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The last time I took a wrong turn on a road trip I ended up doing one unnecessary lap of Stafford motorway services, but then I'm not an artist. When David Bray and his musician pal George Lubitzer got lost on a recent trip, they found themselves...
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Invite Kenny Scharf around to your house for dinner at your peril. Dessert has been eaten, the cheeseboard consumed, and post-prandial digestion is underway in the living room when, after popping into the kitchen to do a quick bit of washing up, you...
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Petra Cortright's practice has largely evolved over the internet; the Californian artist is known for the creation and dissemination of digital files. Videos created on a home computer, recorded via webcam and featuring special effects made using...
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Jim McElvaney's work has a strong connection to No Walls gallery, Brighton; not only is the young artist exhibiting his latest collection White Teeth there, but some of the materials used to create the works were salvaged from the 19th Century...
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Jonas Wood and Shio Kusaka - one a painter and the other a potter – extend their partnership from married life to creative practice and are currently exhibiting together at Gagosian Hong Kong. Blackwelder features the former's paintings and works...
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As founder of art blog Platinum Cheese, Stephanie Chefas spends her days immersed in the new contemporary art world. She's the perfect choice then to curate a group show featuring the leading lights of the scene; Platinum Blend is Chefas's choice of...
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Marlene Steyn's practice is one that typifies the cliché weird and wonderful. Oft difficult to decode, Steyn's paintings and sculptures are multi-layered, subjects intertwined - the results represented in delicate narrative style. When I first...
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While all around the world is asleep, a light burns in the London studio of Northern Irish artist Kirsten Glass. This is the hallowed time for Glass, when the distractions of the daytime fade to black, the background noise is quietened to a hush,...
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Without wishing to get too party political, it's a bad time to be an Australian liberal. Prime Minister Tony Abbott isn't winning himself many friends with his style of leadership, and Anthony Lister, an artist based in Brisbane, would seem unlikely...
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Separated by several hundred miles of American landscape, Minnesota-based painter and graphic designer Michael Cina and New York photographer John Klukas nonetheless found a way to work together on a collaborative project fusing their two...
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Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the galleries of Los Angeles... Apex, the title of British artist Dave White's new series, refers to the position that the Great White Shark occupies at the top of their oceanic food chain. No one...
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No, it's not just you. Those are penises. Penises and tits and arse and teeth and the deconstructed, reconstructed everything that makes up the creative representation of a transvestite - looked upon as the “ultimate goddesses” by art collective...
City Notes
In the heart of downtown Zapopan, a neighbouring city of Guadalajara Mexico, Zorra Zapopan is the second outpost of Cervecería Zorra, a stunning project brought to fruition by esteemed studios Taller Dinamita and Taller Binario that combines a...
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Soft-launched 15 March, following an intensive restoration, Barcelona’s Grand Hotel Central has emerged as a triumph of contemporary luxury; a homage to its own weighty history and grandeur, yet breathing the fresh air of modern Catalunya....
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Opening just last month on Barcelona's Via Laietana, the road that separates the city's El Born and El Gòtic neighbourhoods, restaurant Can Bo completes the reimagined Grand Hotel Central; the street-level gastronomic concept focussing on tapas and...
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From first stepping into the kitchen aged 10, to creating supper club 'Eureka' in the family home, Flynn McGarry went on to open his first permanent fine dining restaurant, Gem, in New York City's Lower East Side at 19 years old, before going on to...
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If you’re planning a trip to Berlin and wondering what to wear for the capital’s nightlife, here’s everything you need to know. Berlin’s nightlife is fragmented across neighbourhoods and scenes. What works for a club in Friedrichshain...
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Are you getting ready to move to a small Los Angeles apartment down the street? Maybe you or a loved one is getting ready for dorm living. Whether you’re just moving down the street or only taking the necessities, you don’t need a full-size...
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The fascinating art of psychic reading has captivated audiences for centuries. Psychics have an innate sense of otherworldly elements. Their skill rests in providing expert insights and understanding of complex material. Professional psychic...
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A good night’s sleep is essential for overall well-being, and choosing the right mattress plays a critical role in ensuring quality rest. Many traditional mattresses contain fiberglass as a fire retardant, which can cause irritation and potential...