Environmental Art Series: Vitor Schietti
“Being vividly present” is, as Vitor Schietti explains, “one of the simplest yet hardest things to do in our hyper-connected and distracting world.” This focus on presence is at the heart of the acclaimed photographer/filmmaker’s [...]
Hyper Functional, Ultra Healthy – The 2021 Edition
How can art help us navigate through times of crisis such as these and create space for us to reconnect with the planet and each other? This is the key question explored by the Somerset [...]
Love and Light from Yemen
One of our favourite creative discoveries this winter combines the preservation of an ancient craft with design-led solar-powered innovation. Yemen is known for its rich artisanal heritage but decades of instability and conflict have left [...]
A Virtual Tour of the Leila Alaoui Retrospective at Somerset House
Somerset House invites you to be guided virtually by the award-winning Ekow Eshun around the first major UK retrospective of works by the late French-Moroccan photographer and video artist Leila Alaoui. Acclaimed for her social [...]
Auction “To Beirut with Love” by Art for Beirut
The disastrous and deadly explosion which ripped Beirut apart on 4 August 2020 reopened old wounds and will forever remain an emotional scar for the Lebanese people. Today, thousands of Lebanese have joined forces through [...]
Review of Design Museum’s Electronic: From Kraftwerk to The Chemical Brothers
The Design Museum’s celebration of electronic music comes at a time where the imminent lockdown, closure of clubs and an ever growing list of social restrictions have choked this dynamic yet seemingly fragile industry. The [...]
The Big (Hearted) Art Auction
In a bid to support The Big Issue’s network of sellers who are currently faced with increased hardship on the streets, a high profile auction went live earlier this month at The Auction Collective. Big [...]
