ART & CULTURE
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)
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
