Art - The Glass Magazine

Make Art Not War: Glass speaks to Ukrainian artist Lesia Vasylchenko about art, conflict and moral responsibility

July 16, 2025

"IN Ukrainian culture, the night sky once symbolised poetry, imagination, and mythology. But since 2022, ‘Ukrainian night’ has taken on a different meaning: it’s when sirens begin, missiles fall, and the night...

Louis Vuitton launch Visionary Journeys in Osaka – a tribute to art, innovation and Japanese heritage

Imogen Clark

July 15, 2025

Exhibitions, Fashion, Feature

THIS SUMMER, Louis Vuitton invites the world to step inside a new chapter of its legacy with Visionary Journeys - an immersive exhibition landing at Osaka's Nakanoshima Museum from 15 July - 17 September 2025....

Visual Meditation – Freya Fang Wang on life and loss through abstract art

Phoebe Minson

July 10, 2025

Art, Feature

Glass speaks to the Chinese artist Freya Fang Wang, who immerses herself in the natural world to create swirling layers of colour that appear abstract but have something to say about life and loss I ARRIVED...

Glastonbury through the lens of photographer Eve Louisa

Ellis Dowle

July 3, 2025

Art, Music, News, Photography

AS THE weekend of Glastonbury Festival 2025 begins to grow into a memory, and the incredible scenes of the most historic music festival in the world become snapshots on our Instagram feed, we are revisiting th...

V&A announces exhibition showcasing Marie Antoinette’s style legacy

Ellis Dowle

June 18, 2025

Art, Exhibitions, Fashion, Feature

OPENING on the 20 September 2025, the V&A has announced the Marie Antoinette Style, the first UK exhibition dedicated to the fashion queen. The exhibition has been announced to feature 250 objects, some...

Acne Studios to transform Palais Royal into a permanent gallery

Imogen Clark

June 17, 2025

Art, News

MARKING a significant moment in the brand's history, Acne Studios has unveiled its first permanent gallery space beneath the Palais Royal titled Acne Paper Palais Royal. Spearheaded by its publishing side,...

Glass speaks to Maria Kublin, daughter of the influential fashion photographer Tom Kublin

Caroline Simpson

June 12, 2025

Art, News, Photography

HUNGARIAN photographer Tom Kublin had a great influence on fashion photography, working with houses like Dior, Givenchy and Yves Saint Laurent. However, it is his collaboration with Spanish couture designer Cr...

“Giving overlooked objects a stage” – Florence Houston and her wonderful jelly paintings

Rosie Lowit

May 20, 2025

Art, Exhibitions, Feature, News

“I LIKE taking overlooked objects and giving them a stage”, painter Florence Houston tells me. I’m sitting in her West London studio a week prior to the opening of Powder Puff, her solo show at Lyndsey Ingram....

How Patrick Ruatti found solace in the world’s remote dreamscapes

Chidozie Obasi

April 2, 2025

Art, News

CAPTURING the portrait of a generation shaped by downturns is no mean feat. But the crazily beautiful, poignant aspect of our times is that youngsters—again, despite the world’s misshapes—are able to adapt, tr...

The Peninsula Hong Kong celebrates creativity with its 2025 Art in Resonance programme

Sophie Richardson

March 28, 2025

Art, News

SHINING a light on creative talent, The Peninsula Hong Kong has just announced the launch of its 2025 Art in Resonance programme. Since its debut in 2019, the programme has worked to support and promote emergi...

“We just cannot be neutral”: Shirin Neshat on art, exploitation and hope

Chidozie Obasi

March 28, 2025

Feature, Photography

As the world's global sociopolitical sector stands on the brink, it needs to broaden its gaze. Body of Evidence is a needed respite, currently exhibited at Milan’s Pavilion of Contemporary Art (PAC). Below, th...

Alma Berrow talks to Glass about folklore, leaving London and Scampi Fries

Rosie Lowit

March 21, 2025

Art, Exhibitions, Feature

“YOU ALL sit around a table and somebody will buy this small packet of crisps, which ultimately is enough for one person. And yet you split the packet open onto the table like it's a feast.” I’m speaking to ce...

The Great Plains Foundation begins fundraiser with Beverly Joubert prints

Imogen Hipkin Holland

March 21, 2025

News, Photography

AWARD winning National Geographic filmmaker and explorer Beverly Joubert has made six of her fine art prints available for sale with 100% of the profits going to support her organisation, Big Cats Initiative p...

Milan’s Palazzo Reale documents George Hoyningen-Huene’s monochromatic vision

Chidozie Obasi

January 28, 2025

News, Photography

Titled Glamour and the Avant-Garde - and on display until May 2025 - the exhibit features hundreds of images that shaped the Classical and Surrealist aesthetics of the 1920s and 30s, changing fashion photograp...

Glass presents Burn the Midnight Oil – an editorial by Tom O’Neill and Lily Rimmer

Vivian Hui

January 15, 2025

Fashion, Photography

Burn the Midnight Oil is a captivating exploration of contrasts. Channeling a motor-inspired mood, the high-shine leather, structured cuts, and shadowy hues evoke a nocturnal edge. This edgy foundation is jux...

GLASS curates its seasonal soundtrack for your Winter enjoyment

tet

January 7, 2025

Art, Culture, Music

GLASS’ latest seasonal Spotify playlist isn’t just a collection of tracks – it’s a zeitgeist tapestry stitched together by bass drops, emotional crescendos, and lyrical confessions. Whether you’re gearing up f...

Between timelessness and conservatism, Milan’s Palazzo Reale welcomes Ugo Mulas retrospective

Chidozie Obasi

December 17, 2024

Art, News, Photography

MILAN, ITALY - “Ugo Mulas, The Process of Photography” is an extensive and detailed retrospective showcasing the work of one of Milan’s most revered artists, born in 1928 and passed in 1973, currently at Palaz...

Peter Hujar show to open at Raven Row, London in January

Caroline Simpson

December 10, 2024

Art, Exhibitions, News

AMERICAN photographer Peter Hujar – Eyes Open in the Dark is opening at Raven Row Gallery, London from 30 January to 6 April 2025. The first posthumous show to have access to the all the work of the influen...

45 Park Lane reveal its artist’s Christmas tree for this festive season

Olga Petrusewicz

December 6, 2024

Art

THIS holiday season, 45 Park Lane transforms into a festive haven in the heart of London, blending timeless art traditions with contemporary influences. Guests are invited to step inside and immerse themselves...

V&A to open UK’s first major Cartier exhibition in over 30 years next Spring

Ella Mansell

December 3, 2024

Exhibitions, Fashion, Feature, Jewellery and Watches

CARTIER is set to take over one of the V&A’s galleries next spring with the UK’s first major exhibition in almost 30 years dedicated to the luxury accessory brand. Undoubtedly considered one of the mos...

Angelo Mansour talks to Glass about identity, plurality and longing to belong

Chidozie Obasi

November 26, 2024

Art, Feature

The Lebanese-Venezuelan artist unpacks coming of age, heritage and the power of art as a beacon for change with Glass. DESPITE glacial temperatures hitting the upper hemisphere at an increasingly troubled ...