Installation view: Wallace Chan’s “Vessels of Other Worlds” at the chapel of Santa Maria della Pietà in Venice. @ Federico Sutera Cultures and religions across latitudes have developed their own cosmologies, but most share some notion of worlds within worlds, mazes and labyrinths that articulate the vital entanglement between microcosm and macrocosm, between the celestial … Read more
Iris van Herpen, kimono dress, from the Labyrinthine Sensory Seas collection, 2020. Glass organza, crepe, tulle and mylar. Model: Cynthia Arribola. Photo: David Ụzọchukwu Spend enough time at a fashion show, and you’ll start to hear a certain type of conversation. “I’ll wear that,” someone says. Or, as is often the case, “How can you … Read more
There’s no question that the Venice Biennale remains the defining ‘it’ event of the global art calendar; it’s a platform for visibility and career acceleration without equal. Even outside the main exhibition and national pavilions, securing a show in Venice during the Biennale season can mark a turning point for an artist. For visitors, the … Read more