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Oslo art scene

With new independent galleries opening and an art neighbourhood in the making, Oslo's art scene is being revitalised. We meet artist and writer Matias Faldbakken to find out why he calls the city home.

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Oslo art scene
Art

Art market

A gallery in Brussels, Russian art auction in London and art-collecting in Turkey.

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Art market
Arts

Paris Photo LA

We head to Hollywood to shoot the world's most celebrated photographic art fair, this year taking place for the first time at Paramount Pictures Studios in LA.

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woman in evening wear
Design

Camera obscurer

In Chiba, photographer Shinichi Ito found the perfect canvas for his laid-back style. Near the sea, he has crafted a cosy refuge within the wood and concrete shell of an unusual property.

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Camera obscurer
Design

Design of the Times

We’ve covered all bases with our Design Directory, and met the mayors, majors and media taking on this diverse discipline.

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Woolly thinking: Monocle reports on the sheepish war hero
Design

Know your options

Layer with gusto this spring to cope with chilly nights in Stockholm, hot flushes in Tangier or a sudden London downpour. That’s our forecast for seasonal success.

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Woman wearing cream pinstriped jacket, green shirt, patterned v-neck jumper and yellow bow tie with Cartier earrings.
Architecture

Samba style

Set on a mountainside with views over the Atlantic and surrounded by trees and tranquillity, this Rio residence reflects the cosmopolitan lifestyle of its Parisian and Swedish occupants.

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Samba style
Design

Rummage sale

Shinji Kitada’s trade show, Jumble, is an intimate affair – by expo standards – that favours small and medium-sized fashion labels but which has an impressively global roster to match its international ambitions.

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Rummage sale
Urbanism

Expo 63: Heads above water

After the demise of its cod-fishing industry, Fogo Island looked to be in trouble. The tide is turning on its fortunes today thanks to a lifeline of cultural projects, a new hotel and jobs.

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Squish Studio, one of four artists’ residencies that form Fogo Island Arts Corporation
Architecture

Five studios

Employing someone to reconfigure your home requires trust. Here are five design studios, from New York to Sydney, who know how to make your interior a thing of beauty.

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Five studios

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