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Jan 9, 2025 | 
pynck.com | Min Chen |Claudia Chen |Holly Black |Richard Whiddington
NASA Buzz Aldrin’s first steps on the Moon during the Apollo 11 mission (visible in the reflection of Aldrin’s helmet visor), taken by Neil Armstrong, 1969 AC Fine Art Mel Bochner, Going out of Business, 2022
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Nov 7, 2024 | 
museumsassociation.org | Holly Black
The subject of play is difficult to unpick because the term itself can be hard to define. It is used as both a verb and a noun, and while it is usually associated with children, it is, in fact, an essential part of adult life. In a recent article for the British Psychological Society, David Neale, a researcher at the Centre for Research on Play in Education, Development and Learning at the University of Cambridge, defines play as “enjoyable, voluntary and done for its own sake”.
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Nov 7, 2024 | 
museumsassociation.org | Holly Black
The importance of outdoor play has attracted a lot of attention in recent years, particularly since Covid. Research has shown that it is crucial, not only in terms of promoting movement and exercise, but improving connections to nature, supporting healthy cognitive and emotional development, and nurturing social skills.
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Aug 28, 2024 | 
ft.com | Holly Black
Michelle Nicol and Rudolf Schürmann have always had a taste for exceptional architecture.
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Aug 1, 2024 | 
plastermagazine.com | Holly Black
8 min read Sylvie Fleury and Esben Weile Kjær have a lot in common. The artists both sample the language of advertising and pop culture to subvert the codes of consumerism and self-identity that dominate our everyday lives. Fleury began making waves in the 1990s, against the backdrop of MTV’s 24-hour entertainment cycle and the grip of mainstream advertising juggernauts. Weile Kjær, meanwhile, represents a younger generation who spent their formative years overwhelmed by the communicative...
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May 6, 2024 | 
pynck.com | Holly Black |Adam Schrader |Annie Armstrong |Vittoria Benzine
Inside the Rise of Africa’s Art Market – Artnet by Jacqueline A.
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Apr 6, 2024 | 
plastermagazine.com | Holly Black
7 min read Abbas Zahedi and Joshua Leon have a lot in common. The long-term collaborators have developed a socially conscious practice that spans installation, sound, text, performance and active dialogue, which often manifests as round table conversations and open forums. This pair of Londoners unpick languages of collective identity and heritage while interweaving their personal experiences throughout. They caught up at Bar Italia in Soho, ahead of a joint talk at Chisenhale Gallery in the...
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Feb 7, 2024 | 
worldofinteriors.com | Holly Black
One might be forgiven for assuming that an inordinate number of famous faces once lived in Walthamstow. On almost every street in this east London neighbourhood a blue plaque can be found adorning a window, or displayed on the shop front of a local business.
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Jan 30, 2024 | 
worldofinteriors.com | Holly Black
Stepping into the Morgan Library is like entering a gilded Renaissance palace. Conceived at the beginning of the 20th century by the American tycoon John Pierpont Morgan, this opulent and meticulously rendered building was designed to house his exceptional collection of rare books, manuscripts and other precious works of art, which includes Rembrandt etchings, Napoleon’s letters and three Gutenberg bibles. A century has passed since the library first opened its doors as a public institution.
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Jan 16, 2024 | 
news.artnet.com | Holly Black
Charleston might easily be mistaken for any other farmhouse hidden within the rolling green hills of the Sussex countryside. However, behind this tidy façade lies a treasure trove of modernism, filled not only with paintings and sculptures, but murals, textiles, and unusual objects, all of which signify the radical confluence of art, design, and unorthodox living that defined the Bloomsbury Group.
