Joanna Piotrowska – Frowst
Posted by Fabio 30 June 2014
Joanna Piotrowska’s uncomfortable album, a series of staged family shots, insists upon the fundamental anxiety at the heart of the family: its system of relationships, adamantine bonds that are equally oppressive and rewarding. read more
Bob Mazzer – Underground
Posted by Fabio 16 May 2014
While working as a projectionist in a porn cinema in the eighties, Bob Mazzer began photographing on the tube during his daily commute, creating irresistibly joyous pictures alive with humour and humanity. read more
The Forgotten Archive
Posted by Fabio 17 December 2013
In the attic of Oslo National Academy of the Arts, a unique collection had been lying forgotten, untouched by time. Rare graphic design journals, cases of metal and wood type, books, correspondences between world-famous designers, type catalogues and printing machines dating back to the last century. read more
Delicious Jewels
Posted by Fabio 3 December 2013
Delicious Jewels pairs the jewels of Hemmerle’s vegetable collection with simple and elegant recipes by British chef and celebrated author Tamasin Day-Lewis. Published by Prestel and illustrated with photography by Simon Wheeler. read more
Jo Spence – The Final Project
Posted by Fabio 27 November 2013
British artist Jo Spence’s last body of work, ‘The Final Project’, explores the acute sense of unreality the artist felt following her cancer diagnosis. This well-illustrated volume presents the artist’s meditation on death alongside new essays exploring her importance and legacy. read more
Love American Skin
Posted by Fabio 19 November 2013
American skin covers a nation. The people, the landscape: a surface upon which our eyes play curious, lustful, tragic, and loving. A body of so many histories and so many origins covered by a single American skin. read more
Area: 1983 – 1987
Posted by Fabio 13 November 2013
The fabled New York nightclub Area opened its doors in September 1983 and virtually overnight became the nexus of one of the most vibrant downtown art and club scenes in New York. Despite its short-lived history (it closed in 1987), Area was the place where A-listers from disparate worlds went to see and be seen. read more
Amber, Guinevere, and Kate Photographed by Craig McDean
Posted by Fabio 12 November 2013
With energy and glamour, iconic photographer Craig McDean captures the celebrated evolution of fashion’s biggest muses: Kate Moss, Guinevere van Seenus, and Amber Valletta. With their waiflike frames and unique features that contrasted with the supermodels of the ’80s, Amber, Guinevere, and Kate became the anti-supermodels that, alongside grunge, signified a global shift in culture. read more
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Infinity represents a new form of digital art, presenting viewers with something fresh to discover on each viewing. -
Christina Nicodema's paintings explore the schisms of the food chain that all life participates in. They challenge the impossibility of reconciling the opposing notions of violence and empathy..