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Journal
If you go down to the woods today, you're in for a big surprise. Or at least you are in this particular West Sussex wood, where gramophone-headed elephants on bicycles roam side-by-side with eerie mirrors and reclaimed copper and corten steel human...
The Edit
I'm sure someone somewhere once said something about art being the new rock and roll – doesn't merit Googling but it's typical lazy-journo rhetoric nonetheless. Well, rock and roll is going nowhere and doesn't need superseding by anything, thank...
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The origins of Alex Noble's Creatures from the Kaleidoscope begin with his Mannequink project, an altogether more monochromatic venture in which he and photographer Joe McGorty transformed three female musicians into bondage dummies. In his latest...
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Every Spring the festival performers are announced, and and sure as eggs is eggs the fanfares are followed by the inevitable grumblings that so-and-so is missing and plans are made for an expedition to brave the portaloos while James Blunt takes up...
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Laura Buckley succeeds in creating something both abstract and personal with The Magic Know-How, a series of sculptural installations comprised of light and video distorted through “prisms”. Typically used to demonstrate that white light is made...
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Cars have a long and synergistic relationship with design, with some classic examples held up as artistic objects in isolation of their mechanical function. At Eindhoven gallery MU, however, we are not looking at the sleek stylings of the...
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The car is an important symbol of success in post-war Germany, and an important metaphor for artist Thomas Kilpper. He sees the closing of German factories and the outsourcing of manufacturing to developing countries with low wages as a mirror of...
Journal
RCA graduate Hilda Hellström is a living embodiment of the blurred line that exists between design and art, her work is deeply meaningful, complex, beautiful. There's a weight and gravitas to her pieces that evoke the Rococo movement, Ancient...
The Edit
As our report from the frontline of South Africa's "city of style" documented back in April, Johannesburg is a thriving city with a fervent art scene - Cape Town's hip younger sibling, edgy, vibrant and unafraid of innovation. The latest in a line...
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Know Hope's ubiquitous character seems to like throwing shapes, but the Israeli's creation isn't usually dancing with joy – more like being contorted by the sorrows of the human condition, and buckling under the weight of the world on his...
Journal
In the height of Finland's winter months, darkness is something all too familiar to its residents; little surprise then that its artists exercise the right to explore the art world's darker side - something that Kim Simonsson does relishes with open...
The Edit
How about this for an artistic skillset: neon sign maker, silversmith, welder? Some people are just born lucky. San Francisco multi-disciplinary creative Meryl Pataky has kept things elemental for her collection Cellar Door, drawing inspiration...
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
Stand-up comedy has given several up-and-coming performers their way from the legends. Examples of famous stand-up comedians who honed in their craft for success at top comedy clubs are Richard Pryor, Steve Martin, Bill Burr, Chris Rock, Taylor...
Dispatches
The purpose of nursing homes is to provide older people at risk with the care and attention they require in a secure setting. For some residents, however, the truth is unsettling: abuse by doctors and other medical professionals. Nursing home...
Dispatches
China, the United States of America, and Japan do it again, the three powerhouses ranking 1st, 2nd and 3rd for the fourth consecutive year in the A’ Design Awards' World Design Rankings. Using a slick methodology for ranking countries, the...
Dispatches
It's important to pick the right company to clean your air ducts so that your home stays healthy and safe. When your air ducts are clean, the air quality inside your home is better, which is good for everyone's health. But how do you choose which...