23 March 2018 • Mark Westall
Acne Studios has opened a new retail location in West Hollywood, its second L.A. location following its downtown L.A. opening in 2013. The space mimics that of an open plan gallery, taking over a pavilion-style single storey building with a two wall facade almost fully in glass.
23 March 2018 • Mark Westall
A series of new paintings by Damien Hirst, which have never been shown in public before, will go on display in the State Rooms at Houghton Hall for the exhibition Damien Hirst at Houghton Hall: Colour Space Paintings and Outdoor Sculptures.
23 March 2018 • Mark Westall
28 years ago thieves broke into the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and stole 13 artworks by some of world’s most significant artists. The total value of stolen artworks is more than $500 million. To this day, the case remains unsolved and the frames which once held masterpieces are left empty on the walls… until now.
22 March 2018 • Mark Westall
A massive billboard covers the front of a six-story office in the Swedish city Uppsala. It shows a photograph of two hands, in which eight small plates are placed creating a perfect hangout for birds.
15 March 2018 • Mark Westall
We love Willow and Wilma from PLumen, LED filament bulbs that offer the super warm light of incandescents in 21st century silhouettes. Ideal for those who like the look of exposed filaments bulbs but want something fresh and original.
4 March 2018 • Mark Westall
We Love Kvaern’s BMX-influenced electric bike which features a solar-powered charging pack.The bike can accelerate from 0 to 15 mph in 4.5 seconds, and makes use of a torque sensor that varies the electrical assist to suit riding conditions.
26 February 2018 • Mark Westall
st Léo Caillard dresses classical statues as hipsters above the Aldwych entrance to Bush House in London. The installation forms part of The Classical Now, a major exhibition exploring the ways in which Graeco-Roman art has sparked the modern imagination.
13 February 2018 • Mark Westall
A giant SOS distress call has been carved into the landscape of an oil palm plantation in
Sumatra by Lithuanian artist Ernest Zacharevic, calling attention to the ongoing destruction of
Indonesia’s forests and the demise of iconic species such as the Sumatran orangutan.
12 February 2018 • Mark Westall
World´s first energy positive hotel concept by the Arctic Circle, with 360° view of the Svartisen glacier and arctic nature to launch.
4 February 2018 • Mark Westall
Check these amazing beautiful sculptures from Japanese artist Yusuke Aonuma. Made from Dandelion fluff Aonuma harvests the light-weight plant form (known as Tanpopo in Japanese) before drying them to give him a material from which to to work with.
4 February 2018 • Mark Westall
Raf Simons has collaborated with Eastpack for a series of futuristic Blade Runner-inspired backpacks. The SS18 collection merges this with industrial design elements with hopes of providing an alternative interpretation of asian street culture.
25 January 2018 • Mark Westall
We Love Rirkrit Tiravanija’s bamboo maze. You can see it at the National Gallery Singapore, (South East Asia’s leading cultural institution), at its Ng Teng Fong Roof Garden.
8 January 2018 • Mark Westall
Japanese art collective TeamLab have used lighting to create a sea of spiralling whirlpools inside the National Gallery of Victoria as part of the NGV Triennial.
28 December 2017 • Mark Westall
We Love product designer Fabien Roy’s Low gravity — Flying light. It’s his latest project that explores the concept of ‘light source mobility’.
15 December 2017 • Mark Westall
We Love Australian hyperrealist sculptor Ron Mueck’s ‘Mass’. Its part of the inaugural National Gallery of Victoria Triennial
5 December 2017 • Mark Westall
We Love this interactive art installation called Ilumina that debuted at Burning Man this year. A 37-foot tall creation that illuminated the Nevada desert.
5 December 2017 • Mark Westall
We Love these large-scale, geometric colour sculptures of British sculptor David Annesley which are featured in a new exhibition at Waddington Custot.
4 December 2017 • Mark Westall
We Love these sunglasses from Retrosuperfuture that utilise Andy Warhol’s illustrations of eyes and pupils to create a new range of sunglasses.
3 December 2017 • Mark Westall
We Love Saint Laurent’s collab with Polaroid for their iconic SX-70 instant camera.
29 November 2017 • Mark Westall
Artist Michel Comte highlights the rapid process of change, rising ocean levels and the decline of the remaining ice masses so essential to our survival.
26 November 2017 • Tabish Khan
The Top 7 Art Exhibitions to see in London this week include: A triathlon, eyes, street art, colours, dance, abstract worlds and city living.
23 November 2017 • Mark Westall
We love Chris Levine’s laser light and solfeggio sound installation for Sketch «Silent Light».
15 November 2017 • Mark Westall
We love Mehrnoosh Khadivi’s poetic, kinetic installation that celebrates the launch of Roland Mouret’s debut perfume Une Amourette.
1 November 2017 • Mark Westall
Opening next week is an exhibition by photographer Julia Laird which captures the urgent problem of electronic waste (e-waste).
