New York-based artistic duo Ming Lin and Alexandra Tatarsky are behind Shanzhai Lyric, a collaborative practice that documents and transforms awkwardly translated slogans from mostly Chinese manufactured bootleg garments into an on-going poem. The subversive and unendingly entertaining project has gained a following both in the art world and on Instagram, exploring the global fashion…
Tea rituals offer a unique insight into diverse histories of the world. The tale of tea originates in China, where it is believed that in 2737 BCE, the Chinese emperor Shen Nung sat beneath a tree while his servant boiled drinking water. As fate would have it, a few leaves from the tree floated into…
Opening on 5 July and running until 29 October 2023, the South London Gallery (SLG) will present Lagos, Peckham, Repeat: Pilgrimage to the Lakes. The SLG’s local neighbourhood of Peckham is home to one of the largest Nigerian diaspora communities in the UK and is sometimes referred to as ‘Little Lagos.’ Lagos was a significant…
Alberto Landgraf, the celebrated chef behind two-Michelin-starred restaurant Oteque in Rio de Janeiro, has recently launched his first London concept, Bossa. Situated between Mayfair and Marylebone, Bossa seeks to embody the spirit of Brazil in the British capital. Growing up as the son of a farmer, Landgraf developed a deep appreciation for nature and seasonality….
Air Afrique magazine is a dynamic new platform celebrating Afro-diasporic art and fostering discussions around Black expression. Conceived by a Paris-based collective and drawing inspiration from influential pan-African magazines of the past century, the publication made its debut at the Centre Pompidou in Paris during Men’s Fashion Week with the support of Italian fashion house…
Born in 1935 in the Japanese city of Hirosaki, a highly influential figure in the post World War II Japanese avant-garde, Shūji Terayama is a bonafide multi-hyphenate. A versatile and prolific artist who earned notoriety in various fields, including poetry, theatre, writing, photography and filmmaking, Terayama was a true cultural innovator. During his short but…
Howardena Pindell is a pioneering American artist, curator, and educator. With a career spanning over fifty years, Pindell, hailing from Philadelphia and now 80, has continuously challenged audiences. As MoMA’s first Black curator, she made history. She was the first to step down in protest against the museum’s failure to denounce the display of Donald…
Food and architecture are two fundamental elements that shape our lives, yet their relationship is often critically overlooked. With a growing number of practitioners exploring this fascinating intersection, the below are using food as a lens to rethink the built environment and challenge accepted perceptions of design, art and sustenance. From provoking thought around the…