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Art

Thinking big

This month’s cultural selection is full of work that will challenge and entertain.

  • Issue #167
  • 7 min read
Nuns next to each other
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
Art

In the picture

From expanding gallery superbrands to a south Asian completist and a striking alfresco sculpture collection, our bumper art special puts the sector's key players into perspective.

  • Issue #164
  • 40 min read
In the picture
Culture

Show and tell

The launch of Art SG has put Singapore firmly on the map for galleries and collectors alike. Is the city-state Southeast Asia’s new art hub?

  • Issue #161
  • 11 min read
Show and tell
Art

Outsider art

With a world-class sculpture garden and a new community farm, the curatorial team at Minnesota’s Walker Art Center is finding novel ways to connect with the city – and reimagine its future.

  • Issue #160
  • 4 min read
Walker Art Center team members pose outdoors in Minneapolis sculpture garden with Spoonbridge and Cherry artwork
Architecture

Urbanism

Sydney’s most important cultural venue since the Opera House, an Álvaro Siza watch and designer Ron Arad’s approach to work.

  • Issue #160
  • 7 min read
Modern gallery interior with colorful contemporary artworks on white platforms and visitors exploring the space
Urbanism

Reclaiming the city

Renewed and refreshed by the arrival of the Manifesta biennale, the venues in Kosovo’s capital are propelling its art scene forwards.

  • Issue #157
  • 9 min read
Colorful tapestries with geometric patterns and folk motifs hanging on clotheslines in a basement space
Design

Southern style

There’s more to Dallas than cowboy hats and big belts. Here are the collections, curators and creatives to know in a city where vast swathes of downtown are dedicated to art and design.

  • Issue #155
  • 7 min read
Man in gray shirt standing at table with papers in furniture showroom with mid-century pieces
Art

State of the arts

Singapore's art museum transforms a cargo warehouse into an unconventional gallery space, challenging traditional exhibition formats while its main building undergoes renovation.

  • Issue #154
  • 1 min read
Person walking past large colorful mural in industrial warehouse space with barriers and equipment visible
Culture

Artistic licence

From a Danish short-story collection to an exploration of Hollywood’s cultural legacy, we survey the works that capture our times.

  • Issue #152
  • 9 min read
A woman in green traditional dress sits facing an elderly man in white clothing in a rural courtyard setting

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