Tag: Music and Performance
Libreria Brac, Florence – A hidden love story between art and food
Born from the love of a librarian and a chef, Libreria Brac merges a plant-based kitchen with a library hidden in Florence’s narrow street
The land of freedom is where black people were oppressed. Rahim Fortune is 2022 Arles photo festival winner
I can't stand to see you cry exhibition shows «history has also made it more difficult for men and women to love each other» – in conversation with Arles prix Roederer winner
Florence Mann: dissolving gender and subverting the wearability of clothes as we know it
Inspired by the work of Rei Kawakubo, Sarah Lucas and Barbara Hepworth, Florence Mann and Veronica Blagoeva study a different view on the connection between human form and clothing
From isolation to openness: Sofie Birch discusses the process behind Holotropica
«When you create music, it acts as a mirror of where you are in that present instant». Sofie Birch invites us to reconsider music as a cognitive tool through her...
Public Possession, Munich: about drawing a living from a record store
Having over a period of years, the duo agreed upon starting a venture together. DJ-ing was a passion, but it could not sustain their finances
End-of-life materials: the case of Rester recovery fiber plant
Rester’s recovered fiber plant might not have created 100% biodegradable fibers for every fiber type it produces, but it has prolonged the life of textile and lessen its emissions
Rolex Mentor and Protégé – what does it mean ‘cross-generational interaction’ ?
The Rolex Mentor and Protégé initiative was set up to make a contribution to global culture: international artists take part in a one-to-one mentoring relationship by artistic masters
Zimba: il locale che ha introdotto la cultura africana in Italia – il racconto di Riccardo Vitanza
Allo Zimba del Gratosoglio si mescolavano culture e classi sociali, erano gli anni dell’immigrazione, Milano era curiosa. Riccardo Vitanza racconta il club e la sua musica
Aldo Rossi: disegni e sperimentazioni di un architetto che resta attuale
‘Disegni fatti male’: i più espressivi, quelli eseguiti durante una telefonata, quando usciva dal modo della perfezione e dell’applicazione – Vittorio Savi su Aldo Rossi. L'eredità di Aldo Rossi, interviene...
Point William: a peninsula in Canada as an experimental site for architecture
2021 RAIC gold medal Shim-Stycliffe architects have developed a twenty-year-long project, on the same site, with the same crew
Fossil fuel reduction, energy efficiency improvement, electrification – IPCC WG III AR6
Lifestyles and behavior changes enabled by having the right infrastructure, policies and technology could lead to a sizable reduction of GHG emissions by 2050
On global supply chain disruption: Cold War expert Sergey Radchenko weighs in
«The cooperation implies they are aligned and share common interests, but don’t always have to act together». In conversation with Professor Sergey Radchenko
Emphasizing the virtues of wood: AHEC and Brdr. Krüger showcase new hardwood furniture
Whereas demand for European oak has long outstripped supply, maple, cherry and red oak grow abundant in American hardwood forests and remain underused. Curated by Sara Martinsen, the Home of...
«I was a listener as a kid» – Jim-E Stack on the creative journey behind his career
The producer discusses his music, letting his intuition do the work and following what feels good «It was never a genre, or artist, it was whatever made me feel something»
The travel industry is one that retains an ever-lasting carbon footprint: practices are green mode
Having begun its relevance in history as a frontier in the spice trade between Europe and Southeast Asia, Portugal has now interpreted itself as a supplier of homelier consorts
The heritage of the ‘last emperor of fashion’ in his 90 years of life: Valentino Garavani
To celebrate the 90th birthday of the Maison's founder, some of his creations will be on display from May 11 to June 5 in his hometown, Voghera, Italy
Do opposites attract? Dior’s heritage tuned into Los Angeles streetwear aesthetic along with ERL
Artistic director Kim Jones taps into Dior’s archive going back to the early 90s when the Resort 2023 guest designer Eli Russell Linnetz was born
Libreria Luxemburg, Turin. A bookshop where one can find collector’s texts which can be often found in museums only
The variety of the selection makes the bookshop a reference point for the operators of the Turin artistic field, from design to all the modernist and postmodernist forms
Lands In-between: Georgia, a crossroad between East and West – Professor Kavadze explains
Russia and the west powers have a responsibility: guaranteeing all the in-between lands the right to exist and foster. None of the two can do it on its own
Mycelium and its applications: from renewable packaging to plant-based meat
What if we could reduce plastic pollution by turning to natural materials that earth grows? Mushrooms could lead the way in reducing plastic waste
Via Veneto, Rome: the upcoming hotellerie through renewable energy and waste reduction programs
With their Belle Arti-approved restorations, the 5-stars hotels in Via Veneto are pursuing programs of waste reduction, km0 products, energy consumption reduction and renewable energy usage
Why is cinema still not progressing regarding sustainable production? EcoMuvi alternatives
EcoMuvi proposes alternative methodologies to the usual production schemes that favor the reduction of environmental impact of various departments and activities
The need for a shift in the hospitality industry. Only a crisis produces real change
«One of the possible outcomes of the financial crisis is that chains will be less inclined to throw away everything they already have and rebuild from scratch»
Transparency means ‘to go beyond’ and ‘to appear’. Formafantasma in dialogue with Joseph Grima
«We recognie design processes to have an effect and determination, a form of transparency. I am a globalist when it comes to ideas» – Joseph Grima in conversation with Formafantasma
IPCC’s WG2 2022 report – Every fraction of a degree prevented saves lives
Climate change is contributing to humanitarian crises where climate hazards interact with high vulnerability, and it is driving displacement
3D printed house TECLA – using clay as a raw material will bring us a step closer
«The first project of a house that can adapt to different climates». Architect Mario Cucinella, talking about TECLA, a collaboration with Wasp 3D printing
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
Fighting thermo inequity, natural packaging, controlled distribution: the JUST Water business model
Water boxes have filtered more than four hundred thousand liters of water, saving up to a hundred forty thousand kilograms of Co2 and avoiding single-use plastic water bottles
Piero e Barnaba Fornasetti: la famiglia che ha stravolto il significato di decorazione
Intervista a Barnaba Fornasetti. Non si è mai reso conto dell’eccentricità in cui abitava, essendoci nato dentro «Mi stupivo più della faccia dei miei compagni quando venivano a trovarmi»
Lampoon 25 – The Transparency issue: rebellion against cancel culture, against digital massification
Cancel Culture is the market force's latest attempt to annihilate the masses: a battle that has been going on since the Middle Ages
Adiel’s techno music: Human connections are the core of Italian DJ and producer
From spinning discs in a local club in Rome to storming Berghain, Italian DJ Adiel talks about her techno music production
From Afghanistan to Ukraine, posters to raise awareness: Now You See Me Mória
«Right now we are exposed to so many photographs that we have become numb to the pain of others». The posters are made from pictures taken on the field by...
New York – Nicole McLaughlin and SUFE eluding definition: some nostalgia when you’re upcycling an item
Upcycling designer Nicole McLaughlin and John-John Johnson Junya, known as DJ4Animals, repurpose university hoodies for SUFE Fund, delivering a message on the state of student debt in America
Guerre e rivoluzioni sul corpo delle donne in Iran
Storia collettiva e ricordi di famiglia si fondono nel lavoro di Mashid Mohadjerin. La fotografa iraniana racconta il suo Paese in Freedom is not free
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
Sauce, Dubai. Online spaces have become rudiment to retail strategy
Growing up in Lebanon during the civil war, co-founder Ghandour’s childhood informs Sauce’s philosophy. «I had to put my battle shoes on when the retail markets changed in Dubai»
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
La techno è politica – trent’anni di elettronica attraverso la vita di Laurent Garnier
Il documentario Laurent Garnier: Off The Record è il racconto di una sub-cultura che dai bassifondi è diventata istituzione. La guerra ai rave di Margaret Thatcher, Berlino riunita, i raid...
Women are not sexual objects. Miss Beige’s performances prove it
From Mother Mary’s crown to black baby Jesus, Miss Beige has a myriad of advocacy to convey
Mia Moretti and poetry as a therapy for the self – the case of an anthology
The kind of love for Mia Moretti: «the one that makes you see that in yourself and makes you want to grow to take yourself on a journey of growth»
Wentz concept store, São Paulo. Forms found in nature as a way of designing
Guilherme Wentz expands the experience with the environment. Having decreased access to technology in Brazil, the brands product design is manufactured by family companies in the country
Involving local fishermen to save the Barens: Venice as an example for the world
With locally sourced materials and labor, the project tries to avoid having to choose whether to save the city of Venice or its lagoon
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...
GES-2 House of Culture, Moscow: how Renzo Piano transformed a power plant into an open art destination
Commissioned by the V-A-C Foundation, the new venue within Moscow's cultural landscape joins the Garage Museum of Contemporary Art, the Tretyakov State Gallery and the Pushkin State Museum of Fine...
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
Development of the raffia supply chain, a material to be used in the fashion industry
From the humanitarian and social project to the development in terms of production attentive to the biodiversity of Madagascar, the case of Made For A Woman
