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In 2012 he took to the streets of San Francisco, in 2013 it was the turn of New York. For artist Brett Amory, 2014 is London's year, as he unveils a continuation of his Waiting series, Twenty-Four in London, casting a painterly eye on some of the...
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Frank Laws likes a nice bit of brickwork (as seen previously on these pages); the artist developed an appreciation for the skill of bricklayers when he worked as one for a year before his painterly career took off, and the study of architectural...
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At We Heart, we listen to the demands of our readers. We aim to please. Some may even go as far as to say we pander slavishly to your every whim. So we have heard the impassioned cries, the wailing and the gnashing of teeth. We have noted the...
Journal
Welcome to Zaatari, the fifth-largest ‘city’ in Jordan, and the not-so-temporary home of 130,000 Syrian refugees. On an uneven dirt road sits a pockmarked shop, almost identical to the thousands of other breezeblock buildings in this bleak 3.3...
Art & Culture
Cat Garcia's self-published Our Time is a beautiful observation of “the ordinary lives of extraordinary people”. The large photo-essay book looks at sixty of Britain’s most creative makers, thinkers, writers, designers and artists. Garcia...
Journal
Michelle Hamer's first exhibition was a solo show. She is defined as 'mid-career', but has only recently handed over her representation to a gallery. An architect with no art-schooling who began toying with needlepoint samplers as a means to keep...
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Robert Mapplethorpe's 1980s photography exhibitions caused national debate on arts funding due to their explicit and homoerotic subject matter, and although the artist died at the end of that decade his work continues to generate great interest...
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Drinking fountains, hitherto known to us Brits as the gross-looking water dispensers seen in American high school corridors – usually the epicentre of all nerd bullying activity – are making their way to London as “water kiosks”. Half a...
Journal
It’s over four years since the Arab Spring, doesn’t time fly when you’re having a revolution? Since December 2010 governments, regimes and dictatorships have been forced from power with varying degrees of violence. Some have returned,...
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David Bailey's name is synonymous with star portraits, and there is certainly no shortage of A-list glamour in the major retrospective currently underway at The National Portrait Gallery, London. Amongst the 300 or so images that make up Bailey's...
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Backstreet boxers, male prostitutes and strippers populate the world of influential Japanese photographer Daido Moriyama, who tells it how it is in his unpolished records of Tokyo street life. The veteran artist, born in 1938 in Osaka, moved to...
Journal
The “selfie” (or self-portrait photograph, usually taken with a mobile phone camera) is a modern phenomenon, made possible by ubiquitous technology and fuelled by social media. In fact the selfie is such a thing nowadays that some boffins have...
City Notes
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...
City Notes
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...
City Notes
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...
City Notes
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...
Dispatches
Starting a home-based embroidery business can be an exciting and rewarding venture, offering a range of opportunities to tap into the custom apparel, gifts, and home decor markets. But, one of the most important decisions you’ll make when...
Dispatches
Wellness Trends for 2025: A series of posts designed to uncover the most progressive concepts in wellness for the year ahead. Number Nine: Emotional Fitness Coaching. As the concept of wellness evolves, so too does our understanding of mental...
Dispatches
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...