During the summer of 1987, a one of a kind carnival unfolded across a public park in Hamburg, Germany. Navigating through a brightly lit archway adorned with paintings by French artist Sonia Delaunay, excited visitors found themselves immersed in Luna Luna, a fantastical art amusement park. Replete with a host of rides, interactive installations, games,…
Dean Edmonds is a man obsessed with tradition, preservation, utility, and, perhaps more than anything else – ritual. With his life and business partner Natsumi Sashida, whom he happily spends most of every day, Edmonds runs his eponymous furniture and product design brand, known for its idiosyncratic industrial metal work as well as more classical…
Founded in 2019, Kollektiv Collective is a London-based curatorial collective run by Pia Zeitzen and Sasha Shevchenko. Working with and in support of emerging artists, Kollektiv focuses on exploring site-specificity, performativity and continuity as curatorial tools to transcribe the abstract into the visual. Their recent exhibitions include on the flip side was at Guts Gallery…
Director Justice Jamal Jones joins myth with modern themes of Black queerness and trans identity in their latest film, Notes on a Siren. Presented by Something Curated, and exclusively premiering on the site, the film was shot on location at Palm Heights in Grand Cayman. Jones expands on the thinking behind their mesmerising work below….
Opening in February 2024, Hampi Art Labs is an arts centre situated near the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Hampi in Karnataka, South India. Spanning 18 acres, the centre provides artists with state of the art production facilities, a nurturing environment in which to create work, and a world-class exhibitions platform. The sprawling site includes…
It was easy to see why people of all walks enjoyed the original Superiority Burger. Its step-down entrance, marked only by a stencilled spray painted sign, felt special, almost clandestine. The space itself was constantly in motion: tourists and New Yorkers alike unsure of who had ordered and who was “on line”. In addition to…
Saudi artist Obaid Alsafi, presently based in Riyadh, has been named the winner of the 6th edition of the Ithra Art Prize, the largest art grant in the MENA region, dedicated to supporting artists and the growth of creative output in the Arab world. Alsafi’s winning public artwork submission, Palms in Eternal Embrace will be…
Reflecting on the past year, Something Curated highlights ten of our favourite — and most popular — pieces of 2023. Interview: Gab Bois goes to Palm Heights Hailing from Montreal, visual artist Gab Bois traded the frosty Canadian winter for a dose of Caribbean sun and sea in Grand Cayman. At once playful and extraordinarily…