Occupying a liminal space between fine art and the everyday, functional art refers to aesthetic objects that serve utilitarian purposes. The fireplace has long proven itself to be a fruitful site for this type of exploration, with eminent artists and designers having tested and reimagined what an operative fireplace can look like for centuries. Throughout…
Running from 7 April–9 July 2023, the 14th Gwangju Biennale, titled soft and weak like water, is set to present works by 79 local and international artists, more than 40 of which are new works and commissioned projects that have not been exhibited previously. Unfolding across five venues throughout the South Korean city of Gwangju, this year’s programme is…
Currently a resident at the Schauspielhaus Zürich, Wu Tsang is an American filmmaker and performance artist whose works seamlessly bring together documentary and narrative techniques infiltrated with surprising tangents into fantasy, unpacking shrouded histories, marginalised narratives, and, at times, the act of performing itself. Tsang reimagines racialised, gendered representations beyond the visible frame to encompass…
This March, Harneet Baweja of Michelin Bib Gourmand restaurants Gunpowder will launch his latest venture, Empire Empire in Notting Hill. Taking inspiration from the late 1970s Indian disco era, revellers will be welcomed to dine and dance the evening away. Baweja explains to Something Curated: “My father tells me that the late 1970’s was a…
Born into an affluent and conservative Irish-Catholic family in England in 1917, from the very beginning Leonora Carrington resisted conforming to societal expectations, going onto establish herself as both a critical figure in the Surrealist movement and an artist of extraordinary individuality. Her eventful life included a formative relationship with artist Max Ernst, an escape…
Textile making traditions connect diverse global cultures as one of the earliest human technologies. As well as providing shelter, warmth and holding goods, textiles have and continue to serve decorative purposes, maintaining a significant place in arts and crafts traditions of various societies around the world. Over the centuries, textile art has garnered labels from…
As audiences continue to migrate from traditional forms of media, communicators are resourcefully transitioning with them. Platforms such as TikTok have offered up an opportunity to educate and entertain millions in a more immediate format than ever before. Art History, a sometimes daunting and inaccessible area of study for many, has found its way onto…
Taiwanese chef and trained artist Erchen Chang is the creative director and co-founder of London restaurants BAO, Rice Error and, until its closure in 2021, Xu. Chang lived in Taiwan until she was 14, and was schooled some distance away from where her family lived, prompting her exploration of the local night markets and street…