FASHION, ART, DESIGN, ECOLOGY, LITERATURE

In our Art & Culture Section, we publish interviews, stories, reviews - everything we find fascinating, absorbing and interesting.

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NOT VITAL AN ARTIST IN THE WORLD

NOT VITAL AN ARTIST IN THE WORLD

Not Vital’s life philosophy greets visitors as they enter the courtyard of his castle in the Engadin region of Switzerland, in the far eastern part of the country. It is...
FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY AS AN ART FORM (AT LAST)

FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY AS AN ART FORM (AT LAST)

Coco Capitan, Boy in Socks, 2017    Richard Avedon had to have been dead for 4 years before he had an exhibition at the Jeu de Paume, the prestigious photography institution...
Jean Sebastien Stehli
WHEN HIROSHI SUGIMOTO AND ALBERTO GIACOMETTI MEET

WHEN HIROSHI SUGIMOTO AND ALBERTO GIACOMETTI MEET

Hiroshi Sugimoto Pins, 2022 Rideau en tissu  345,4 x 727,2 cm © Collection Odawara Art Foundation © Hiroshi Sugimoto. Courtesy of the Odawara Art Foundation   Alberto Giacometti and Hiroshi Sugimoto...
Jean Sebastien Stehli
WRITTEN WITH LIGHT

WRITTEN WITH LIGHT

Guinevere, Paris, 2007  The great French poet, Victor Hugo, wrote: “To love beauty is to see the light.” Over the course of several months, as they moved around the world...
Jean Sebastien Stehli
EDWARD BURTYNSKY’S TERRIBLE BEAUTY

EDWARD BURTYNSKY’S TERRIBLE BEAUTY

Salinas #2, Cadiz, Spain, 2013. Photo Edward Burtynsky, courtesy Flowers Gallery, London. The Saatchi Gallery in London is the perfect space to showcase Edward Burtynsky’s spectacular and deeply troubling work....
Jean Sebastien Stehli
A PLACE OF ONE'S OWN: MARC NEWSON'S TOKYO TOILET

A PLACE OF ONE'S OWN: MARC NEWSON'S TOKYO TOILET

Marc Newson, the great Australian born designer and artist, must have been inspired by the poetic text of Junichiro Tanizaki about toilets when he was called to design new public...
Jean Sebastien Stehli