Video content is everywhere; it’s a rolling form of communication. Here, we highlight five video artists to know, including 2023 Prize Winner Larry Achiampong. Our list presents films that explore …
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“Architecture is the very mirror of life. You only have to cast your eyes on buildings to feel the presence of the past, the spirit of a place; they are …
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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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The first Monday of October has marked World Architecture Day every year since 1985. The initiative was started by the International Union of Architects (IUA), and its theme varies annually …
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World of WearableArt is looking for artists and designers to to blur the lines between fashion and fine art with their annual competition. Speaking with Aesthetica, they discuss the global …
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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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The Julia Stoschek Collection is installed in a modern industrial architecture building, which dates to 1907. Before 1945, it was used first as a theatre workshop, then as an engine …
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“The language of the Vanities was first conceived in mid-17th century Holland against a backdrop of economic and social turmoil. In 1636, at the peak of the tulip mania Dutch …
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We meet the confident gaze of a young woman in Sheila Metzner’s (b. 1939) striking portrait, Lisa. Red Jumpsuit (1980). Her scarlet lips complement the striking garment and lead us …
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In 1960, a devastating earthquake destroyed much of the modernist Moroccan city of Agadir. Multimedia artist Yto Barrada addresses the process of reinvention through film, sculptures and a series of …
