Review
Homo Faber: much wonder and a bit confusion
From the Goose Game to the Globes for the Sun King, passing through a child’s playroom, phosphorescent plastics, and paints: Homo Faber 2024 on the Island of San Giorgio in...
«Am I dreaming or awake?» – the schizophrenic work of Cinzia Ruggeri
Spell and reality by Cinzia Ruggeri. In conversation with Luca Lo Pinto, creative director of Cinzia says..., the ended exhibition at MACRO in Rome that is moving to London
All the contradictions in Oasis’ reunion
It’s easier to imagine an Oasis reunion than the end of capitalism. Some Internet genius twisted the famous quote from Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek. It's all about money?
A library of swimming pools
«I hate rectangular pools – are lakes and rivers ever rectangular? I want pools for water nymphs, for diving into from a high tree, with a swim-up bar» – Gio...
Two sisters flee their troubled home
With nothing but the clothes on their backs and a flicker of hope in their eyes, they embark on a journey into the unknown
Three sisters out in town
Three sisters meet to share again their bond – Angelique Canu for Lampoon digital. Softness, materials and colors through the medium of analog photography
A journey into the American myth: John Spyrou’s reportage from New Mexico
«I never take any highways and always try to take the back-roads through towns», Spyrou's reportage in the Deep America – Lampoon Digital Edition
Mara Palena and the ungraspable side of memory. Oikeiôsis the ultimate human experience
Mara Palena studies the gap between the recorded self and the present – «It's out of my control. Something that fascinates me is always a moment in between two moments»
Gen Z Are The Lonely Generation: Tomorrowland Raise Awareness About Mental Health
In the small town of Boom, 400,000 visitors make a pilgrimage to Tomorrowland. «You can be in a crowd of thousands of people but still feel isolated. We want to...
Becoming brothers on a sun-drenched beach
Laughter, raw and unrestrained, harmonizes with the symphony of the ocean, painting an ephemeral masterpiece of joy
Louis Headlam: Aegis Beyond the Fabric
Raised in London, Louis Headlam harnesses the city's contrasting energies to influence his photoshoots
Jara García Azor: Go as a dream
By reclaiming their own sense of intimacy, these women challenge traditional Western painting norms and resist the objectifying male gaze and prioritize self-representation
Jake Gyllenhaal is the hottest man alive
Mastering the boy your parents would hate in Donnie Darko and the boy your girlfriends would be suspicious about in Brokeback Mountain; there is something about Jake Gyllenhaal that lets...
New York and collections that burn
Opposites attract: photography Cole Fawcett, styling Michael Andrew Rosenberg. Kurt Cobain didn’t like Marc Jacobs’ 1992 collection for Perry Ellis. Not long after the show, Jacobs sent him a few...
The code of conduct for Berlin Fashion Week SS25
As Berlin Fashion Week continues to evolve, it promises to inspire and challenge the fashion community worldwide, driving forward the ideals of creativity, diversity, and sustainability in the years to...
Hats and black cloths as a tribute to history
Kevin Félicianne's photograph is inspired by The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense – a revolutionary socialist organization founded in 1966
These athletes are not real
Models ready to present their sport in front of a jury, hoping to be selected for the Olympics – and some of these sports have never been part of the Olympic...
Christoph Büchel at Fondazione Prada: a politically-charged trompe l’oeil project on debt
Fondazione Prada in Venice transformed into a pawnshop – Swiss artist Christoph Büchel on the notion of debt and the many declinations of it, from the religious to the economic
Linus Borgo’s mermaids: transness, disability, and bodily differences
Linus Borgo delves into mythological themes, depicting creatures like mermaids and other part-human-animal figures. «I absorbed Catholic imagery, Celestial beings are ingrained in me»
Stories of Milan – il Rubanuvole: the San Babila skyscraper tower
The story of the Rubanuvole skyscraper by architect Alessandro Rimini; the 1960s BBPR and the synthesis of Piazza Meda: the Great Master of Italian urbanism and design
Fashion at the Dinner Table: Serving Bottega Veneta and Duck(Walk)
Bottega Veneta for the fathers who dare to love and Ballroom for those who dare to love differently: an exploration of fashion's ability to redefine family perceptions and structures
Hugo Denis-Queinec: 24 hours in Hackney district, London
When all maps failed, cigarette-burnt jackets, beer flavored tongue, dead phone battery, gas holders at a distance chance encounters all became temporary geographical attempts at self-location
Unsettling: Gigi Spelsberg inhabits a new space
We see her old possessions wrapped and bound, in a studio space void – tentatively being moved into their new environment which is still under construction
The Dragon in the House: Alessandro Michele at Valentino
The Dragon's Tail in Fashion: A Collection of 260 Images: Rough Culture, Bestiaries, and the Non-Aesthetically Correct in Alessandro Michele's Debut at Valentino
Born in Oasi Zegna – the book
A visual and tactile experience whose pages range from rough texture to superfine, an allegory for the natural raw materials that Zegna has been using since its foundation
Emilia Staugaard and the genesis of a Daydreams
You are sitting quietly, and suddenly your brain tunes out the world and wanders to something else entirely – perhaps a recent experience, or an old memory. You just had...
What is the Best Hotel in Italy? Excluding Personal Opinions
For ethical entrepreneurship, sustainability, and the good Italian lifestyle – it’s not about decoration, opinion, luxury, or marketing. It’s about the best hotel in Italy
The other Capri: keeping it rough at the Jacquemus fashion show
The meeting point between Villa Malaparte and Jacquemus is both the brand's founding and the long history of artists' fascination with the villa, its aesthetic, and its secretiveness
From Villa Malaparte to the Quisisana – Capri, rough with no decency
A conversation takes place in the garden of the Quisisana hotel about Capri, the roughness of the island with no decency: talking with Cesare Cunaccia. Meanwhile, Jacquemus is at Villa...
Milan, Italy: Boyy and Fos are crafting an expressive shelter as a shop
Fos is all about pollination when it comes to spaces. For their Milanese store, Boyy collaborated with the Danish designer to enhance their zesty pieces
Rohrwacher’s La Chimera – a tapestry of human fragility
In La Chimera, Alice Rohrwacher takes the viewer on a journey with a gang of tombaroli on an unnamed small Italian village's streets, fields, and woods in the 1980
What makes South African designers so connected as a creative community?
Is it their bold utilization of colors and patterns, their connection to the natural landscape, or their influences deeply rooted in the traditions and cultures local to South Africa?
How to Handle With Care: a show-guide on art collecting and the relevance of exhibition spaces
A robot - a stuffed dog - following training related to the description of the works, is able to produce an analysis together with ChatGPT - its observations are ironically...
Hungarian Stories: the Trees and the Rough Queen
The trees of Budapest: the lions of the Chain Bridge, the Habsburg Empress who became Queen of Hungary and a countess who was bricked up alive in the seventeenth century
Faggot Pride and Prejudice: does the pope awaken gay activism?
‘There is too much faggotry’ – The Pope's words sparked controversy and reawakened gay pride that seemed dormant under the blanket of internal debates on human diversity and inclusive language
The Dior Cruise 2025 celebrates long standing Anglo-French fashion ties
By marrying the French maison’s artisanal approach with the tradition of Scottish craftsmanship, there is a certain closure of the anglo-french relationship between Dior and the Brits
Frederik Ruegger: boredom in the hotel
In the scorching embrace of a relentless heatwave, a dilapidated hotel stands like a forgotten relic on the outskirts of Berlin
Silvio Campara: a flow of thoughts, numbers – can an interview become literature?
Culture, finance and commitment to human resources – the head of Golden Goose, Silvio Campara is full energy: is this entrepreneurial literature?
Human fragility: Succubus Chic glamorizes illness
What is Succubus Chic ? It’s about the “heroin chic” aesthetic that can present confusing and problematic implications. Meaning, definition of Succubus Chic as a trend
Louis Vuitton Cruise 2025: Ghesquière’s archaeology of the future at Parc Güell in Barcelona
Gaudí's Art Nouveau according to Ghesquière, the Louis Vuitton Cruise 2025 show takes place in Barcelona – historical architecture and mecha design are the backdrop of a romantic and business...
Dominique White: a Black future hasn’t happened yet, but must
The Max Mara Art Prize for Women presents Dominique White’s work Deadweight – found objects gleaned from shipyards, such as sails, ropes and chains, retracing Black Diaspora and human fragility
Future Maniac, Tom de Peyret for Lampoon
Tom de Peyret portrays imposing psychological structures of the feminine, resembling gilded totems rising above dystopian and desolate scenarios
77th Cannes Film Festival: cinema meets controversy
While the red carpets promise to dazzle, underlying tensions threaten to overshadow the cinematic celebration – including political controversies, labor strikes, and a potential #MeToo reckoning
Hyperlocal installations produced with CO2 in mind – A Feral Commons (or: A Forgotten Place)
For A Feral Commons, Muhannad Shono studied unnoticed ecologies in Dubai’s urban Alserkal Avenue. He applied his rebellious manifestation philosophy to the industrial Al Quoz area
Anna Wintour and Fashion Stories that Don’t Want to Be Banal
Anna Wintour's credibility falls like the data of some luxury companies: she no longer understands that time is passing by and finds TikTok as a sponsor for the Met –...
Hot tubes: Italian Design masters
Bourgeois-interior in a series of hidden spaces designed by Italian masters for Lampoon: Franco Albini, Gianfranco Frattini, Luigi Caccia Dominioni, Cini Boeri, Claudio Salocchi, Nanda Vigo
