the hyphen between migration and political division,” says Brooklyn-based artist José Parlá of the three...
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
Fashion and art have always shared an unspoken connection, inspiring and shaping each other across centuries. Whether it’s haute couture borrowing motifs from famous paintings or streetwear taking cues from graffiti and urban aesthetics, the...
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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 Thirteen: Sound Healing Revival. In the quest for health and wellness, people are rediscovering an ancient...
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Creating compelling LinkedIn captions that engage your audience and showcase your professional tone can often feel like a daunting task. Whether you’re promoting a new project, sharing industry insights, or celebrating achievements, your caption...
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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 Twelve: The Gut-Brain Axis. In recent years, scientists and wellness experts alike have highlighted a fascinating...