Baghdad-born Los Angeles-based Hayv Kahraman’s multifaceted practice explores gender and body politics, migrant consciousness, and the marginal spaces of diasporic life, drawing from her personal history as an Iraqi émigré first to Europe and then the United States. Kahraman’s canvases feature female figures that she describes as extensions of her own body; however, these women…
The quaint village of Saint Paul de Vence on the French Riviera is home to a legendary art-filled hotel and restaurant, La Colombe d’Or, which boasts a rich history spanning nearly a century. Following his return from fighting in the First World War, in 1920, local farmer Paul Roux opened up a café-bar, Chez Robinson,…
South Koreans have masterfully honed the idea of concept retail, with creatively designed and immersive multi-use spaces flourishing throughout the city of Seoul. Interactive, novel and, of course, photo-ready, these narrative rich retail sites take customers and spectators alike on dynamic and unexpected journeys with plenty of products available to pick up along the way….
Photographer, designer and filmmaker Hassan Hajjaj has strong ties to both Morocco and the UK. Born in the fishing town of Larache, Morocco in 1961, Hajjaj relocated to London aged twelve. Growing up immersed in London’s club culture as it was taking shape profoundly influenced the artist’s practice and approach to creativity. Reconnecting with his…
Celebrating its 10th anniversary in London, 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair is set to return to Somerset House over the course of four days from 13–16 October 2022. As the leading international art fair dedicated to contemporary art from Africa and the African diaspora, 1-54 London 2022 will host 50 international exhibitors across 21 countries,…
For his largest exhibition to date in Italy, Olafur Eliasson leads visitors to Palazzo Strozzi on a meandering journey that reimagines and subverts the experience of the building’s Renaissance architecture. Open now and running until 23 January 2023, the exhibition brings together site-specific installations alongside historic pieces, as well as new works created using VR…
Harley Weir has garnered an international reputation as one of the most in-demand creatives working today. An image-maker who continually subverts the expected, Weir has enormously influenced ideas of how a woman’s gaze might be engaged with, reshaped and made new in our current era. For Weir, the camera is a vehicle for gaining knowledge;…
The interdisciplinary practice of Donna Huanca traverses painting, sculpture, performance, choreography, video and sound, combining to form a unique multisensory language underpinned by collaboration. At the very heart of her output is an exploration of the human body and its relationship to space and identity. Her live sculptural pieces, or in the artist’s words, “original…