As one of our most telling cultural artefacts, fashion is a manifestation of our values, interests, needs, and an imprint of a moment in time with social, political, and economic dimensions. Yet because much of its printed matter is produced for commercial or informal purposes, it seldom receives the in-depth examination it deserves. The below…
The 37th edition of BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival will take place from 15–26 March 2023 at BFI Southbank, while also offering a selection of titles on BFI Player to UK-wide audiences and to international audiences via Five Films for Freedom. The Southbank HQ is set to host a busy roster of special events…
Invaluable resources, these temples of books have a focus on art and tangential creative practices, with their extensive collections spanning varying specialisms, from painting, video art and photography to particular regions, antiques and conservation. Each entirely unique, with diverse holdings, architectures and stories, Something Curated highlights ten incredible art libraries around the world. Musashino…
Running from 7 April–9 July 2023, the 14th Gwangju Biennale, titled soft and weak like water, is set to present works by 79 local and international artists, more than 40 of which are new works and commissioned projects that have not been exhibited previously. Unfolding across five venues throughout the South Korean city of Gwangju, this year’s programme is…
Currently a resident at the Schauspielhaus Zürich, Wu Tsang is an American filmmaker and performance artist whose works seamlessly bring together documentary and narrative techniques infiltrated with surprising tangents into fantasy, unpacking shrouded histories, marginalised narratives, and, at times, the act of performing itself. Tsang reimagines racialised, gendered representations beyond the visible frame to encompass…
As audiences continue to migrate from traditional forms of media, communicators are resourcefully transitioning with them. Platforms such as TikTok have offered up an opportunity to educate and entertain millions in a more immediate format than ever before. Art History, a sometimes daunting and inaccessible area of study for many, has found its way onto…
Looking at the year ahead, Something Curated highlights ten of the most exciting art, photography, fashion and architecture exhibitions taking place across the globe in 2023. When We See Us: A Century Of Black Figuration In Painting at Zeitz MOCAA, Cape Town | Open until 3 Sep 2023 When We See Us: A Century of…
The longstanding love affair between art and fashion is nothing new, with pioneering collaborations like Piet Mondrian and Yves Saint Laurent’s graphic dresses and Elsa Schiaparelli and Salvador Dalí’s prolific collaborative relationship setting standards high. Taking a closer look at a selection of the most exciting creative partnerships in recent and not so recent history,…