FASHIONISTA(RT)

. 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...

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...

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...

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 –...

Kulture kid: Visiting Frieze Art

The best thing I heard at Frieze Art Fair this year was, “Daddy that would look great on our wall!” The father in question looked up, noted it, and moved on to a higher purpose. The worst thing I saw was my...

In the footsteps of Hiroshige

When I was back in London last summer, I came across Carl Randall’s painting, Mr Kitazawa’s Noodle Bar, Tokyo‚ while wandering through the National Portrait Gallery’s BP Portrait Award 2012 exhibition. The way ...
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Finest China

Forged by the flames of Chinese kilns, porcelain (also called “china ”, “fine china” or “chinaware”), has been collected and revered for centuries. Translucent when held up to the light, strong and emitting a r...