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1 month ago | 
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Beneath the shimmering twilight of an Italian dream, Chanel’s cruise extravaganza unfurled like a gossamer tapestry woven with stardust and moonbeams. The enchanted grounds of Villa d’Este, a jewel nestled on the shores of Lake Como, became a realm where fashion and fantasy intertwined in a mesmerizing waltz.
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2 months ago | 
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Arriving at Sophie Calle’s studio in Malakoff on a rainy day, one steps into a quiet courtyard where an urban-yet-wild garden unfolds. Just before the glass entrance to the building, the garden holds a few curious details: a furry white cat, a grave of another cat, a miniature Eiffel Tower, and a street sign for Le Cailar –– Calle’s hometown in the south of France (not far from Arles, so I’ve learned).
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Mar 4, 2025 | 
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On the evening of March 1, 2025, amidst the vibrant atmosphere of Milan Fashion Week, Bottega Veneta orchestrated a mesmerizing event featuring the legendary punk-poet and musician Patti Smith.
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Jan 28, 2025 | 
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Nina Hartmann’s work is probably post-meme and definitely post-gamebook. Remember those exciting books where you could choose your destiny? Where if you chose option B you’d jump to page C, or if you chose option A, you’d turn the page and follow a calmer and more peaceful path? I think I read them until I turned fourteen. Fantasy felt so much more exciting than reality then.
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Nov 27, 2024 | 
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Nan Goldin’s retrospective, “This Will Not End Well,” is a monumental and deeply moving journey through the acclaimed photographer’s life and work. As the first comprehensive survey of Goldin’s oeuvre in Germany, it stands as a testament to her unparalleled ability to capture the raw, unvarnished truth of human experience. The exhibition’s unique design, conceived by architect Hala Wardé, is a stroke of brilliance.
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Oct 14, 2024 | 
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Architecture is to nature like nature is to architecture. Daniel Del Core designs his collections starting from both, by passing unapologetically via sci-fi. This is how every DEL CORE’s creation comes to life. During Frieze week, DEL CORE invited artist Carlo Cossignani to conceive an installation for the store windows. Three giant insects made out of the brand’s Bettle Bag, take over the vitrine,becoming an actual presence in New Bond Street.
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Sep 19, 2024 | 
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I wrote a draft of this review while returning from Munich on September 6th. Just a few hours later, on that same day, the news of Rebecca Horn’s death was announced. During a walk-through of the exhibition with one of the curators, Jana Baumann, we discussed how emotional and appreciative the artist felt when she made an unannounced visit to her own solo show, revisiting her artworks. That moment will remain a significant part of Haus der Kunst’s legacy.
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Jul 31, 2024 | 
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Gea Politi: The idea for “No Doubt” was born both as a show and a residency, but also a statement because of the completely different setup. You’ve done something similar in Marfa, even if it was within an institution context. Nature wise, the setup might’ve been similar, but it was quite different a different time, as it happened before the pandemic.
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Jun 14, 2024 | 
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As Peter Shire describes it, it’s “just another bucolic afternoon in Echo Park, Los Angeles, with the cars making whooshing sounds as they go by. And that helicopter that came by. I think we are really pushing the boundaries, as it were, with the fashion-art thing.” I first met Shire in 2016 and buzzed by his studio like many of us do. He and Donna Shire, his wife, welcomed me, and I stayed the whole day, sipping about ten Portioli espressos and killing thirst with San Pellegrino.
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Jun 12, 2024 | 
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Gea Politi: At Art Basel, Parcours encourages a deeper engagement between the artworks and the urban environment — a different and more “experiential” approach for visitors but also those who live in the city of Basel. Would you say there is a relation between the artworks selected and the surroundings? Stefanie Hessler: Parcours is the free public sector of Art Basel. The projects take place in public and private — but publicly accessible — spaces all along and nearby Clarastrasse.
