While the notion of cave dwelling may ordinarily invoke images of the dark and dingy, one extraordinarily dedicated desert sculptor has created a series of spaces that challenge expectations of underground living through meticulous craftsmanship and architectural beauty. Ra Paulette, a New Mexico-based artist and subject of the 2014 Oscar-nominated short documentary Cavedigger, has been…
Following its inaugural exhibition in 2020, Desert X AlUla returns for its second edition from 11 February – 30 March 2022, placing visionary contemporary artworks by 15 Saudi and international artists amidst the extraordinary desert landscape of AlUla, a majestic region in north-west Saudi Arabia of natural and creative heritage steeped in a legacy of…
Z He, alongside her husband Alex Peffly, is behind London’s Bun House, Wun’s, and most recently, Pleasant Lady, a to-go crêperie. Bun House opened in Soho in early 2017 with a focus on traditional Canton-style steamed buns and house-made Chinese pickles. The eatery moved to Lisle Street in Chinatown in 2019, and the former Soho…
Mexico City based artist duo ASMA, comprising Ecuador born Matias Armendaris and Mexico native Hanya Beliá, develops work produced wholly through active collaboration. In their collective process, they explore the act of interaction and how things in contact start affecting each other. Paintings emerge through careful layers of soft silicone, hinting at the suppleness of…
American fashion journalist, stylist, creative director, and former Editor-at-Large of Vogue magazine, André Leon Talley was an exceptional Black figure in an industry that was notoriously elitist and often times discriminatory. Celebrated as a truly singular style icon, he is widely credited for his advocating of diversity in the world of fashion. Earlier today, aged…
Living and working in Detroit, Michigan, Gisela McDaniel is a diasporic, indigenous CHamoru artist. Interweaving assemblages of audio, oil painting, and motion-sensored technology, she creates pieces that “come to life” and literally “talk back” to the viewer upon being triggered by observers. In her dynamic works, she incorporates the voices of survivors of sexual trauma…
Instagram account @moroccovintage_ is a photo library devoted to representing unique historical narratives from the North African nation of Morocco. A country with a rich culture and civilisation, through Morocco’s history, it has hosted many diverse peoples, and all of those civilisations have naturally helped shape the country’s social structures and cultural landscape. Exploring the…
From 21 January to 12 March 2022, London gallery Gazelli Art House presents Oh, Marilyn!, a group exhibition dedicated to the 60s wave of female emancipation in the UK and US. Works by four instrumental artists, Pauline Boty, Judy Chicago, Penny Slinger and Jann Haworth, depict a time of change and rebirth of perception and…