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Tired of Being Tired?

When once-defined and well-oiled machines of the reality around us begin to stutter, appealing alternatives are offered like poisoned apples. And so what was once agreed to be round, becomes flat; what was documented, becomes rhetorical; and what was dangerous, is now safe. Toying with worldviews that toy with health and sanity, ‘Tired of Being…

The Best Contemporary Art Spaces in Cairo

From artist-run initiatives and independent festivals to commercial galleries and more, Something Curated has compiled a guide to Cairo’s contemporary art scene – touching on film and music too. With special thanks to Egyptian director and photographer Zeina Aref for her on-the-ground recommendations. Gypsum Gallery Opened in 2013, Gypsum is the brainchild of curator Aleya…

In Fashion Right Now, the Old Ones Are the Best

Fashion, as anyone who works in it knows, is all about the new. So, when it comes to those who symbolise any new moment — whether in advertising campaigns or on magazine covers — youth dominates. Or does it? That has shifted recently — with the drive to find the latest bright young thing replaced by…

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Interviews

Interview: In Conversation with Nicole Wermers

For over two decades, London-based German artist Nicole Wermers has honed a singular sculptural practice that navigates the intersection of design, architecture, and the social politics of space. Known for her precise juxtapositions of found and fabricated forms, Wermers explores the structures that shape urban life and the hierarchies that govern bodily presence within them….

Anousha Payne’s ‘Murmurations’ Breathes Ne...

Set within the vaulted, echoing chambers of a 13th-century Byzantine cistern beneath Zeyrek Çinili Hamam, Murmurations marks the first in a new series of exhibitions hosted at this historic site in Istanbul. London-based artist Anousha Payne, whose hybrid sculptural forms weave together myth and memory, presents a body of work shaped by her study of…

After Representing Lebanon in Venice, Mounira Al Solh Brings...

Mounira Al Solh’s solo exhibition, Stray Salt, on view at Sfeir-Semler Gallery in Beirut until 1 August 2025, marks the artist’s homecoming after representing Lebanon at the 60th Venice Biennale. In Beirut’s downtown port district, a site fraught with history and trauma, Al Solh probes and rewrites the stories that have long defined women’s roles…

 

Can a Building Be a Musical Instrument?

When Bárbara Rodríguez Muñoz [Centro Botín’s artistic director] first advanced this dual invitation for what was to become Enredos II—to commission new works of mine to be presented alongside works from the Fundación Botín’s collection—its first iteration was just wrapping up, featuring newly commissioned works and curatorship by Eva Fàbregas. Both its generosity and responsibility…

Guides

Tirana and Durres: The Places to be in Europe Right Now

If there’s one country in Europe quietly roaring toward an economic boom, it’s Albania. Over the past decade, continental investors and sun-seekers alike have discovered this Balkan upstart, enticed by its untapped potential and warm hospitality. Perched on the Adriatic with toes dipped in the Ionian, Albania is just a 45-minute ferry hop from Corfu—and…

 

Myles Igwebuike’s Vision for Nigeria at the London Design Biennale

Nigeria arrives at the 5th edition of the London Design Biennale, opening on 5 June 2025, with Hopes and Impediments, curated and designed by Nigerian-American designer and researcher Myles Igwebuike. This year’s Biennale theme, ‘Surface Reflections,’ conceived by Artistic Director Dr Samuel Ross MBE, invites participants to explore how personal histories inform identity and practice….

A Restaurant Guide to Brno in the Czech Republic

Brno, the second largest city in the Czech Republic, sits at the crossroads of Austria, Hungary, Germany, Slovakia, and Poland, and like most Czech food bears all of these influences on the food available in its centre, as well as a few more for good measure. It’s a couple of hours from Prague, has a…

The Best Contemporary Art Spaces in Marseille

In recent years, Marseille, France’s sun-drenched, graffiti-covered port city, has rapidly emerged as a fashionable hub in the region, drawing both national and international tourists along with a slew of new nomadic residents. This influx of visitors has sparked valid debate, with gentrification – and specifically “Airbnbisation” – bringing its usual mix of pros and…

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