Out on 9 April, the London-based harpist and singer-songwriter Xiaoqiao emerges with her anticipated debut, Weltschmerz, a reverie of memory and introspection. Layering celestial harp melodies and spectral harmonies, her work draws from ancient philosophy and contemporary sonics alike. The project’s lead single, Lethe, unfurls as a hypnotic lament, meditating on oblivion, accompanied by a…
The first thing that Boutheina Ben Salem remembers cooking was makrouna, Tunisia’s cherished pasta dish. She wanted to surprise her mother, who was returning from a trip. As her mother stepped into the house, she recognised by the aroma that the sauce was missing bay leaf. Ben Salem was sent outside to clear her nose…
“Storytelling has always been part of my practice,” multi-disciplinary artist Dada Khanyisa shares with Something Curated’s Keshav Anand. “I was developing these characters during my time working in animation, and then I had a friend who had a BA in Fine Art who I was talking with. I was captivated, stimulated, by the things he…
Drawing from family archives, religions, and diverse cultural histories, New York-based artist Baseera Khan’s work engages with the emotional and political dimensions of colour and the economies of materials. Spanning oil painting, sculpture, and performance, their work probes the intersections of spirituality, labour, and commodification, all the while examining how these concepts shape identity. On…
Kim Yun Shin has spent 70 years building a resonant artistic language that bridges sculpture, painting, and printmaking. Her deeply meditative practice explores the fundamental interplay between addition and division—concepts that guide her process and help frame her lifelong engagement with nature, material, and time. Following the presentation of her work at the 60th Venice…
Marking the release of artist Poppy Jones’ eponymous first monograph, published by Zolo Press, Something Curated shares an exclusive excerpt from the new book. Spotlighting ninety works made over the past four years, the monograph is foregrounded by a conversation between Jones and Los Angeles-based artist Paul Sietsema—a segment of which can be read below….
On the occasion of Wafaa Bilal’s major new survey exhibition, Indulge Me, now open at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago and on view until 19 October 2025, Something Curated’s Keshav Anand sat down with the artist to learn more about his life and work. Bilal’s singular practice, provocative and deeply personal, straddles performance, technology,…
London-based painter Georg Wilson’s practice is rooted in the rhythms of nature, paying homage to English folklore, and pastoral traditions of poetry and art. Responding to the seasons, she creates richly textured, atmospheric landscapes that exist beyond the human realm, inhabited instead by wildling creatures that live in harmony with the land. Through swirling, layered…