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Shadowland – Trent Parke, the sole Australian in the Magnum Photos collective, shines a light on hidden aspects of his vast country

April 24, 2015

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Shadowland - Trent Parke, the sole Australian in the Magnum Photos collective, shines a light on hidden aspects of his vast country The magic of Trent Parke’s photography rests in an uncanny ability to trans...

Contrarian couturier

Peter Yeoh

March 27, 2015

Archive, Culture, Culture of Commerce, Fashion, Fashion Shows, Feature, Glass Talents

Yohji Yamamoto, whose clothing designs revolutionised the sartorial codes of the late 20th century, reveals to Peter Yeoh his views on how intelligent fashion can transcend sexuality, cultural boundar...

Dream-weaver – the surreal eye. Glass speaks to the extraordinary photographer Bill Silano

Glass Archive

February 27, 2015

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Dream-weaver – the surreal eye. Glass speaks to the extraordinary photographer Bill Silano The extraordinary work of Bill Silano marked a new era in fashion photography, but having shied away from the spotli...

Magnificent obsession – Photographer Lee Miller and a life uncensored

Lauren Weinberg

February 12, 2015

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Magnificent obsession – Photographer Lee Miller and a life uncensored Mention Lee Miller’s name and the image of an icy, ethereal blonde comes to mind, her exquisite profile shimmering in the aura of a Steic...

Verónica Echegui – the new Penélope Cruz? Glass catches up with the rising Spanish star

Arjun Sajip

February 6, 2015

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Verónica Echegui – the new Penélope Cruz? Glass catches up with the rising Spanish star Being billed by many as “the new Penélope Cruz”does not faze Verónica Echegui, who made her name in Bigas Luna’s My Nam...

Crime and drama – Glass talks whodunnits with actor Gwilym Lee

Natalie Egling

January 27, 2015

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What makes Britain, Britain? Bacon butties, a cuppa and roast dinners – certainly – but whodunits are my British institution of choice, and none so more than Midsomer Murders and its eerie theremin-based theme ...

From the beautiful to the sublime – Glass talks to British artist and filmmaker Isaac Julien

Glass Archive

November 21, 2014

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From the beautiful to the sublime – Glass talks to British artist and filmmaker Isaac Julien Since his early career in the mid 1980s, British artist and filmmaker Isaac Julien has developed a visually compel...

Roger Law ceramics at Sladmore Contemporary and talk at the British Museum

Xenia Founta

November 5, 2014

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This month, former puppet-maker and TV satirist Roger Law’s witty and delicate ceramic creations are on display at Sladmore Contemporary, London and he will also be talking about his work in pottery at the Brit...

Close encounters of the natural kind

Justin van Vliet

September 24, 2014

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This year’s images for the British Wildlife Photography Awards are an aesthetically stunning selection. Every time the awards come around, one is surprised by how the judges can select a winner for the man...

Like the wind

Glass Archive

September 5, 2014

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Multifaceted and renowned cinematographer Christopher Doyle speaks to Glass about the inception of his remarkable career and a life devoted to his art form As Christopher Doyle’s Chinese name, Du Ke Feng...

The unflinching lens – monochromatic memories

Peter Yeoh

August 15, 2014

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The Glass Archive presents the second in a special three-part series – The unflinching lens Part three: Monochromatic memories Nobuyoshi Araki, Eikoh Hosoe and Daido Moriyama,  three eminent Japanese post...

Shadows of rebellion

Samantha Kuok Leese

July 25, 2014

Archive, Art, China, Culture, Feature, Glass Celebrates, Glass Talents, Travel

In a series of rare interviews, Glass speaks to four of China’s greatest poets to discover the underground movement that inspired a nation. I’m a poet, I’m the shadow of rebellion. Let it be t...

Natural progression

Livia Feltham

July 23, 2014

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The very first major solo exhibition is a turning point for any artist, though when it comes to Caroline Jane Harris, an artist whose innate instinct for what’s in the detail continues to astonish us, it’s a ...

Great balls of fire (and water)

Lucienne Leung-Davies

July 22, 2014

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Galerie Perrotin Hong Kong invited French artist Jean-Michel Othoniel to create site- specific sculptures. Othoniel is well known for his works of colourful giant glass “necklaces”— the Pavilion o...

Rediscovering Yva

Glass Archive

June 27, 2014

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The name Elsa Neuländer-Simon (1900–1942), or Yva, her photographic pseudonym, is more often than not a footnote in the career of her famed apprentice, Helmut Newton. With little information and a...

A new dimension

Bonnie Friend

June 5, 2014

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I don’t think there is anything quite as inspiring as the great outdoors, particularly when its multifaceted appeal isn’t just limited to the organic forms of the environment itself but also its h...

To dream the impossible dream

Livia Feltham

April 23, 2014

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Spring is now here. And to set our springtime in motion, Glass decided that one of the best ways to shine an inspiring new light on a season in which we like to see creative forces banding together would be t...

Glass interviews Marianne Oldham the star of BBC WW1 drama The Crimson Field

Gabriella Crewe-Read

April 9, 2014

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Life does indeed resemble art when I interview Marianne Oldham in late December 2013. Having just wrapped from two months filming six one-hour episodes of the Sarah Phelps-penned drama The Crimson Fie...

Glass talks with Tom Riley to share his experiences of playing the lead role in Da Vinci Demons

Stephanie Clair

April 7, 2014

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Kent-born, English actor Tom Riley spent his early years writing and directing plays before formally studying English literature and drama at the University of Birmingham. After graduating in 2002, Tom embarked...

Glass talks to British actor Laura Haddock about playing Da Vinci’s lover in the day, and finding solace in cooking at night

Stephanie Clair

April 3, 2014

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Playing the mistress – Glass talks to British actor Laura Haddock about playing Da Vinci's lover in the day, and finding solace in cooking at night Watching the actress Hayley Mills star in Pollyanna at an e...

Up in the clouds

Justin van Vliet

March 28, 2014

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Amsterdam-based Dutch artist, Berndnaut Smilde has become quickly well-known in the art world for his Nimbus series of multi-disciplinary installations where using a smoke machine, and carefully adjus...