Christie’s Magnificent Jewels Auction
Four Seasons Hotel. Geneva 13th May 2020 Cartier was always avant-garde, the jeweller and clockmaker to the upper echelons of society. The French maison’s designs were elegant and refined, the very best of what could be achieved and money could buy. From founder Louis Cartier to the other family members who were involved with the brand, the […]
Soviets Space Graphics
By Alexandra Sankova in collaboration with the Moscow Design Museum Published by Phaidon. Hardback £24.95 It hardly seems possible that about sixty years ago we looked to the skies above for the brave new world that would be the progression of mankind and an endless frontier of possibilities and adventure.As the Cold War gained momentum, […]
Denis O’Regan
by Lavinia Dickson-Robinson How on earth do you begin to put into a limited amount of words an interview with a man who, in my eyes, and those of practically any music lover, is one of the world’s greatest Rock & Roll photographers of all time? Born in 1953, O’Regan tried to follow art studies […]
Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme
(opening image: Miyake Sho’s And Your Bird Can Sing) Exploding across the UK with innovation and inclusivity, the 17th Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme explores happiness in films which scintillate with smiles and tears, excitement and awe. Running from the 31st January – 29th March, the touring film programme embodies the meandering quests for happiness […]
Gretel and Hansel
Hansel and Gretel is a well-known German fairy tale recorded by the brothers Grimm and published in 1812. In it, a young brother and sister are abandoned by their parents because they are too poor to feed them, and end up kidnapped by a cannibalistic witch living in a forest in a house made of […]
Andy Warhol 1928 – 1987
Tate Modern. London 12th March – 6th Sepember 2020 My journey towards loving Andy Warhol’s work started serendipitously, through a 1984 retrospective article in The Sunday Times about Edie Minturn Sedgwick, titled “A girl on Fire.” I painstakingly cut out parts of the article to make a collage for my bedroom door. It read, “This […]
Artists in Residency Programme
(Opening image: Jorinde Voigt – Immersive Integral II) Istanbul Museum of Modern Art. Istanbul. Until 19th July Sprawling for miles and miles, bridging the gap between two continents and thousands of years of history, Istanbul, once known as Constantinople, is one of the most evocative cities in the world, with an incredibly rich culture, influenced […]
An evening with Bobby Bazini
For over a century, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts have delighted guests with unforgettable musical moments. From John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s now famous “Bed-In for Peace” at Montreal’s Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth, to a punk rock Ramones concert held at Fairmont Olympic Hotel’s ballroom in Seattle, Fairmont has been at the forefront of impactful events […]
Ferrai at 24 heures du Mans
Ferrari Museum. Maranello. Until April 15th Seventy years of Prancing Horse victories at Le Mans are celebrated in this exhibition, which looks back over the 36 wins recorded on the French track, with the help of some of the cars that competed in the famous races plus multimedia and interactive contents. Visitors are welcome by […]
Bvlgari, the triumph of a classic
On the night of the 14th January The House of Bvlgari was named “Best Jewellery” of 2020 at the “Best of the Best Awards” in Shanghai, during which the Hurun Research Institute’s “Best of the Best” Chinese Luxury Consumer Survey 2020 was released, with Bvlgari topping the awards list for “Best Jewellery” after making the […]
