Born in Chad to a Sudanese father and Somali mother, Brooklyn-based ceramic artist Dina Nur Satti had somewhat of a nomadic upbringing owing to her father’s work with the United Nations. Moving to Belgium, then Paris, then Kenya, before settling down to study in New York, Satti holds a bachelor’s degree in International & Intercultural…
A unique culinary hub, Mexico City has established itself as an epicentre of innovative gastronomy, building on a rich and extensive foundation of food traditions from across Mexico and beyond. The nation’s earliest foodways lie in Mesoamerican cuisine; its ingredients and methods begin with the first agricultural communities such as the Maya who domesticated maize….
The newly released documentary, The Melt Goes On Forever: The Art & Times of David Hammons, chronicles the singular career of the elusive African-American art star David Hammons from Watts rebellion era 60s Los Angeles to global art world prominence today. Hammons’ category-defying practice, rooted in a deep critique of American society and the elite…
French-Lebanese architect Annabel Karim Kassar’s architectural practice, AKK, was founded in Beirut in 1994. At the end of the Lebanese Civil War, AKK was declared joint winner of an international competition to rebuild the Souks, the traditional marketplace at the heart of old Beirut. Kassar’s architecture combines a modernist vocabulary with the detailed craftsmanship and…
An instrumental figure of postwar American painting, throughout his illustrious seven-decade career, Sam Gilliam, who passed away aged 88 earlier this week, reinvented and consistently reimagined abstract painting and sculpture. Thoughtfully combining rich amalgamations of form, texture, and material to forge his inventive compositions, his work has had a powerful influence on generations of contemporary…
Harneet Baweja and his partner Devina relocated to London from Kolkata back in 2014. Enamoured with the city’s diverse and dynamic culinary offering, the couple decided to open a restaurant of their own in the capital. In 2015, Gunpowder was born. The home-style Indian restaurant, which wholeheartedly embraces the small plate, reimagines traditional favourites through…
With a rich history, first known as the East End Academy, then the Whitechapel Open, and finally The London Open, Whitechapel Gallery has provided an exciting and valuable platform for burgeoning artists since 1932. For almost 90 years, The London Open has been a launch pad for leading contemporary artists in the early stages of…
Architectural acoustics, the science and engineering of achieving a good sound, or silence, within a building, has vastly progressed over the past decades owing to the birth of new technologies and an increased interest in the field as urban centres grow more crowded and quietness is an invaluable luxury. It is widely considered that the…