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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
Architecture

Leading by example

Gropius Bau was among the first major museums to reopen after pandemic-enforced closure. Director Stephanie Rosenthal reveals how she did it.

  • Issue #137
  • 9 min read
Curators all together for a photo
Urbanism

Rough diamond

The creative residents of Sicily’s delightfully unpolished capital have claimed their home town as a hub for art and design – and a haven for anyone looking to soak up the sun and sea.

  • Issue #135
  • 6 min read
Rough diamond
Culture

Paint the town

Auckland’s commercial art scene is flourishing thanks to agile business models and an abundance of talent. We meet the gallerists championing their multicultural hometown.

  • Issue #135
  • 7 min read
Paint the town
Art

Showing resolve

This year’s art and design graduates have had their final shows cancelled. But their determination is unaffected, and their teachers believe this experience could be the making of them.

  • Issue #134
  • 4 min read
Illustrated portrait of a woman with pink shoulder-length hair wearing a gray blazer
Art

Canvas conversations

A quiet night at the Louvre might be a welcome break from the gawking crowds but the enigmatic Mona Lisa is missing her admirers more than she’d like to admit.

  • Issue #134
  • 4 min read
Cartoon illustration of the Mona Lisa painting coming to life in a gold frame, with the figure stepping out and gesturing expressively.
Art

Art’s just a click away

With galleries closed, institutions have gone online to display their wares. But what happens to art – and how we experience it – when the virtual is all there is?

  • Issue #134
  • 7 min read
Art’s just a click away
Art

Only the beginning

Artists are grappling with the extent to which coronavirus should colour their creativity but the pandemic’s true cultural impact won’t be clear for several years.

  • Issue #134
  • 4 min read
Illustration of cultural items including open books, binoculars, film reels, and cardboard boxes on a tan background.
Art

Signs of the times

Museums across the world are gathering the artefacts that will stand as symbols of the lockdown.

  • Issue #134
  • 4 min read
Signs of the times

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