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…
South African artist Zandile Tshabalala’s paintings are an ode to young Black women like herself, celebratory, dynamic and self-confident. The commanding presence of her characters, whether reclined reading a book, convivial in the company of friends, or perhaps in an intimate situation, are rooted in the artist’s everyday reality. Contrasting who the Black woman is…
Instagram account at @fado_tropical is a vibrant celebration of Brazil’s cultural riches, traversing the realms of visual art, architecture, indigenous traditions and festivities, fashion, nature and more. Brazil is the largest country in South America with one of the swiftest growing economies in the region. Close to 85% of the population now reside in the…
Jyotindra Manshankar Bhatt, better known as Jyoti Bhatt, was among the earliest students at one of the first art schools founded after India’s independence in 1947. Born in 1934 in the western state of Gujarat, through his prolific career, Bhatt documented rural Indian culture, capturing traditional ways of life, including craft customs at impending risk…
Since its inception two decades ago, the Copenhagen restaurant Noma, credited with the invention of New Nordic Cuisine, topped the list of the World’s 50 Best Restaurants five times, most recently in 2021. But after years of serving dishes based on locally foraged ingredients, from reindeer brain custard with bee pollen to a quince and…
Looking at the year ahead, Something Curated highlights ten of the most exciting art, photography, fashion and architecture exhibitions taking place across the globe in 2023. When We See Us: A Century Of Black Figuration In Painting at Zeitz MOCAA, Cape Town | Open until 3 Sep 2023 When We See Us: A Century of…