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Art

City in the frame

To maintain its world-leading position, the Swiss city’s art fair must find new ways to evolve. Here the key players talk creation, curation and community building.

  • Issue #164
  • 20 min read
City in the frame
Music

Art’s on fire

Whatever you might have heard, the creative spark is alive and well. Need convincing? Take a wander through our pick of audial, visual and sensory reasons to be cheerful.

  • Issue #139
  • 28 min read
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Art

Look this way

Copenhagen’s Chart Art Fair, which champions Nordic art, has reinvented itself. Could its new format be a template for the future?

  • Issue #138
  • 9 min read
Look this way
Culture

The Ten

From Caribou's most intimate album yet to Tefaf Maastricht's encyclopaedic treasures and a bold new Oklahoma arts space — ten reasons to listen, visit and explore this week.

  • Issue #131
  • 8 min read
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Culture

The Ten

From dance floors to art fairs, London pop and Los Angeles galleries: ten cultural recommendations worth your time and attention this week, selected with characteristic discernment.

  • Issue #130
  • 8 min read
Four young men in military uniforms sleeping on a bus
Culture

The Ten

From fantastical anime to upbeat electronica and art shows that interrogate the relationship between man and machine, Japan has much to offer those looking to jump-start their imaginations.

  • Issue #129
  • 8 min read
Anime-style illustration of person with umbrella on rainy urban rooftop overlooking modern Japanese cityscape
Culture

The Ten

This autumn, love takes centre stage across TV, theatre and music. From tender ballads to political dramas, our cultural guide covers the essential picks for your radar.

  • Issue #128
  • 8 min read
The Ten
Culture

The Ten

Our curated selection of cultural highlights spans from LA trio Muna's electro-pop evolution to Marseilles' most relaxed art fair, featuring emerging galleries and artists under 40.

  • Issue #126
  • 8 min read
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Culture

Directors’ cut

The more incendiary the conversation around cultural topics becomes, the more museum directors take on the role of mouthpieces for how society should deal with thorny issues.

  • Issue #126
  • 9 min read
Yuki Pan, director of Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei, standing outside the museum's neoclassical entrance
Culture

The Ten

Hot Chip embraces euphoria, a Dutch munitions factory reinvents itself as a cultural hub, and a 94-year-old Lebanese poet finally gets her moment. Ten reasons to pay attention this week.

  • Issue #124
  • 8 min read
The Ten

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