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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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“May you live in interesting times,” goes the apocryphal backhanded curse, and 1980s New York was all sorts of interesting. It was the decade of the crack epidemic, soaring crime rates and the social spending cuts of Reaganomics, but the '80s...
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The boombox is one of the quintessential hip-hop accessories and crucial to the spread of the genre's popularity: portable and loud, the stereos were perfect for groups of kids to gather around in parks and yards and share the freshest mixes. But...
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Even after the independence documents have been signed and a new government established, the tendrils of colonial legacy remain firmly rooted in countries which were for years under the yoke of a foreign ruler. From the names of streets to cultural...
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The Institute of International Visual Arts (Iniva), London, is currently hosting two concurrent exhibitions that share an interest in manipulating the documentary form to explore themes of religion, history, aspirational society and the role of film...
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You are all a bunch of inveterate narcissists. Well maybe not all of you, but statistically speaking, a great many people are. According to YouTube, 300 hours of video is being uploaded to its site every minute, and much of it makes the satirised...
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The tool of choice for the hit-and-run urban artist, stencils have been a major part of the graffiti scene since the 1960s – growing in popularity as the whole movement gained momentum through the 1970s and '80s. Designed as a quick method of...
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If you go down to the woods today, you're sure of a big surprise. But it won't be a bunch of teddies enjoying a cheese and pickle sandwich. Oh no. It's the weird and wonderful “balloon invasions” of Charles Pétillon. It's not only forests that...
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If Damien Hirst invited you round for tea, what would be hanging on his living room walls? A load of his own dot paintings? Probably not. What about Peter Blake – what artwork has he got on display at his place, what's hiding in the attic, or...
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Reopened in the centre of Megève, Hotel Saint-Georges returns as a thoughtfully reimagined alpine retreat with a new visual language and razor-sharp focus. Set within a traditional chalet, the five-star hotel has been reimagined by Paris-based...
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The Zetter Group is set to deepen its connection to the UK capital with the opening of The Zetter Bloomsbury in March 2026, a 68 bedroom hotel housed across six interconnecting Georgian townhouses moments from Russell Square. Sitting directly...
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TOKKIA is a new addition to Covent Garden, and Europe’s first luxury Korean matcha house. Founded by Sooji Im — who previously introduced London to Korean tea culture with be-oom in Exmouth Market — the project brings a focused look at Korean...
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Bunkhouse Hotels expands its Houston presence with the opening of Hotel Daphne, a 49 room refuge in the historic Houston Heights. Following the success of the exquisite Hotel Saint Augustine in Montrose, the Austin-based brand continues its mission...
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You're looking at kratom gummies online or in a store, and they all claim to be high quality. Premium ingredients, potent extract, laboratory tested, maximum strength. Everyone says their gummies are the best. How do you actually separate quality...
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Human hair extensions have quietly become one of the defining materials of contemporary self-presentation. Once confined to salon makeovers and celebrity transformations, they now sit at the intersection of personal branding, performance, and...
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In most modern history, all these years, “doing more” usually meant “hiring more”. Growth was believed to be directly proportional to headcount because the work was manual. More customers created more tickets (issues), more orders created...
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The story of how a billion-dollar casino hotel that reinvents itself while guests sleep, and why precision documentation is the invisible foundation of every great renovation. At 3am on a Tuesday, while high rollers chase fortunes on the casino...