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Artist Laurie Simmons has spent the last few years working with lifelike latex dolls, so it was perhaps a natural progression for her to graduate to the next – human – level, which was to be found in the spiritual home of extreme hobbyists,...
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Mitchell-Innes & Nash in New York is currently showing two Leigh Ledare photographic collections which explore the relationship between photographer and subject in some extraordinary ways. The most recent of the series is 2012's An...
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The New-York Historical Society (answers on a postcard as to the why or whatnot of its hyphenation) is currently conducting a guided tour of the city's architecture, with photography as the medium and director Bill Cunningham calling the shots....
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Balanced somewhere between a spiritual adventurer and an adrenaline junkie, the surfer is a Californian icon and the hero of Raymond Pettibon's symbolic works, currently being revisited at Venus Over Manhattan, New York. The artist has a gift...
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Klara Kristalova's ceramic figures are the kind of thing that look like they might have been produced during a therapy session at a lunatic asylum, and as unlikely as it sounds, I mean that in a good way. A bit disturbed, lonely, slightly detached...
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Imagine waking up in a hotel room with a bad case of amnesia, a la Memento, but instead of a load of helpful post-it notes, all you have to help piece together the last 24 hours is a few pictures. A photograph of a plastic phone, a perfume advert...
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If “Interactive” isn't Paweł Althamer's middle name, it should be. The Polish sculptor is currently the subject of a survey at the New Museum, New York, and his projects are seen to be as much social collaborative experiments as works of...
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Most of these vans should have gone to the knacker's yard long ago, but their owners, through grim determination, sentiment or economic necessity have kept them truckin'. Never mind the terminal rust, or the unsolicited paint jobs from local...
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Did Kueng Caputo forget to put the dust sheets down when redecorating their studio? Did the ghost of Jackson Pollock manifest itself during the night and start waving its brushes around? No. The Swiss design duo's new series Never Too Much is a...
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New York's Judith Charles Gallery recently opened Heartfelt, a collection of works by renowned street artist Ben Eine, his first solo show in the city. Imperfect, Wonderful, This is as Good as it Gets... few of many kaleidoscopic sentiments found on...
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The building at 431 Broome Street, New York, has spent the last seven years undergoing a major facelift, but now the bandages are off and the 1825 Federal Revival style property looks even better than ever, newly branded as boutique hotel The...
New York City
Aiming to marry the elegance of post-war Paris with the literary legacy of its Greenwich Village location, The Marlton is a small-scale hotel with big ambitions and plenty to suggest it will fulfil them. The first big thing in the hotel's favour is...
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Weirdness is a notion long entwined with the concept of creativity. Mocked by the strait-laced confined to their boxes of conformism, celebrated by the bold and the brave who pursue the outré as a means of pushing beyond the banal. In Weird...
City Notes
In Montreal’s Little Italy, a new arrival is making waves with a fresh take on Italian dining. Pasta Pooks, which opened in March 2025, is a compact five-seat takeout counter serving pasta and natural wine in a space that marries Old World charm...
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A once-forgotten 19th-century residence in Savannah’s historic district has been brought spectacularly back to life, reincarnated as The Douglas; a refined 16-room boutique hotel at 14 East Oglethorpe Avenue, where design meets old-world...
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In a country where club floors open with Buddhist chants and Ladyboys offer dawn alms in corsets and stilettos, Elizabeth Waterman has found a world of contradictions too vivid to ignore. Over the past three years, and across four extended trips,...
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There's a paradox about self-care, which is that those who need it most are probably the least likely to practice it. If you're one of those people, you might even be put off by the term self-care. Maybe it sounds too self-indulgent to you. If...
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Looking for a Japanese tutor in Chicago without breaking the bank? You’re not alone. Whether you’re aiming to order ramen with confidence, ace a language exam, or shape your skills for business or travel, one thing’s clear: good private...
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If you’ve ever looked at your balcony and thought, “What a wasted space,” you’re not alone. Many of us live in homes where every square foot counts, yet balconies often remain underutilized. Whether it’s too small, too plain, or simply...
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Recognising the world’s most inspiring work across design, innovation and creativity, the A’ Design Award & Competition stands as one of the most respected and far-reaching international design accolades. Each year, a diverse panel of academics,...