Xander Zhou: the system through the process
Xander Zhou has always been fascinated by how clothing constructs identity and how a single collection can carry an entire world. The Beijing-based designer—founder of…
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Mike Fontaine: the alchemy of a makeup artist
Mike Fontaine is an American special effects makeup artist who began studying the craft as a protégé of the celebrated makeup innovator Dick Smith during…
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Sharon Eyal: Experience and dreaming
Sharon Eyal describes dance as the “best language,” perhaps because our movements—those mannerisms and tics, both unique and universal—communicate meaning with a primal urgency that…
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The subtle power of casting: a conversation with Greg Krelenstein
A leading voice in fashion casting, recognised by The New York Times as a ‘secret force’ within the industry, Greg Krelenstein is a New York–based…
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‘The Absurd and the Dreamlike’: in conversation with Arne Quinze and Joana Vasconcelos
With the turn-of-the 20th century artists across Europe were gathering together in bars and brothels to tear into ideas about pictorial space and the politics…
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15 years on, Miista’s strategy still resists the system
“Cool without craft feels hollow,” Laura Villasenin tells us over a video call—she in Spain, us in France. Over nearly fifteen years, she has built…
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Fernando Melo on contemporary dance and discovering the scene
Fernando Melo created his first work as a choreographer at the age of ten—a solo for a string quartet. Since then, the Brazilian-born artist has…
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Hanif Abdurraqib: Fragments of revelation
When Hanif Abdurraqib was born, his father sang the call to prayer in his ear—a melody that has echoed onward through his life. “I’m not…
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Oscar Murillo on reconciling beauty with reality and making socially engaged art
Colombian artist Oscar Murillo has exhibited his work around the world, including at prestigious institutions such as the Tate Modern in London and as part…
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Rejina Pyo: the spatial language of fashion design
Rejina Pyo is a South Korean fashion designer whose work sits at the intersection of art, architecture, and contemporary womenswear. Born in Seoul and based…
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