Art & Architecture Find: MAXXI Rome
Arguably the most competitive capital in the world for culture, Rome’s national museum for twenty-first century art and architecture stands defiant towards its centuries-old counterparts. Named after its acronym, Museum of Art XXI, MAXXI is a striking addition to not only the Eternal City’s landscape but also to its cultural agenda. Located in the neighbourhood […]
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Contemporary Art Find: Hangar Bicocca Milan
Milan and industry go ”˜mano a mano’. Nowhere is this more evident than in the city’s Bicocca district, which was redeveloped by iconic Italian tyre manufacturer Pirelli in the Eighties. In 2004, Pirelli introduced a cultural centre focused on research and experimentation for contemporary art. For a decade Hangar Bicocca has emerged as a leading […]
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Contemporary Design Find: Design Museum London
Innovation is taken seriously at London’s Design Museum. As well as showcasing the importance of cutting edge design across all aspects of our daily lives, it is currently embarking on an ambitious design journey of its own with a planned relocation from its riverside headquarters to the capital’s museum quarter in West London in 2015, […]
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Art Find: Camden Arts Centre London
First impressions are deceiving when you arrive outside this former Victorian library in the heart of North London bohemia. Camden Arts Centre has long been an institution of alternative artistic development with a focus of public participation at the core of its exhibitions, which are by emerging and established artists. Look out for the artist […]
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Art Museum Find: The Barbican London
A hub of creativity lies behind the Brutalist concrete walls that make up this urban complex and Instagrammers’ paradise in the heart of London. Since its completion in the Eighties, the ambitious conception for the multidisciplinary Barbican Centre retains its dynamic vision to this day. Lose yourself between the network of music halls, cinemas, theatres […]
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Art Museum Find: Tate Britain London
Considered to be Tate Modern’s slightly more traditional sibling, Tate Britain is London’s treasured home of British art that can be found directly on the Thames between Pimlico’s Georgian splendour and the political grandeur of Westminster. The museum houses the national collection of British art from the sixteenth century through to the present day including […]
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Contemporary Art Museum Find: Tate Modern London
1 / 1 ( 1 vote ) After spending twenty years as an abandoned power station, Tate Modern London has been fuelling both celebrated exhibitions of modern and contemporary art as well as the cultural regeneration of South London since opening in 2000. The modernist landmark in the dynamic borough of Southwark stands proudly on […]
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NYC Arts Find: Storm King Art Center
Fine weather and the need to get out of the city to clear your head make 2 excellent reasons to take a quick day trip up to Hudson Valley”˜s Storm King – an incredibly vast 500 acre sculpture park filled with more than 100 breathtaking sculptures from acclaimed artists like Alexander Calder, Richard Serra, Isamu […]
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The Curators: Art Journalist Sara Schifano on her 5 NYC gallery staples
1 / 1 ( 7 votes ) Everyone knows New York City is a mecca for art with all of its museums, galleries and art centres but not everyone knows where to look for it beyond the city’s more obvious and famous institutions. That’s why I decided to call upon art expert, Sara Schifano to […]
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Art Space Find: Park Avenue Armory NYC
If you were a famous artist with the vision for an epic large-scale mixed media project that would need to occupy the space of a 55,000-square-foot building, the Park Avenue Armory NYC would be your number 1. This arts centre has the scale of a 19th century European train station, the grandeur of a royal palace and […]
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