Running from 15-29 September 2022, Barbican Cinema is set to present the latest segment of its Hidden Figures series, this time celebrating the work of pioneering Burkinabé director Idrissa Ouédraogo. The innovative filmmaker’s distinctive works portrayed the lives of rural and working class people in Burkina Faso with compassion and care. Never limiting his subjects…
Established by London-based interior designer Max Radford, behind Instagram account @m_r.a.a.d, over the course of three carefully curated exhibitions, The Radford Gallery has marked itself as a unique platform shining a light on the work of emerging artists, makers and designers tangentially exploring the realm of furniture. Most recently, the itinerant gallery presented its third…
A germinal figure in the history of fashion, Issey Miyake’s generous and influential contribution to the industry is impossible to overlook. The designer, who sadly passed away from liver cancer at the end of last week, was instrumental in shaping fashion today, championing an approach that celebrates the beauty of the unconventional. Miyake relentlessly expanded…
Hiroshima-based composer Meitei, working under the newly coined alias Tenka, has announced the launch of his upcoming album Hydration, set for release on 14 September via Métron Records. The album explores the rich natural ecosystems and wild ambience of the rural surroundings of his Japanese residence, navigating colour, sound, smell, humidity, touch, atmosphere and even…
Led by co-founders Michelle Gayle and Dennis Marcus alongside Artistic Director Ashley Shaw Scott Adjaye, the wife of Ghanaian-British architect David Adjaye, The World Reimagined, launching on 13 August and running until 31 October 2022, is a UK arts education project seeking to transform the ways in which we understand the transatlantic slave trade and…
Bread was inexorably linked with the formation and proliferation of early human societies. From the Fertile Crescent of the Middle East, where wheat was domesticated, cultivation spread north and west, to Europe and North Africa, and east towards East Asia. This in turn led to the formation of towns, as opposed to the nomadic lifestyle,…
The first Palestinian DJ and music producer to gain international recognition, Sama’ Abdulhadi has established herself as a seminal figure of Palestine’s burgeoning underground scene. As a child, Abdulhadi moved to Ramallah, Palestine, from Jordan, her place of birth. Her love of music was apparent from a very young age but it was her interest…
With a history spanning more than 2,500 years, the art of carpet weaving in Iran was initially born out of necessity. Pragmatic coverings, these textiles were created to insulate the temporary homes of nomadic tribes people, placed on the ground to provide protection from cold temperatures and moisture. Over the centuries, the skill of carpet…