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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…
How to Make Rodrigo Cervantes’ Conchas, the Ultimate Mexican Breakfast Sweet Bread
I once worked a week in the pastry section of a now defunct classic European restaurant: Short crust, puff, choux pastry, sourdough baked just before service. Temperature of the butter, temperature of your hands, the oven, the moisture, feeding the dough, folding the dough, laminating… The whole thing was made from scratch. It was peaceful,…
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…
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…
Palm Heights’ Beachside Pizzeria Takes Over Terrace on Stunning New York Rooftop
One of the hottest venues in Brooklyn, New York, has announced that it will welcome cult-favourite Paradise Pizza from Palm Heights in Grand Cayman. The pizzeria and natural wine spot will take over the terrace at the hip members club SAA in Bushwick this summer. Having arrived from the Cayman Islands last week, Paradise will…
The Playlist Behind the Paintings: Gregor Hildebrandt Shares the Music Inspiring Him
Music is at the centre of Gregor Hildebrandt’s practice, present even when inaudible. For over two decades, the Berlin-based artist has translated the emotional and ephemeral qualities of music into sculptures and paintings, charging them with a resonance that speaks to nostalgia, loss, and the persistence of cultural memory. On the occasion of his new…
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…
“I Can’t Afford to be Boring”: A Conversation with Novelist Katharina Volckmer
Born in Germany but writing in English, Katharina Volckmer is one of a handful of female contemporary writers (another being Missouri Williams) who still loves to antagonise the reader and shatter a few taboos along the way. Her first novella The Appointment—published by Fitzcarraldo in 2020 and recently brought to the stage by Call My…
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…
Available Works Returns to WSA with Rare Books, Music, and P...
This month, from 16-18 May, art book fair Available Works returns to New York for its fourth and most expansive iteration yet. The event will take over the 39th floor of 180 Maiden Lane for a weekend of printed matter, live music, art, and cultural programming. Presented by Something Special Studios* and Water Street Associates…
Queer East Festival Returns to London This April and May: 6 ...
For its sixth and most expansive edition to date, Queer East Festival returns to London this spring with a vibrant celebration of queer cinema, performance, and visual culture from East and Southeast Asia – and, for the first time, Central and South Asia. With over 100 titles and a bold new strand spotlighting diasporic stories…
A Hot and Fragrant Rule-Breaking Mango Rasam to Start the Summer As You Mean to Go On
There are too many tenets in cooking; it shouldn’t be this way. Thinking in a certain, rigid manner about cooking stresses me out and renders me irascible, so I make rasam to remind myself of the volatility of the act and also to remember what my mother often says about making rasam, cooking, and life…
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…
From The Archive
Meet Harris Dickinson, the Compelling Lead Actor of ‘B...
British actor Harris Dickinson plays the lead role in Eliza Hittman’s critically acclaimed Beach Rats, which chronicles a young man’s struggle with his sexuality over the course of a summer, amid the stultifying machismo of outer Brooklyn. Opening in select theatres on 24 November, the film follows Frankie, portrayed by Dickinson, as he roams the…
Interview: Ernesto Neto On Gravity, Togetherness & The ...
Since the 1990s, Brazilian artist Ernesto Neto has produced an inimitable body of work that is in equal parts informed by sensuality and spirituality. Inspired by the Brazilian Conceptualists Lygia Clark and Hélio Oiticica, as well as biomorphism, Minimalism and Arte Povera, Neto’s works engage all of our senses while asserting the human body as…
SC Exclusive: Notes on a Siren — a Film Essay by Justice Jam...
Director Justice Jamal Jones joins myth with modern themes of Black queerness and trans identity in their latest film, Notes on a Siren. Presented by Something Curated, and exclusively premiering on the site, the film was shot on location at Palm Heights in Grand Cayman. Jones expands on the thinking behind their mesmerising work below….