Arranging and rearranging abstract installations composed of collected scraps and everyday items has earned Cathy Wilkes recognition from art institutions internationally, and now an appointment by the British Council to fill the British Pavilion at the 58th Venice Biennale in 2019, running from 11 May to 29 November. Wilkes’ solo exhibition at the British Pavilion…
Interior architect, furniture designer and art director Sussy Cazalet was born in London, where she works on a range of personal and commissioned projects in her home-turned studio, established in 2012. Soft colours, natural patterns, and organic materials are central to Cazalet’s interior designs – her distinctive aesthetic being “the 70s meet Japan.” She told…
Visitors to the Whitney Biennial last year were left feeling stunned and disturbed by a virtual reality installation, entitled “Real Violence”. The piece, though preluded by an over-18 age restriction and a warning, invited viewers to don a VR headset and noise-cancelling headphones to watch its creator beat a man to death on a Manhattan…
Bred in the world of fashion with both her father and brother active in the industry, Alice Casely-Hayford has been named Digital Editor of British Vogue. This is a new role at the evolving publication under Edward Enninful’s stewardship, who she began reporting to this week. As the head of the Vogue digital team, Casely-Hayford is…
The story of Luke Brooks and James Theseus Buck meeting is unconventional, aptly setting the tone for their offbeat fashion label Rottingdean Bazaar. Though Brooks and Buck were both students at Central Saint Martins, they were two years apart and only knew of each other vaguely, through mutual friends. It was their body hair that…
Pushing your way through the hordes of tourists and day-trippers on a Saturday afternoon, it’s nearly impossible to imagine Brick Lane deserted. However, Lulu Kennedy nostalgically remembers a time when Shoreditch was a “ghost town” and the now flourishing fashion scene was still in its humble origins. 20 years on, Kennedy is the figurehead of…
Having caught the attention of Nike’s art directors and buyers at Colette, among others, with their arresting visuals, John ‘Sunshine’ Margaritis’ and a few of his close friends and family are behind New York Sunshine, the fashion-meets-art collective who have amassed a reputation for their immersive installations and beautiful imagery. Exploring a space where fashion,…
The Tate’s recently appointed Director, Maria Balshaw, says she is eager to reach people who might not necessarily think art is for them, with ambitions to convert the Tate into the most artistically adventurous and culturally inclusive gallery in the world. Since her appointment earlier this year, Balshaw has been hard at work creating a…