Tag: Music and Performance
Robyn’s new album Sexistential: the purpose of my life is to stay horny
Robyn spent years searching outward. Sexistential is what happened when she crashed back into herself — desire, IVF, single motherhood, and a thesis about staying horny as a life philosophy
God Save the Ballet! Praise to McGregor, Maillot and Naharin at La Scala
Teatro alla Scala, maybe the primary theater in the world, stages three choreographies that make a case for contemporary dance's continued relevance
Shamel Pitts returns to Jacob’s Pillow and reshapes masculinity in the ring
A work interrupted by catastrophe returns to the stage: Shamel Pitts brings Touch of red back to Jacob’s Pillow as the Doris Duke Theatre reopens after years of absence and...
Sam Sala introduces Diathomee: sound and video from microscopic algae
Drawing from diatom microscopy and field recordings, Sam Sala’s Diathomee translates the microscopic scale into a visceral audiovisual language
Dafni Krazoudi: Guilty for Lampoon SOAP
The body stands as both witness and terrain: a shoot by Dafni Krazoudi and Spyros Rennt, echoing the performance GUILTY at OHM with MOLT in Berlin, tracing an archaeology of...
Librairie Sans Titre, Paris. An independent-publishers and artists’ hunter
Finding the spot was a chance event for Mathilde de Galbert, who discovered what she says «looked like a bookshop», while cycling around the neighborhood, one Sunday morning
Areadocks, Brescia – a chamber of wonders: design, art, food, hospitality and more
In Brescia, Italy's Capital of Culture 2023, Alberto Marengoni has made a multifunctional space possible that has been a hub of entertainment and hospitality since 1995. Latest openings: a boutique...
Printed Matter, Inc., New York. Where publishing, social activism and inclusivity take precedent
«Our guardian trajectory is to take art off the pedestal and out of the sanctity of the museum, and fold it into everyday experiences». Max Schumann, Director of Printed Matter,...
Palazzo Grassi – Punta della Dogana, Venice: a 2023 of art and events on the Grand Canal
Chronorama, a show dedicated to Twentieth century photography, and Icônes, a collective exhibition featuring works of the Pinault Collection that develop the theme of spirituality – in conversation with Mauro...
Marie Davidson and the not sustainable logistics of the entertainment industry
In City of Clowns, Marie Davidson dismantles the pressure to always be visible: flights, luggage, check-in, endless lines, delays, cancellations
Marcell Dettmann on the cost of integrity: artistic credibility still matters in electronic music
In an industry where hype often overshadows substance, artistic integrity remains a radical act. Marcell Dettmann on rejecting major deals to embracing imperfection
Boekie Woekie, Amsterdam. Three owners and 7,000 art books from independent creators
Since 1986 Jan Voss, Henriëtte van Egten and Rúna Thorkelsdóttir have persevered in maintaining the child-like essence of the bookstore while seeing through the intertwining of art related literature
On resisting digital noise: Torus is building an underground sound
From refusing OpenAI's Super Bowl ad to building underground sound installations and surviving bureaucratic shutdowns—Torus on rejecting algorithmic culture and improvising through failure
Clara 3000: the music industry’s demand for branding is unsustainable
For DJ Clara 3000, the dancefloor is a space for political resistance — a radical alternative to a music industry increasingly driven by branding, repetition, and the erosion of artistic...
Mexico’s cherished artists: Museo Casa Estudio Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo
Commissioned by the couple from the architect Juan O'Gorman in 1931, Diego RIvera and Frida Kahlo lived in the estate until 1934
Biblioteka, a public reference library, democratizes art, architecture and photography
Libraries are sustainable spaces as they discourage the mass-production of printed materials whilst encouraging the exposition of printed materials that the public doesn’t have access to
Bobby Beethoven: Music is the One Spell Humanity Hasn’t Totally Ruined Yet
I’m not living an environmentally conscious life. I eat factory-farmed animals. I’ve flown to the other side of the planet to DJ one event, not even slept and flown directly...
Theatro, Portugal. Gravitating to the world of prose and poems
A town’s population of 64,000, and a market permeating with booksellers, it was not a viable proposition to open another stand-alone bookshop
Librería Conarte, Mexico. A wooden dome for readers in the center of Monterrey
The council for culture and art is a space that wraps the reader in through a dome that plays with visual perspective
Troquer, Mexico City. Intellectual architecture reshaping the retail therapy experience
An online fashion retailer selling second-hand luxury. Lucía Martínez-Ostos and Ytzia Belausteguigoitia began a store as a business centered on the two friends’ local network
A home for art built from the ashes of a volcano: Museo Anahuacalli, Mexico City
Inspired to Aztec temples, the museum hosts a permanent collection of pre-Columbian finds, temporary exhibitions of contemporary artists and a botanical garden
Odd Kiosk, Barcelona. An exploration of queer based literature
Odd Kiosk was a response to the climate of these spaces, giving the youth, in importance, a space to explore their sense of self without harming one’s mental health
Terraforma Exo 2025 explores sound as a tool for ecological transformation
From the green heart of Parco Sempione to the layered histories of Villa Tasca, Terraforma Exo 2025 turns architecture and landscape into instruments. An interview with founder Ruggero Pietromarchi
Fotomuseum, Winterthur: reflecting on the vernacular practices of our digital era
Founded in 1993 by writer and journalist Urs Stahel, critic and publisher Walter Keller and philanthropist and collector George Reinhar, Fotomuseum Winterthur is located in a former factory
Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam: an aristocratic start to modern art in Museumplein
The history begins in September 1895, when the local government bodies and private buyers coalesced their know-how and interest in the arts and founded the museum
La Galerie Philia, Marseille: Resonances and dissonances chronicle the Héritages exhibition
Between the contemporary design and visual arts, the influence of the father of modern architecture in the exhibition Héritages for the Seventieth anniversary of 'La Cité Radieuse'
Yvon Lambert’s Paris outpost reinvents the classic gallery
Weaving a bookshop, a publishing house, and a spirit of serendipity into an ever‑shifting cultural laboratory – Yvon Lambert is currently showcasing Distances, the new exhibition by photographer Romain Laprade
W Prague’s Art-Nouveau Shell and Modernist Core in Dialogue
At the former Grand Hotel Evropa, W Prague reinterprets Czech Art Nouveau through restored details, a new architectural volume, and a narrative of memory and transformation
DJ Hell on Raw Analog Sound: Resisting Industry Over-Polish
I never want my music to sound too clean or safe; it needs an edge and a sense that anything can happen. My music is never about polished perfection: it’s...
Joel Dicker: the Writer and the Publisher
When you take a game-changing decision, you don't understand what you’re doing. An interview with Joel Dicker, the worldwide bestselling author who decided to start his own publishing house, Rosie...
The Dikan Center: Africa’s biggest photography library in Accra, Ghana
As Africa has always been narrated by outsiders, Ghanaian photographer Paul Ninson brings the continent’s visual history back home to start an inside narrative
Hi Desert Times, Twentynine Palms. The zine culture is red-hot in California
«‘Look at me, I’m in print’. There's still beauty in being on printed paper: digital is great but seeing yourself in print takes it to another level», Liz Lapp on...
Olivier Zahm: A Manifesto for the Independent Publishing Industry
An Interview to Olivier Zahm, Editor in Chief and co-founder of Purple Magazine, taken by Carlo Mazzoni, Editor in Chief of Lampoon. Independency: being creative today is not enough
Lampoon, the new issue, a tribute to the independent publishing: roughness and sustainability
The new issue of Lampoon is a tribute to independence: in publishing, music, and architecture. From Romain Laprade to Olivier Zham, from Joel Dicker to Caterina Barbieri, Mathis Chevalier, Isabelle...
Brunello Cucinelli: “I was a farmer, I was poor, I was crazy in love with the sky”
Imprenditoria etica: a Napoli, il conferimento honoris causa del dottorato di ricerca per il made in Italy a Brunello Cucinelli – un caso di sostenibilità umana e una domanda sul...
Lebigmag, Moscow. People visit from fatigue by the sight of screens
Magazines: one can travel without travelling. «I receive orders from villages in Russia, for which, when I look at google maps are towns consisting of twenty houses»
Apotek 57, Copenhagen. No room for chemical-ridden produce in the kitchen
«It is difficult to buy something that is not organic in Copenhagen», states Chiara Barla founder of the eatery located in a Seventeenth-century pharmacy. Milk, yogurt, and eggs are sourced...
Frescoed Angels, Rough Stone, and Tuscan Marble: Two Heritage Buildings Reimagined in Florence
From medieval trade guild associations and 19th-century urban renewals to contemporary design interventions: Hotel Calimala preserves the past and writes a new chapter in Florence’s ongoing story
Blood, Sweat, and Synths: How Pol Balances Brotherhood, New Wave Music and Fashion
If you discard being raw, it becomes boring. The Pol brothers grew up apart from music but found raw inspiration in the shapes and sounds of runway shows, blending post-punk...
Napoli Amore by Assouline: A Book on Naples, Its Culture, Clashes, and Link to Time
Napoli Amore is a book by Assouline – author Cesare Cunaccia explores the soul of Naples: every layer of history grafts onto another, generating time-bending short circuits
Print is not dead – Kelly Clark, BoutiqueMags
The online portal BoutiqueMags falls under the wing of WhiteCirc, now known as an international distributor for niche publications
Roham Shamekh on Artful Design Manifestation and Pharrell’s Echoes
Roham Shamekh Shamekh incorporates elements like graffiti, tattoo paintings, floral motifs and generative AI into functional creations that comment on collective identity, environment and interconnectedness
From Industrial Roots to Cultural Landmark: The Evolution of Bücherbogen in Berlin
Bücherbogen serves as an intermediary between publishers and customers, ensuring community-building. According to the owner «this interconnectedness and knowledge-sharing is the rewarding aspect of working at the bookstore»
International Magazine Store (IMS), a disseminator of recondite magazines in Antwerp
«My father was heavily involved in the meat and livestock industry» – Mr. Willem pivoting into cultivating creativity through the business of disseminating international magazine titles: IMS Antwerp was born
How Wrestling Rituals and Creative Vision Shape Modern Senegal
Photographer Kévin Félicianne’s lens on urban Dakar: documenting the city’s transformation through teenagers’ eyes, as Senegalese wrestling grows from rural tradition to stadium spectacle
Pina Bausch: la perfezione nella danza e l’arte totale
Cosa significa essere attuali? Culto della diversità e ricerca della perfezione: Pina Bausch moriva 10 anni fa. La sua carriera in una conversazione con Emilie Fouilloux
