Review
Jonathan Arundel, postcards from South East England coast – London seems a million miles away
Photographer Jonathan Arundel set his documentary story inspired by the unusual South Coast of England. Images that fade into the humidity of the sea and a time that seems to...
Musings on porcelain. Ginori’s history and manufacturing facility. Between poetry and powder
From Ginori’s manufacturing facility, exploring the creation of an artisanal product between poetry and powder, and insects over errors
Lampoon, the Transparency issue – Rasmus Weng Karlsen: we are humans, not numbers
«Transparent can also be just another way of saying one's true self, displaying all those things that are usually hidden behind the two-way mirror of one's life» – Rasmus Weng...
Lampoon, Pascale Arnaud. Diversity representation and deconstruction of genders
Breaking the barriers between genders' representations to stir up trouble shows that femininity and masculinity are exchangeable and shareable
Once designed as a green district, now is a space where nature proliferated due to neglect
In Franzolini's work, there is an opportunity to reflect on the impact of humans and the benefits of their absence. A landscape that appears unseemly to us is an opportunity...
We Are History: ‘We’re here together, changing, mutating, limbo-ing, twisting, turning into weather’
We Are History, a group show curated by Ekow Eshun offers an expansion of the visual framework surrounding climate change — from historical and postcolonial to lyrical and poetic
Stolen moments are out of reach because of the hectic pace of our lives – Alba Yruela
The attachment to the environment is evidenced by the references to the earth and its plastic qualities. A diary from Spain: mud, transparencies and blades of light
Dematerialization of architecture in the forms of the Bocconi campus in Milan – Filippo Ferrarese
«At night, the Bocconi campus was wrapped with wire mesh but, during the night, this casing disappeared. It became possible to see inside»
1b, a Bar by Koenraad Dedobeleer ends at Maniera — the Belgian gallery founded upon Italian semantics
Following limited to no social gatherings, 1b played host to Bar Alto, Bar Basso — a night of Italian canapés and Negronis in honor of the famous Milanese bar
Versailles & the World, the exhibition: the Palace power over colonies is contemporary, more than ever
«How the Sun King’s palace played a key role in French diplomacy and was at the center of political, artistic and commercial exchanges between East and West»
Nūdo: all-natural biodegradable beauty essentials designed to blend back with nature over time
From bamboo to sisal, all-natural raw materials replace plastic offering an alternative to everyday products that already exist
Glenn Martens’ awaiting and the reinterpretation of Diesel traditional codes for FW22 collection
The alternative to luxury, sensuality and sustainability, the refresh implemented by Martens for the Diesel brand
Telling people’s lives without altering them – it’s a matter of transparency. Rosie Alice Foster
«We felt privileged to be allowed into somebody's most private and safe space, so we tried to capture it respectfully»
Coven, Puppets and Puppets – Carly Mark brings a witchy feeling to New York Fashion Week
Witchy tones, carrots, and pumpkins set the stage for Puppets and Puppets’s new collection, with a theatrical feeling backed by a tap dancer
PLAY: Philippe Jarrigeon and the 90’s universe of tv and cinema
Fun, fantasies, and 90s television sets. PLAY – a Philippe Jarrigeon’s personal vision of pop culture and modern aesthetics
Paris Collections, January 2022: The high jewelry market is on a high writes Olivier Dupon
A review with some of the artistic directors and CEOs explains why January presentations in Paris are now as successful as July ones
Hunting for gold, Domino Leaha and Talulah Brown – twisting roads in California
«Sweet Domino fell in love with California and I with her when we met one night at a bar in East Los Angeles» – Talulah Brown and Domino Leaha on...
Pop culture and the Pirandello philosophy. The life Leone Balduzzi finds in Beyoncé
A visual autobiography, Leone Balduzzi offers a glimpse into his personalities through self-portraits, authentic scenes of everyday life
Re-discovering Architettura Sussurrante, a musical project of the Italian maestro Alessandro Mendini
Released in 1983 and reissued in 2019, the album is a collaborative work by Mendini with a collective of Italian alternative artists from music and theater. A rediscovery of the...
1920s inspirations bridge the silhouettes and constructivist set design of Chanel’s haute couture
Opened by Charlotte Casiraghi on horseback, Chanel’s haute couture shows Virginie Viard’s own signature while paying homage to the history of the house and the 1920s scene
Schiaparelli Spring 2022 couture – Daniel Roseberry «when it’s done right, it moves us»
Elsa Schiaparelli's worthy successor, Daniel Roseberry, maintains a balance between house codes and contemporary references for the fashion house's new era
From a simple accessory to a Money Power Icon: a closer look at the world of bags
Two and a half years of work at the Victoria & Albert Museum to connect over 300 bags through their function and utility, status and identity, design and making
Courrèges FW22: Nicolas de Felice for a recently-revived heritage: we see a bit of Balenciaga here
Half a century after the brand’s heyday, another Balenciaga-influenced technician brings his vision for (now eco-responsible) vinyl to life for FW22 menswear
Enlightened Eclecticism: Talking about the 1st Duke and Duchess of Northumberland
A book by Adriano Aymonino – Mirroring power and self-representation through design. The patronage and collecting practices of the 1st Duke and Duchess of Northumberland become a taste artifact
Today art has to search within natural science – Giò Pomodoro’s references to astrology
In his sculpture at Taino Park, Giò Pomodoro testifies the intimacy between the contemporary and sculptures; the communities and green spaces, the solstices and sun
Bridget Riley: Working Drawings, an exploration of the artist’s preliminary work and thoughts
How do you construct your work? Working Drawings provides an insight into the question which has been posed for the artist for some time – «I have tried to show...
From Zanzibar experience to Zawadi Studio, the artistic approach of Vivide Mantero
The collection and reconditioning of materials recovered in Zanzibar and Portugal are the basis of the photographic, sculptural and design productions of Zawadi Studio
Sir Paul Smith explains his new collection: it’s time for men to dress up
Though rich in references dating back to the days of his youth in the 60s, the collection is «absolutely not a retrospective», says the designer
Friday the 13th: the $25.9 million Canoe on canvas – Peter Doig paints Canada, London and Trinidad
Snow, trees, rinks, architectures and figures drawn in smudges, and the history of Peter Doig. The story of an artist who has even seduced the fashion industry
Lampoon / Transitioning – Marcela Jacobina crafts a gallery of humanity in her series
A photographic series explores with a voyeuristic sense the human body and ordinary gestures that accompany our lives. «It’s about being, existing, not acting»
Fendi Men – going back to the Roaring Twenties. This is how people learn about repetition
A dandy aesthetic for Fendi’s autumn/winter 2022 menswear collection. Silvia Venturini Fendi on crafting an evolved image of his man in a gender-blurring show
From Port-au-Prince, Haiti to Miami: artist Kira Tippenhauer the process of problem-solving
Whether it be within her own identity as an immigrant, or in the sourcing of her fabrics and fibers, the idea of duality plays a strong role
Consumerism and cultural appropriation. The paradoxes of our time through Lamrabat’s lens
Mous Lamrabat's message is to subvert North African stereotypes, mocking the limits that Western vision has imposed on the world
Sam Baron for Dior: lacquered metal and a gradient of pink
«It is about the usage – the way we are going to sit together. I wanted it to be a form of nostalgia. It also recalls the gardens and flowers...
Eroticism comes first before the flowers – Mika Ninagawa x Van Cleef & Arpels
Through eroticism, the photographs of women demonstrate playfulness in soft pornography. Then, Mika Ninagawa’s transition to flowers, details, and objects and observations of everyday life
Fashion collaborations to reignite the thrill of shopping – three industry experts comment
«The brand who constantly collaborates, constantly renews itself» the future of fashion post collaboration, where the ordinary is no longer satisfactory
Cristian Chironi – New York Drive: Bringing art to the people in a Fiat 127 Special
A series of performances where generations intersect, communities converge, and different nations interact, all to the sound of a small, fifty-year-old car’s roaring engine
The art of attention: Margiela focuses on ‘subtle beings, neglected objects, unnoticed places and events’
Martin Margiela reflects on existentialism. A street billboard, a projector screen, the mould of one of the Torso sculptures, plastic packaging: the osmotic relationship between art and life
Jamie Hawkesworth: photography as an act of discovery – ‘The British Isles’ a visual survey
The naivety of the gaze and the lure for discovery animate photographer Jamie Hawkesworth's journeys. Travel as a moment of appreciation of the ordinary from which the most unexpected beauty...
«As my mother is getting older, I try to solidify memories with her» – Mateo Arciniegas’ intimate trip
«‘Nuestra Nueva York’ is a visual recollection of our past and serves as a physical memory of what has been our story in New York» Mateo Arciniegas for Lampoon
Musical education of young generations – Riccardo Muti and Fondazione Prada
Young musicians selected for a path of training and in a depth analysis on the Italian Opera. From Verdi to Toscanini, a project in collaboration with Fondazione Prada
The future is female: Francesco Bonami on his exhibition Hi Woman – the news of the future
Francesco Bonami curates an exhibition at the Museo di Palazzo Pretorio in Prato where twenty-two female artists dialogue with the Annunciation and the act of creation
A case study for Hermès: After two centuries below the water, an historic leather, reemerges preserved
Acquired by Hermès in the Nineties, bundles of hardwearing Russia leather from the cargo hold of the Metta Catherina survive two centuries below the water for closer study
Female nudity on solitary landscapes: womanhood according to Leif Sebastian
Yearning for a sense of freedom. Permission to Play. Leif Sebastian's approach: «I like to plan but also to be present enough to be informed by my surroundings»
Ann Demeulemeester begins a new chapter under the Italian ownership of Claudio Antonioli
Acquired by Claudio Antonioli in 2020, Demeulemeester's brand is on its way to regaining the punk-inspired spark with major shifts in strategy and design
Lampoon / The honesty Issue – The sensuality of Bonacina 1889’s wood told through the eyes of Eli Craven
It wasn't bamboo, it wasn't wicker. It was rattan, a solid wood that could be curved and shaped was just imported by Bonacina in the late Nineteenth century
Édouard Levé: What is Pornographie (2002)? Art, wisdom, and realization: no hypothesis
Édouard Levé through images: the embrace of one’s sensuality, sexuality, and individuality that feign disinterest to the prohibition sexual pleasure, arousal, and thoughts invoked
