The Louvre, Galleria degli Uffizi, National Museum of Natural History, Musee d’Orsay, and Centre Pompidou – these renowned museums gathered more than 20 million visitors in 2022. Many of us …
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“Less is bore.” Architect, Robert Venturi’s iconic quote summarises the essence of Postmodern architecture. It simultaneously expresses a distance from Modernism, which Ludwig Mies van Der Rohe framed as: “Less …
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Chris Hytha grew up in a small town suburb outside of Philadelphia, fascinated by the city and its urban pull. Chasing this curiosity, he moved to study Architecture, learning more …
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Ideals of beauty have existed in every culture and era. Attaining and sustaining these qualities has been a fascination throughout history. The perfect aesthetic has seen several variations, from the …
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“As time passes by and you look at portraits, the people come back to you like a silent echo.” – Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004). Two exhibitions of fashion and portrait photography …
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Even immobile objects are in a kind of flux. This is one of the insights of artist and filmmaker Steve McQueen’s Static, a film that instigates new perspectives on one …
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Minimal fashion brand COS announces the opening of a new London store and creative centre at Coal Drops Yard, Kings Cross. The hybrid space is an interdisciplinary environment, hosting architecture …
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The Drift, by London and Beirut-based artist Maeve Brennan (1917-1993), follows the stories of a handful of inhabitants of modern-day Lebanon, focusing on three characters in particular: a young mechanic …
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Sustainability is the key concept of our time. It’s hard to imagine the world 500 years ago; it’s even more difficult to imagine it 1,000 years from now. What will …
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Zanele Muholi (b. 1972) stares straight at the viewer in Thathu I, The Sails, Durban, (2019). Ten digital cameras are arrayed around their head and chest. The objects are positioned …
