Olafur Eliasson’s symbiotic vision
The Danish-Icelandic artist’s exhibition Symbiotic Seeing, which can be seen at Kunsthaus Zürich until March 22, lets you experience the world from the viewpoint of algae, be part of an atmospheric system and enjoy a robot playing a four-tune soundtrack – all in hope of a better world. Darwin was wrong: Collaboration in the form […]
My Time
I was recently invited to a screening of the short film My Time, by Giulia Gandini, a young independent London based film director, known for her love of coming-of-age narratives.I guess that this is what My Time is, condensed into just a five minute film, but extremely impactful. It presents an “awkward situation” in a […]
Ingmar Bergman’s Persona
Without any doubt, Ingmar Bergman is one of the best film directors of the 20th century and PERSONA is considered one of his most creative and possibly enigmatic pieces of work. Our Editor Julia Pasarón had the chance to speak to Olivier winner Alice Krige, who plays Sister Alma in this Production, just as the […]
London Art Fair 2020
The London Art Fair is so much more than your usual Art Fair. With five separate areas it gives an opportunity for everyone to explore their own art appreciation. This incredible show brings together some of the best galleries in the world, allowing the general public and collectors alike to enjoy the work of some […]
Van Cleef & Arpels: Time, Nature, Love
Milan’s Palazzo Reale is the host, through to the end of February, of a jewellery exhibition that places Van Cleef & Arpels at the pinnacle of the business. Determining strategy for a jewellery maison is a game of priorities and compromises: heritage needs to be balanced against the urgency of Instagram, volume against value and […]
The Remarkable Story of Humanity’s Quest to Measure Time
Time Tamed From the introduction, Nick Foulkes’s enticing choice of words seduces the reader to explore this book with excitement and anticipation, somehow letting us realise that we are in for a treat. Divided into 28 stories, Foulkes takes us into a journey that illustrates mankind’s obsession with the concept of time, from the Paleolithic, […]
Cars: Accelerating the Modern World
(Opening picture:Firebird I (XP-21) © General Motors Company.) Sainsbury Gallery Victoria & Albert Museum. London. Supported by Bosch Group Until 19 April 2020 The V&A have surprised us once again with this incredible retrospective on the automobile, looking at the car as the driving force that accelerated the pace of the 20th century. […]
The Mal(e)-functioning Hell
Gods – La Tragedia Umana is a sold-out play in Stockholm about one of the most controversial figures of our time: the white heterosexual middle-class man. Anders Modig finds that it gives hope for a new, better and less toxic masculinity. “What the fuck did we just see? This play just makes me hate men even […]
The Leica Oskar Barnack Award
It was with great honour and excitement that I was invited to the 39th edition of the Leica Oskar Barnack Award (LOBA) in Berlin. In these four decades, LOBA has become one of the greatest accolades in the photography world; one could say they are the Oscars of photography. Each year, 12 finalists are chosen. […]
The Art of Negroni, My Campari Dream
The very first thing I do after arriving in Florence is to go to the Santa Maria Novella Pharmacie, and with good reason. I have a habit of stocking up their divine scents soaps and candles… which are not cheap. So after my shopping spree, I always need to settle my nerves and think of […]
