Francesca Gavin

Oct 8, 2024 | ft.com | Francesca Gavin

Lights in their various forms – suspended from the ceiling, freestanding or sitting on a surface – have transformed how society moves,...

Mar 29, 2024 | factmag.com | Francesca Gavin

Audiovisual pioneers Kristina Karpysheva and Alexandr Letsius on creating colossal, mind-bending installations. 404.zero have become an underground phenomenon with immersive architectural installations, a debut album and now a forthcoming computer game all on their CV. They are like artists who would emerge in a William Gibson novel — avoiding the focus on the individual, constantly in search of the new and darkly original.

Mar 21, 2024 | sothebys.com | Francesca Gavin

The transgressive artist’s text works gain new life in Celine’s latest collaboration of art and couture. When American artist Dash Snow died at only 27 in 2009, the art world lost one of the most talented practitioners of the era. Dash defined what was arguably the last defiant, inventive, visceral art moment in New York City.

Feb 29, 2024 | factmag.com | Francesca Gavin

How the British digital art collective create generative work that evolves with time and human interaction. Let’s start with depicting the human soul. British media art and design collective Universal Everything (UE) create diverse projects that aim to do just that.

Jan 12, 2024 | sothebys.com | Francesca Gavin

In a series of installations at Celine’s flagship locations, the artist’s installations resembling crashed chandeliers provide an engaging set piece for the couture shopping experience. British New Wave-punk band Ian Drury and the Blockheads released the single “Reasons to Be Cheerful, Part 3” in 1979. The track on the album “Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll” was inspired by the near death of the band’s roadie.