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Scenes of urban decay find a kind of permanence in the documentary paintings of Jessica Hess. The San Francisco artist searches through the urban landscapes of America, seeking out abandoned and crumbling buildings, forgotten by all but the...
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Ricardo Gonzalez left his native Mexico less than a year ago for new ventures in New York City. Within a short timespan, the letters he pens have reached many. Motivated by translating words into something that both simple and visually impactful,...
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Is art the new rock'n'roll? That's exactly the sort of daft question you won't find me asking, but there are certainly parallels to be drawn between the two worlds. Recent years have seen an emergence from the underground street art scene of a...
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“If I hadn't been an artist, I would have been a musician.” Thierry Noir's love of music is strong — in fact it's what prompted the infamous Berlin Wall muralist to move to Germany from France in the first place. Back in the 1980s, when Noir...
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Israeli art collective Broken Fingaz have been enjoying a working holiday recently, soaking up the culture and getting creative during over several months in India. As evidenced by the group's new exhibition Journey Galactiko, India's religious art...
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Over in Metepec, Mexico, there's a tradition of making clay sculptures to teach the Biblical story of creation through the book's well-known characters and iconography. Originally they were used to school the natives in colonial times, but the...
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Nobody and nothing is perfect, and that can only be a good thing. Defects lead to a re-evaluation; change; growth; adaptation and renewal. An imperfection can even make something more beautiful, as Argentinian duo Elian (Elian Chali) and Pastel...
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Listen04 is an artist that values his anonymity, and given the nature of his paintings, it's probably a wise move. Now don't get me wrong — I'm not for one minute suggesting that he wears this veil of secrecy because he is a cowardy-custard. If I...
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BLO's passion for painting first took hold as a youth in Lyon, where he took to the streets with a compulsion to leave his mark which manifested itself in ways as equally destructive as they were creative. From tagging and lettering, the...
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East meets West at V1 Contemporary Art Centre in Copenhagen this month as New York-based artist Todd James and San Francisco colleague Barry McGee join forces for a collaborative installation show going by the name of FUD. The pair, who both started...
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AnimalitoLand is the creature-populated world living inside Argentinean artist Graciela Goncalves's head. Goncalves explores ways to bring her visions into our reality — paper, walls and screen the most oft-used mediums by which to build those...
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Just like the guests at Alfred Hitchcock's hotel in Psycho, the fate of Los Angeles' very own Bates Motel is sealed. Officially known as the Sunset Pacific Motel, the Downtown property has been abandoned and derelict for so long that residents 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...
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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...
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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...
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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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Wellness Trends for 2025: A series of posts designed to uncover the most progressive concepts in wellness for the year ahead. Number Eight: Restorative Home Design. In the pursuit of wellness, many people are turning their attention homeward....
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Austin’s housing market has seen a significant boom in recent years, with many homeowners looking to boost their property’s value through home improvement projects. In a city where home prices continue to rise, updating key areas of a property,...