In his captivating paintings, South African visual artist WonderBuhle’s muses are presented with an appearance of youth, serenity, and self-possession, guided by the moon’s light and protected by the abundant flowers that adorn their faces. The figures stand immersed in a sea of carefully selected colours, cleansing themselves of negative energies and, as the artist…
Having transitioned from coaching and powerlifting to competing at the World Championships in weightlifting in just four years, team Jamaica weightlifter Chloe Whylie is an impressive character. Alongside her many athletic accomplishments, Whylie is a spoken word artist; she uses her powerful voice to educate, uplift and challenge, shining an illuminating light on the nuanced…
Established in Ghana by co-founders Dominique Petit-Frère and Emil Grip, spatial design studio Limbo Accra traverses the intersections between art, architecture and sustainability, reacting to the swift modernisation of West Africa’s expanding urban centres. Limbo’s diverse design-led projects are interdisciplinary and experimental, spanning immersive public installations made from repurposed urban detritus, moving image, and photography,…
São Paulo-born Eny Lee Parker is an artist-designer based in New York who creates witty and wildly covetable objects, including furniture and lighting, utilising clay as her main medium. Parker reclaims the essence of making embraced by traditional crafts from our past, celebrating the slowness, the intention, and the respect for natural resources characteristic of…
Activating diverse sites throughout London and beyond from 24-27 March 2022, RE—TEXTURED is a multi-venue and uniquely multi-sensory festival. The programme combines experimental electronic music, brutalist and modernist architecture and innovative lighting installations for an arresting visual and sonic experience. Curated by Krankbrother, the festival first launched at the Southbank Centre in 2019. This year’s…
New York-based artist Rachel Rose, who in recent years has had solo exhibitions at Lafayette Anticipations, the Serpentine Gallery, the Whitney Museum, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art, among other institutions, draws from and contributes to a long history of cinematic innovation. Through her subjects, whether investigating cryogenics, the American Revolutionary War, modernist architecture, or…
Los Angeles-based British-Iranian artist Kour Pour’s meticulously composed and delicately rendered artworks intersect diverse material and aesthetic traditions, embracing forms and techniques from numerous cultures and time periods. Pour’s truly global vision weaves together representational imagery, abstract patterning, and ornamental elements to create new hybrid artworks. The artist explains, “When someone asks me where home…
Debuting at the 59th Venice Biennale, which commences on 23 April 2022, Nepal is set to present its first-ever national pavilion at the prestigious international exhibition this year. Entitled Tales of Muted Spirits – Dispersed Threads – Twisted Shangri-La, the Nepal Pavilion is co-curated by Sheelasha Rajbhandari and Hit Man Gurung, and will feature the…