Culture
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Sign language
As a country renowned for taste and style it is little surprise that Italy’s brands have such a strong aesthetic identity. Monocle delves into the nation’s visual history and charts its most striking logos.
Troubled Waters
They make the news mainly for the number of would-be emigrants attempting to leave their troubled shores. We visit the volatile islands off East Africa to find out how they became a hotbed of…
Edward Burtynsky
Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky, famous for his large-format industrial landscapes, invites us to Toronto’s Splendido for an Italian-inspired feast.
The highs of Lo-Fang
LA producer and musician Lo-Fang has impressed us with his soulful debut album, ‘Blue Film’. Here he talks inspiration, creative processes, floor stomps and how he came up with that name.
Media/art market
A magazine shop in a shipping container, an online platform for new brands, bringing Hong Kong's galleries together plus the latest from the art-sales world.
Oceania
Our Melbourne correspondent reports on Australian-Indonesian relations, and the Australian press loses interest in Papua New Guinea.
Born to draw
Illustrator Mohammad Nor Khalid, better known as Lat, published his first comic book at 13. Since then, the cartoonist has captured the hearts and minds of children and adults across Malaysia.
Double vision
The arrival of the new Museo Jumex in Mexico City sees it sitting side-by-side with an earlier philanthropic art pile, the Museo Soumaya. Is the city big enough for both?
Standing ovation
From film commissioning in Finland to top TV shows in Australia, we offer a round of applause to some select scenes, firms and fairs upping the cultural ante.
