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2 months ago | pinupmagazine.org | Billie Muraben |Miranda Keyes

“I find the term ‘glass artist’ frustrating,” says sculptor Miranda Keyes. “I think the binary nature of describing my work as ‘glass art’ ties in with a real ambivalence about the material. Glass isn’t taken seriously, maybe because it's so seductive.” Keyes, who works from a beautifully-lit studio in south London, learned how to sculpt with glass on her own terms, training in bronze at university in Scotland and during a stint working at a foundry in Germany.

2 months ago | pinupmagazine.org | Mimi Zeiger

Architectural Entertainers PlayLab Celebrate 20 Years of Thinking Big by Mimi Zeiger Many of the remembrances of David Lynch published after his passing in January mentioned his gee-whiz, cherry-pie-and-coffee, Midwestern earnestness. The director always exuded uncanny sunshine in contrast to his penchant for noir. As a trait, earnestness rarely gets enough attention. More often than not, it’s overshadowed by hipness, camp, or irony. PlayLab is earnest.

Nov 19, 2024 | pinupmagazine.org | India Ennenga

A far cry from stuffy classicists for whom music is a respite from contemporary concerns, the Anglo-German composer and pianist Max Richter sees his medium as a mode of communication, at once comprehensible, beautiful, and deeply engaged with the important topics of our time. Produced in collaboration with neuroscientists, his 2015 album Sleep aims to help the listener achieve a restorative night’s rest in a world where computers and smartphones have played havoc with our circadian rhythms.

Nov 18, 2024 | pinupmagazine.org | Adam Pendleton

The Artist’s Museums Series Confronts the Institution Itself by Adam Pendleton Based in Syracuse, New York, Carrie Mae Weems (born 1953) is an artist who investigates history, identity, and power, finding connections between personal experience and the larger structures and institutions that shape our lives.

Sep 29, 2024 | pinupmagazine.org | Felix Burrichter

In recent years, the use of the word “energy” has undergone a contextual shift, from the mere description of physical forces to something more vague and personal. As a result, the determination of “good” or “bad” energy has become a subjective gauge of human power, strength, or influence, reflecting a linguistic shift similar to the evolution from “I think” to “I feel” in expressing opinions.