Arriving in Beaune in late October feels like stepping into a painting. En route to the cobblestoned town, widely considered to be the wine capital of Burgundy, vineyards stretch along the roadside. By now, the leaves are turning to shades of gold and rust. I reach this idyll just in time for sunset. The low…
From ocean labs in Portugal to a riad in Marrakech, the below residencies – all with November 2025 deadlines – invite artists to explore the intersections of art, science, community, and place. Constellations ° Residency – UK UP Projects and the Royal Parks offer a six-month residency at Greenwich Park for an artist to develop…
The first time I spoke to Rohan Mirza, the twenty-three-year-old had just debuted his first collection and was still sifting through constant social media tags raving about his nude illusion shirt with raised skin on the back, signifying sports jersey branded directly onto the skin – or skin shirt, made completely of silicone. Simultaneously touching…
When Touria El Glaoui founded 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair in 2013, she admits she had “big hopes” for the venture, but even she could not have imagined the scale of what it has become. Now in its 13th London edition, the fair returns to Somerset House this October with more than 50 international exhibitors,…
Turkey’s sprawling metropolis, Istanbul spans two continents divided and connected by the waters of the Bosphorus. As we cross the bridge to the Asian side en route to Abdülmecid Efendi Mansion – a historic residence nestled in Kuzguncuk that now houses an eclectic art collection – the driver tells me two-thirds of the city’s inhabitants…
Born in Ouésso, Congo in 1981 and based in Brazzaville, photographer Baudouin Mouanda has long used his camera to tell stories of resilience and change. His series Ciel de saison (Seasonal Sky, 2020) grew out of the floods that swept through Brazzaville during the COVID-19 lockdown, when neighbourhoods were left at the mercy of rising…
Isa Bal, the Master Sommelier and co-owner of the two-Michelin-starred Trivet in Bermondsey, might be one of the most unserious geniuses working in hospitality in London: A man with wine credentials that put him in the company of the world’s best, he chooses to operate with a casual calm; a messy cap of tight greying…
Deana Kotiga is an anthropologist, documentary photographer and writer whose work is rooted in over a decade of studying human behaviour. Her focus lies in the everyday — in how people move through the world, how they interact with their environments and each other, and how meaning is made in moments we often overlook. Bridging…