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Simone Brewster's new exhibition explores our social relationship with objects

Creative Boom

Acclaimed designer, architect and visual artist Simone Brewster is here to boldly challenge those assumptions in a new design commission, The Shape of Things , at NOW Gallery in Greenwich, London. Deconstructing the body As part of the display, Brewster presents a chaise lounge titled Negress.

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Aaron Kasmin's matchbook-inspired artworks shed new light on American consumer culture

Creative Boom

The Chef © Aaron Kasmin London-based contemporary artist Aaron Kasmin is returning to Sims Reed Gallery with his fifth solo exhibition, Strike a Light. Featuring works inspired by his beloved collection of vintage matchbooks, the paintings on display will hark back to a bygone era and present American consumer culture in a whole new light.

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First look: V&A’s 1900-Now gallery brings “the history of design to life”

Design Week

“We have sought to bring the history of design to life,” V&A senior curator of design and digital Corinna Gardner says of the museum’s latest gallery, 1900-Now. While some familiar pieces are present, others may surprise: a Wi-Fi Barbie or Spanx for men, for instance.

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Cowboys, Gangsters, and Intellectual Humor: The Illustrative World of Glen Baxter

Design You Trust

His unique style caught international attention, and his first solo exhibition was held at the Gotham Book Mart Gallery in New York. Presently, Baxter resides and continues to create art in London. His career later took him to the esteemed V&A, where he served as a teacher from 1967 to 1974.

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First look: V&A’s 1900-Now gallery brings “the history of design to life”

Design Week

“We have sought to bring the history of design to life,” V&A senior curator of design and digital Corinna Gardner says of the museum’s latest gallery, 1900-Now. While some familiar pieces are present, others may surprise: a Wi-Fi Barbie or Spanx for men, for instance.

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Riken Yamamoto Wins 2024 Pritzker Architecture Prize

Azure Magazine

The inviting serpentine entrance evokes the surrounding Tokyo Bay and nearby mountains, while many of the galleries are underground, providing those who approach with a clear, undisturbed visual experience of the natural geography. I sat in between,” he recalls. Yokosuka Museum of Art, 2006, Yokosuka, Japan. PHOTO: Tomio Ohashi.

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Zaha Hadid Architects: Vertical Urbanism, the Exhibition

Design Milk

Presented by Hong Kong Design Institute (HKDI) and Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (IVE) (Lee Wai Lee) , together with the affiliated HKDI Gallery , Zaha Hadid Architects: Vertical Urbanism is their flagship exhibition of 2022, as well as part of their #EssenceofDesign program.