The Edit
Petra Cortright's practice has largely evolved over the internet; the Californian artist is known for the creation and dissemination of digital files. Videos created on a home computer, recorded via webcam and featuring special effects made using...
Dispatches
It's the year two-thousand and fifteen, there are adults who don't remember a world pre-internet. Me? I remember Apple Macs before they were cool. I remember CompuServe and being online before WWW, postage stamp-sized GIFs loading one line of pixels...
The Edit
Pop Art is rightly lauded as one of the great art movements, but in terms of attention it casts a big shadow. Pre-Pop to Post-Human: Collage in the Digital Age goes back to what many consider to be the roots of Pop — back to a 1952 lecture at the...
Art & Culture
To those outside the art world looking in, it's often a mystery how artists manage to feed themselves – that is before they become internationally famous and start selling their works for millions of dollars, which of course they all do. Andy...
Art & Culture
The landscape of public art has traditionally been dominated by sculpture, whether it be the monumental (such as Anthony Gormley's colossal Angel of the North) or actual monuments like those clustered in Trafalgar Square. In recent years, however,...
The Edit
The late 1960s were a fertile time of weird experimentation in all sorts of ways, and Sigmar Polke was clearly enjoying himself when, in 1969, he produced Apparatus Whereby One Potato Can Orbit Another. For clarity, in case the pictures aren't doing...
The Edit
Jim McElvaney's work has a strong connection to No Walls gallery, Brighton; not only is the young artist exhibiting his latest collection White Teeth there, but some of the materials used to create the works were salvaged from the 19th Century...
The Edit
The V&A has recently completed a seven-year mission to plug something of a hole in its photographic archive – images of or by black people in Britain in the second half of the 20th Century. Teaming up with the Black Cultural Archives heritage...
Art & Culture
Brisbane-based illustrator Mel Stringer has created an adorable collection of female personalities in her new book Cute Yum, published by Belly Kids. Taking her little pink sketchbook, Mel situated herself within the heart of society and let her...
The Edit
If you haven't heard of Chu Enoki, don't beat yourself up about it as the artist isn't very well known outside his native Japan — despite having practised since the 1960s and influencing more well-known figures such as Takashi Murakami and Keiji...
Melbourne
It may take a bit of finding, but once you track down the Criteria gallery-showroom in the little Melbourne suburb of Cremorne you're in for a New York-sized treat. Owner and curator Rachael Fry has made the move from America to Oz, bringing with...
The Edit
Nadia Hernandez has Venezuela in her bones, and though the artist now lives in Sydney, her homeland is still an intrinsic part of her creative practice. Her recent solo exhibition 100% Certain at Sydney's Mild Manners gallery was a celebration of...
City Notes
Trailborn continues its rapid expansion in the world of outdoor hospitality with the opening of Trailborn Grand Canyon, a welcome new addition to Williams, Arizona. Set along the legendary Route 66, this fully reimagined hotel brings a fresh,...
City Notes
A historic home reborn as a contemporary guesthouse, Bradford House brings a touch of European charm to the heart of Oklahoma City. Set along the legendary Route 66, the 1912-built property has been meticulously restored, seamlessly merging original...
The Edit
Whether it was Warhol and Basquiat, Dalí and Disney, or KFC and Crocs, when cultural stars align and the synergy of creativity shines, there is little more intoxicating than the paths of two visionaries crossed. In the early 1980s, a fashion force...
Stuff Crush
A sun-soaked reverie or a neon-lit fever dream? The answer lies somewhere in between the high-rise pastels and sunburnt shoulders of Benidorm. In his new publication for Hoxton Mini Press, photographer Rob Ball takes readers on a journey through...
Dispatches
In the quiet moments between helping hands and heartfelt responsibilities, caregivers often forget one very important person: themselves. Whether you're caring for a loved one, working in a professional role, or juggling both, self-care can feel...
Dispatches
It was not really long ago when choosing an engagement ring was often considered a one-dimensional experience, right from mass-produced cookie-cutter designs, mined stones, and the exorbitant pricing. But with lab diamonds in the picture now, the...
Dispatches
There’s a quiet kind of magic in the Nordic fjords. An ethereal beauty that lingers in the mind long after the journey ends. This isn't the cruise of polished decks and endless buffets; it's a voyage into the heart of nature's grandeur, where...
Dispatches
At a time when sneakers are acceptable at the office and hoodies appear at high-end galas, you'd think the classic suit would be heading for extinction. Instead, it’s making a quiet but meaningful comeback—not as a dress code requirement, but as...