Karolina Wiktor creates a new language born from absence Karolina Victor’s ‘Map of Motherhood’, at the Zaszenta National Gallery in Warsaw, combines drawing, gesture and sound to trace the artist’s experience of post-stroke aphasia through the lens of motherhood. After suffering a ruptured aneurysm and stroke in 2009, Wiktor restructured his practice around visual and … Read more
When German artist Kathe Kollwitz was asked about her art-making practice after her children grew up and left home, she replied, “I work like a cow grazes.” It didn’t mean she was relaxed, content, and experiencing newfound creative freedom. What she meant was that her job was being affected by the lack of childcare needs. … Read more
Installation view of “Schiaparelli: Fashion Becomes Art” at the V&A Museum in London. (Photo: Jamie Stoker) It is a truism that fashion and visual art are closely related. But for Elsa Schiaparelli, it wasn’t just about these two disciplines coexisting. In her mind, it was something that fundamentally connected them, so much so that the … Read more
Earth | Tree by Kengo Kuma/KKAA of Copenhagen Contemporary. Image © Dinesen share share facebook Twitter mail pinterest whatsapp or https://www.archdaily.com/1040347/kengo-kuma-and-associates-present-site-specific-installation-earth-tree-at-copenhagen-contemporary Japanese architect Kengo Kuma and his studio Kengo Kuma Architecture and Urban Design Office (KKAA) have announced Earth | Tree, a site-specific installation at Copenhagen Contemporary, was developed in collaboration with Danish wood manufacturer … Read more
Read in 5 minutes Vivienne Westwood holds a special place in the public consciousness, beloved both for her fashion and activism. Her clothes were as instantly recognizable as her red hair, corsets, crinolines, and love of tartan, cementing her place in fashion history. Almost four years after her death, the first retrospective exhibition of her … Read more
Vivienne Westwood holds a special place in the public consciousness, beloved both for her fashion and activism. Her outfits became as instantly recognizable as her red hair, with her love of corsets, crinolines, and tartans cementing her place in fashion history. Almost four years after her death, the first retrospective exhibition of her work will … Read more