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Magical world of inflatable art opens new cultural landmark in Manchester

Creative Boom

Yayoi Kusama and Dots Obsession, 1996-2011 Installation view_ The Watari Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo. Courtesy of Ota Fine Arts, Victoria Miro and David Zwirner. The exhibition, Kusama's largest and most ambitious immersive environment to date, is open to the public until 28 August 2023. © YAYOI KUSAMA.

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The Alternative Limb Project by Sophie de Oliveira Barata is where art meets science

Creative Boom

After almost ten years working for prosthetic medical providers, Barata started The Alternative Limb Project in 2011 and has exhibited her work at museums, art galleries and events worldwide. During her time as an art student, she also worked at a hospital serving tea and coffee. In fact, it changed her career path. "I

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“A tribute to pure expression”: a Polish design guide

Design Week

These schools have become a hub for bringing creatives together; for example, Syfon Studio’s Tofil and Janowska met while studying at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, where Professor Frejlich teaches. And while he mostly worked in Britain, his design education was split between Poland and Germany.

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A Lyrical Portrait of Life in Brooklyn’s Famed Prospect Park

Feature Shoot

These images, made all year round, offer a glimpse into the space where the public and private converge. Some 17,000 years ago, Brooklyn’s luminous Prospect Park took shape as the Wisconsin Glacier receded, leaving a string of hills, kettles, and plains in its wake.

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Celebrating Transgender History Through Photography

Feature Shoot

Relationship, #23 (The Longest Day of the Year), 2011 © Zackary Drucker and Rhys Ernst Photos Capture the Side-by-Side Transitions of a Couple in Love From 2008 until 2014, Zackary Drucker and Rhys Ernst took hundreds more photographs of one another. My witness to his strength and standing was clear in his mentoring of Kamari.

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Yinka Ilori among designers and creatives named in New Year’s Honours 2021

Design Week

Beginning with upcycling furniture in 2011, in 2020 the designer turned his hand at skatepark design, created an installation for Chelsea and Westminster Hospital (seen in the banner image) and also launched his own homeware collection. More awards in charitable and public sector art and design circles were also made.

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Michael Sorkin 1948-2020: Remembering Architecture’s Sharp-Tongued Provocateur

Azure Magazine

Having contributed to numerous publications such as The Village Voice, The Wall Street Journal , Architectural Record and The New York Times , among countless others, he also authored over 10 books on themes ranging from urbanism and design writing to the political dimension of the built environment.