Samia Halaby: New Paintings
At 77, Samia Halaby is not lacking in inspiring, youthful energy and clearly enjoys challenging those around her. Even when photographing her, I asked for a subtle smile, to which she replied, "Well make m...
Paradise lost
Magnificent, compelling and often disconcerting, Edward Burtynsky’s images of manmade (and man-destroyed) landscapes have taken the art world by storm. Burtynsky speaks to Glass on oil, environment and why ...
Dream Sequence photography series
After 3 years of on-going work, the Dream Sequence photographic collaboration has come to fruition. The abstract series oscillates around the portraiture of unconventional fictional figures seen “at the crossro...
Vivienne Westwood Loves … short film
Last week we discovered the launch of Vivienne Westwood Loves: a collaborative line bringing together a myriad of heritage brands in a celebration of artisan talent and quality in clothing. This week sees the r...
A modern artist
Recognised for his ambiguous layering and subtle transparencies, Scottish painter Stuart McAlpine Miller, a graduate from the Glasgow School of Art, has developed an impressive portfolio over the last 20 ye...
AW 13 London Street Style
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As the weather finally closes in for a chilly winter, we look to the streets of London for style inspiration with an eccentrically British twist. The good news is that dresses and skirts are still on the m...
Three perfect days in Paris 6eme Rive Gauche – day three
The morning began with a fresh coffee and oeuf au jambon at Bistrot Mazarin, next to La Palette, where we met Sebastiano Varoli. A curator with a very different perspective on how art should be exhibited, b...
Dreaming in colour
They captured the essence of what it means to be human and made magic of the everyday. Some of the most important photographers to have ever picked up a camera speak to Glass. Reportage photography is, in its...
Exhibition of sculpture by Paul Rowbottom
An exhibition of new work by British sculptor Paul Rowbottom opens this week. The show is entitled Forming Reality, a synthesis of Painting Ceramics & Sculpture and Rowbottom’s latest sculpture, Celtic Con...
Andy Holden Wants You To Believe
British artist Andy Holden and 4 of his childhood friends worked for years to preserve sincerity in their lives. Like all enduring projects, this eventually became art. A record of it is on display at the Zablu...
FASHIONISTA(RT)
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Can fashion ever be art? Very few cultural arguments have divided opinion so strongly. Miuccia Prada echoed the sentiments of many that ‘…fashion is not art’ in an imagined conversation with Schiaparelli i...
Cartier presents Style and History
Cartier presents Style and History
Next month, Cartier will launch Style and History: a gargantuan retrospective, celebrating the history of the legendary fine jewellery house.
Curated by Laurent Salomé, ...
Evanescent interpretation
Over the 30 years spanning his career, Philip-Lorca diCorcia has become one of the most influential photographers in the 21st century, credited for pioneering the “fictional” approach in contemporary photogra...
Capturing elegance – Deborah Turbeville
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From the Glass archives:
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Deborah Turbeville retraces her steps from aspiring actress in suburban Massachusetts to Harper’s Bazaar at its most definitive, talking Glass through her incredible life and w...
Bejewelled – an interview with Simon Alcantara
Puns aside, Simon Alcantara is a rare jewel. He is a down-to-earth visionary. It sounds dramatic but five minutes into conversation with Simon, it is very clear that he is both a lovely person and a bit of a cr...
Where art thou? Glass reviews Art Studio America: Contemporary Art Spaces
Where art thou? Glass reviews Art Studio America: Contemporary Art Spaces – a stunning new book offers unique insights into the creative world of America’s most celebrated artists
The artist’s studio is th...
Jeff Koons for Dom Pérignon collaboration
The latest artist x alcoholic beverage collaborations comes in the form of Jeff Koons’s limited edition new bottle for Dom Perignon, revealing the Balloon Venus. This is the latest in a series of collaborations...
Facing a dark past with playful art
At a glance, the twisted body of a woman chained to a bed inside a prison cell constructed inside The Container gallery in Tokyo, an art space converted from a container that sits inside a hair salon – spaces c...
Moschino love Disaronno limited edition bottle
Disaronno, one of the most popular Italian liqueur in the world has collaborated with Italian fashion house Moschino and created an iconic bottle to add to our drinks cabinet collection. The special edition bot...
Frieze 2013: the Glass round-up
Weaving through the scrutinising alabaster booths of Frieze Art Fair, the question that I found myself repeatedly asking was: does an Art Fair have to be, by definition, a spectacle? In the context of the frame...
Nothing about Trees
Probably the most exciting art shows I have seen recently were those I could relate to an experience – of light, of space; of environment in general. It seems as though single artworks – or even installations –...