Tristan Shepherd’s independent short film, The Outside In centred on domestic abuse between a father and his daughter. We had the pleasure to interview the promising director on breaking boundaries in cinema and the magic of shorts.
Yener Torun uncovers Istanbul, one Instagram at a time
Yener Torun has made quite a name for himself on Instagram. His colourful profile is simplistically beautiful, showcasing an alternative view of the traditional Turkish city, Istanbul.
Hayden Kays on The Top Ten
Hayden is a visual artist who splices together witty wordplay with carefully chosen found photographs, often subverting the meaning of both.
Music is like all the drugs people are talking about : Ela Orleans
Polish musician and multi-instrumentalist, Ela Orleans is the first signing to the legendary Howie B's Label, HB Recordings, and her single The Sky and The Ghost is out on 27th April. We chat with Ela about her musical journey and feverish devotion to music.
Heated Words: Initial Research of a forgotten typeface
Heated Words presents, Initial Research private view, an exhibition documenting the journey of a forgotten typeface across the subcultural movement.
Kent Baker and Futurecity present Inferno: Alexander McQueen
Striking Images taken from Kent Baker’s new book, Inferno: Alexander McQueen, will be shown for the first time at the Gallery at Foyles till 3 May 2015.
Introducing TOPS : Pop made in Montreal
TOPS are a four-piece band from Montreal, Jane Penny (vocals, keyboard), David Carriere (guitar), Riley Fleck (drums) and Madeline Glowicki (bass). We chat with Jane ahead of their European tour in May 2015.
It’s About Time : Review
Set in the basement beneath the Rich Mix Studios, It’s About Time exhibits five women artists, all originating from the Arab world and now living in Britain.
Beauty in Desolation: Photographer Florian Ruiz
French photographer Florian Ruiz captures life at its most remote, his subject matter strikingly distant from society as we are accustomed to seeing it in the Western world.
SXSW Music: five good reasons to be excited
SXSW, a multi-genre culturefest conference taking place in Austin, Texas, has arrived this March; and we have five very good reasons to be excited.
Leon Golub Retrospective – Bite your Tongue review
The oppressively large, looming portrayals of war and suffering that adorn the walls of The Serpentine gallery create a cinematic panorama of disaster, which both entices and repels the viewer
How art has adapted to the digital era
The digital revolution of the past few decades has had an incredible impact over many aspects of our lives. Whether it be an online retail transaction, or even booking a flight to an exotic location, it seems that computers are an essential part of our daily activity.
Art Paris Art Fair 2015: ROOMS Five Favourites
In the spirit of ‘discovery’ and ‘exploration’, the bywords chosen to define this year’s fair by director Guillaume Piens, we have selected five of our favourite galleries in attendance, each one innovating in different fields across the art world
London based abstract photographer Katie Bret-Day sheds light on her work
Katie Bret-Day is a London based photographer bridging the gap between digital and analogue in creating abstract work based on the human form.
David Bray’s Right Wrong Turn
David Bray is an illustrator and designer whose works are a glimpse into another world, a surreal landscape of cartoon characters and pin-up girls. His surreal new show Wrong Turn is open now at Stolenspace Gallery
Concept and Design: Creative Retail Therapy
Taking shopping from being a mere activity to a full-on experience is exactly what concept and design stores are all about – and with a whole lot of them popping up all over Europe’s major cities, there has never been a better time to treat yourself to a little creative retail therapy.
Welcome to the digital revolution
Print has had a major revamp, with digitally manipulated prints giving textiles a new lease of life. Thanks to new digital technologies, designers have been able to modernise the ancient print art form
Pictoplasma Festival 2015 | Berlin
The world’s largest Conference and Festival of contemporary character culture is back and bigger than ever, with an exciting line-up of interdisciplinary artists ready to whet your appetite and get those juices flowing
More Art-House Films Please | What to watch this spring
Catch Me Daddy, The Tribe, White God, The Salt of Earth, Beyond Clueless
The Parasol unit presents: Los Carpinteros, the multidisciplinary duo
The Cuban art collective, Los Carpinteros, will be holding their first major show in the popular Parasol Unit Foundation for contemporary art, in London. The duo will exhibit their large-scale sculptures and installations