“Like a wind-up doll one can look out / at the world through glass eyes, / spend years inside a felt box.” Forough Farrokhzad’s (1934-1967) poem Wind-Up Doll explores the …
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Brick is one of the oldest and most versatile man-made materials used for construction today. Some of the earliest dried mudbricks, dating before 7,500 BC, have been found in the …
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Inviting the Dawning Light is inspired by the iconic closing number of the musical Hair, first taking the stage in 1968. Emblematic of the ’60s cultural revolution, the tune became …
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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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“All of my work has been about ideas of utopia and dystopia. I think that’s what gives America interest. It’s many things all at once. It’s such a complicated society.” …
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Hollie Fernando (b. 1991) is a British photographer based in Brighton. Her dreamlike works take inspiration from classical paintings, inspired by their colour palettes, lighting styles and symbols. The images, …
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Emerging brands Gayeon Lee and Matter Matters address the rising levels of consumption with bespoke, longlasting garments inspired by wider culture. Today, emerging fashion designers have much more to reckon …
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Exploring the steadfast nature of affection, Rachel Segal Hamilton, an author from Birmingham, delves into the significance of nurturing interactions in her book Love Story. Such connections are not merely …
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Notions of what it means to be human are changing continuously. Shortlisted for the 2017 Aesthetica Art Prize, multidisciplinary artists Webb-Ellis work in film, installation and performance, weaving universal stories …
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Alfredo Boulton (1908-1995) was an esteemed Venezuelan architect, critic, historian and photographer. He spent his life championing the country’s artists and published more than 60 books, including his influential three-volume …
