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From the barely perceptible static hiss of your standby appliances to the blaring television of the next door neighbour, the omnipresent background muzak in shops and restaurants and the leak from shit earphones, the intrusive chatter of oblivious...
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There are few news stories more affecting than the high school and college gun massacres which seem to occur with depressing regularity in America. In Britain we are, to an extent, insulated from such unthinkable acts by both distance and culture,...
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If you like your art messy in the vein of Jackson Pollock, then John Armeleder's ongoing Puddle Painting series will be right up your street. Like his famed predecessor, Armleder lets gravity take most of the strain. The Swiss artist begins by...
Journal
There's an equal sense of joyfulness and sorrow associated with the work of the British contemporary artist Rebecca Louise Law — a sixth-generation gardener, her young life was preoccupied by gardens and nature. With an ambition to demonstrate the...
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Who would like to see a bit of comedic taxidermy? I suppose the question should really be “who doesn't?”. Czech artist Krištof Kintera is treating Dutch audiences to some amazing animal reanimation, among many other things, as he brings his...
Art & Culture
The landscape of public art has traditionally been dominated by sculpture, whether it be the monumental (such as Anthony Gormley's colossal Angel of the North) or actual monuments like those clustered in Trafalgar Square. In recent years, however,...
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The late 1960s were a fertile time of weird experimentation in all sorts of ways, and Sigmar Polke was clearly enjoying himself when, in 1969, he produced Apparatus Whereby One Potato Can Orbit Another. For clarity, in case the pictures aren't doing...
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The boombox is one of the quintessential hip-hop accessories and crucial to the spread of the genre's popularity: portable and loud, the stereos were perfect for groups of kids to gather around in parks and yards and share the freshest mixes. But...
Journal
It's a brisk winter's day in Barcelona, and sculptor/industrial designer Antoni Yranzo is pointing out the key sites of a former factory in the city's industrial quarter. Dubbed the Catalan Manchester, Poblenou was a yarn-spinning force throughout...
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Go back a few hundred years to Renaissance Europe and you'd be falling over yourself for sculptors hammering away at a block of marble with chisel and mallet – the combined noise must have been like the early equivalent of a pneumatic drill. These...
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KK Outlet is kicking off 2015 with an exhibition of work from Jay Cover, Nicolas Burrows and William Edmonds, aka art collective Nous Vous. The Flim Flam Flum show shows the group at its prolific best, drawing on studio projects from the last six...
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James Turrell has, throughout his long career of almost 50 years, enjoyed something of a love affair with light. Perhaps it was growing up in California that first inspired his fascination with the qualities of light that he explores in his...
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...
City Notes
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....
City Notes
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...
City Notes
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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Can you get free real estate classes online in Georgia? Absolutely. Online platforms offer a wide range of free learning materials across various industries; including real estate education. If you are just starting out and looking for free or...
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Whether you want to start sewing for the first time or you want to upgrade your current sewing machine, you might be wondering what’s on the market. Wouldn’t it be great if sewing machines were a one-type-fits-all kind of thing? However, the...
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Getting the perfect hair color can be tricky, especially when using hair dye shampoos. Uneven color results are a common issue, but there are strategies to avoid them. To minimize color unevenness, it's important to prep the hair beforehand, ideally...
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Dogs are more than just pets; they are part of the family. Keeping them healthy and active requires attention to their diet and gut health. Many dog owners are turning to digestive probiotic chews for dogs as a practical solution to support their...