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Stories from the world of art and culture from studios to streets from emerging voices to established icons.

Motion-blurred photograph of a participant walking through a wooded landscape while holding a recording device, documenting Janet Cardiff’s site-specific audio walk Wans Walk.
music & sound10 min

Sound Art: 10 Iconic Works That Defined the Genre

Explore the history of sound art through 10 iconic 20th-century works, tracing the movement from Italian Futurists to Fluxus and beyond.

Film still of a young woman seated in an armchair reading The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath, shown in a quiet domestic setting.
writing & publishing8 min

Women’s Voices in the Digital Literary Sphere

How women writers, critics, and readers are reshaping literature online through blogs, podcasts, BookTok, and digital publishing.

Installation view of Takapau by Mataaho Collective at La Biennale di Venezia, featuring woven polyester tie-downs and metal fittings suspended within a brick-columned exhibition space.
culture research10 min

Gen Z Art Collectors in 2025: A Gallery Guide

How Gen Z buys art, what they value, and five collectors to watch - with practical steps galleries can take now.

Black-and-white still from Two Cars, One Night (2003) showing two children sitting inside a parked car at night, captured in a quiet, intimate moment.
film & media7 min

Short Films in Cinema: History, Freedom & Recognition

Explore the history, creative freedom and challenges of short films and why they remain vital to independent cinema and modern visual storytelling.

Interior of Librairie Sans Titre in Paris with wooden bookshelves and independent art and design publications on display.
culture research9 min

The Return of Print in a Digitally Exhausted World

As digital fatigue grows, print media is returning as a cultural and creative force. Here's why magazines, books, and slow media matter again.

Black-and-white museum gallery view with a large classical marble bust on a pedestal framed by doorways, with visitors in the background.
culture research8 min

Beyond the Auteur: Ethical Curating in Practice

Practical guide to ethical curatorial practice: oceanic frameworks, Indigenous protocols and low-impact logistics beyond the star-curator model.

Black-and-white photograph of Christina Vantzou working with a modular synthesizer and a Korg keyboard, her arm reaching across patch cables and controls in an intimate studio setting. Photograph by Julie Calbert.
music & sound12 min

Environmental Soundscapes: Exploring the Art of Sound Design

An in-depth exploration of sound design, from Burial’s urban dubstep to modern ambient soundscapes and the future of sonic environments.

Black-and-white portrait of Refik Anadol wearing glasses, standing with arms crossed.
creative technology & innovation10 min

Art Meets AI: How Creatives Use Technology Today

Explore how AI is transforming art: generative tools, museums, authorship, bias, and copyright - plus what it means for creators today

Historic library hall with towering wooden bookshelves, rolling ladders, and a row of white marble busts lit by warm golden light.
culture research4 min

Trinity Long Room: Book of Kells & Gaia Experience

Visit Trinity College Dublin’s Long Room: Book of Kells, Gaia by Luke Jerram, history, restoration notes, and practical tips for planning your visit.

Jacob Elordi and Margot Robbie as Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw in Emerald Fennell’s 2026 film adaptation of Wuthering Heights.
film & media6 min

11 Major Movie Premieres to Watch in 2026

A curated look at some of the most anticipated movies of 2026, from auteur-driven dramas to major franchises.

Interior view of the David Geffen Galleries at LACMA, Los Angeles.
culture research7 min

Cultural Projects and Exhibitions to Watch in 2026

A curated guide to major cultural projects and exhibitions in 2026, from museum openings to landmark shows across art, fashion and design.

Oversized rhode skincare sculptures displayed in a bright contemporary MoMA gallery with visitors and floor-to-ceiling windows.
design & creative studios10 min

Rhode Skincare’s Museum Aesthetic: Minimalism That Sells

How Hailey Bieber’s Rhode uses minimalist packaging, gallery-style visuals, and scarcity marketing to feel like curated art—not skincare.

A still from Perfect Days (2023) showing Hirayama lying on a futon at night, reading quietly under a desk lamp, reflecting the film’s focus on stillness, routine and everyday life.
film & media7 min

Stillness in Cinema: Why Films Where Nothing Happens Matter

An essay on stillness in cinema, slow films, and everyday life, from La Dolce Vita to Perfect Days, exploring why films where nothing happens feel essential.

A stylized portrait of jazz musician Miles Davis holding a trumpet, captured in a moment of introspection, emphasizing instrumental music and improvisation.
music & sound7 min

Did We Stop Listening to Instrumental Music?

An exploration of instrumental music, from classical composers to film scores, lo-fi beats and modern artists, and why wordless music still matters.

Installation view of Fabio Mauris work with large wall panels in gradients of pink, red, and orange, featuring faint graphic silhouettes of figures and coffins, with a dark floor and a small sculptural element in the foreground.
culture research7 min

Fabio Mauri's "De Oppressione" at Triennale Milano

Explore Fabio Mauri's centenary exhibition "De Oppressione" at Triennale Milano, where screens, installations and archives expose how ideology shapes power and memory.

Teenage girls standing in a messy bedroom covered with rock band posters, photographed by Adrienne Salinger in the 1990s.
photography & visual media8 min

Teenagers in Their Bedrooms & The Red Couch: How Two Photographers Captured Human Personality

Explore how Adrienne Salinger and Horst Wackerbarth used photography to reveal identity, intimacy and shared humanity through interiors and portraits.

Emma Stones character with a shaved head sits in profile on a wooden chair, softly lit in a warm, cluttered interior, wearing a patterned dress.
film & media8 min

Bugonia (2025): Corporations, Conspiracy and Chaos

A cultural film analysis of Yorgos Lanthimos' Bugonia (2025), exploring conspiracy culture, corporate power, Michelle Fuller's alien ambiguity and the psychology behind believing alternative

Bright industrial studio interior at Studio Albatros with high factory windows, minimalist furniture, photographic works on the wall, and a large framed installation wrapped in plastic.
culture research8 min

Paris third-spaces: artists, curators and the importance of community

From white cubes to tiers-lieux, this essay explores how artists and curators in Paris use third places like Studio Albatros to build community, share journals and rethink exhibition spaces.

Aerial performer in a fringed costume suspended mid-air above the crowd in a neon-lit jazz club, with dramatic purple and blue stage lighting and audience members watching from below.
performing arts & live events7 min

Atlas 9: Inside the Immersive Sci-Fi Art Experience

Atlas 9 is a massive immersive sci-fi art experience packed with hand-built sets, interactive puzzles and hidden stories, inviting visitors to explore a thrilling cinematic world.

Pearling Path Visitor Centre in Muharraq, Bahrain – minimalist concrete building with tall columns and a wide flat roof, designed by Valerio Olgiati, with people in traditional dress walking in the foreground.
architecture & spatial design7 min

How Muharraq Became Bahrain's New Cultural and Architectural Capital

Discover how Muharraq became Bahrain's new cultural and architectural capital, from the Pearling Path Visitor Centre to car parks and sand-cast facades.

Warm living room with a cream sofa, patterned rust cushions, large black abstract artwork, and a view into a hallway with sculptural side tables and an oval mirror.
architecture & spatial design7 min

Top 10 UK Interior Designers & Architects to Watch in 2025

Discover 10 of the best UK interior designers and architects to watch in 2025, from country house specialists to joyful maximalists, all blending heritage with contemporary design.

Two people sit on benches in a dark gallery watching a projected scene from Nan Goldins film Memory Lost at Pirelli HangarBicocca in Milan.
photography & visual media7 min

Nan Goldin's "This Will Not End Well" in Milan

Discover Nan Goldin's touring exhibition "This Will Not End Well" at Pirelli HangarBicocca in Milan, tracing her intimate images, films and activism from the 1970s to today.

Artist Naeem Mohaiemen standing outside his Artangel exhibition Through a Mirror, Darkly in London, wearing a mustard shawl.
film & media7 min

In and Out of Frame - A Review of Naeem Mohaiemen's Through A Mirror, Darkly

A review of Naeem Mohaiemen's three-channel film Through A Mirror, Darkly at Artangel, linking Vietnam, Kent & Jackson State and today's campus protests.

Citizen First, Designer Second book covers by Rejane Dal Bello, Counter-Print Books
design & creative studios8 min

10 Graphic Design Books Every Designer Should Read

Discover 10 essential graphic design books from Swiss grids and Bauhaus colour to Californian postmodernism, data humanism and inclusive design practice.

Emma Stones character lounges on a garden chair in Poor Things, holding a book in one hand and raising a cocktail glass in the other, surrounded by lush greenery and flowers.
film & media9 min

Poor Things (2023): Feminist Film Analysis

A feminist film analysis of Yorgos Lanthimos' Poor Things (2023), exploring Bella Baxter's agency, power, sex work, Polite Society and the "Born Sexy Yesterday" trope.

Mustafa sings onstage in a green shirt, holding a microphone against a dark background.
music & sound8 min

Sudanese Music and Diaspora Identity: The Poetic World of Mustafa the Poet

Sudanese music, faith and diaspora identity through the poetic folk songs of Mustafa the Poet, from Tiny Desk debates to the meaning of authenticity.

Black-and-white photo of three friends sitting at a restaurant table, smiling at the camera; Joseph Awuah-Darko on the right flashes a peace sign.
culture research8 min

Joseph Awuah-Darko and the Art of Dying Online

Explore Joseph Awuah-Darkos art of dying online and how social media turns suffering, empathy and attention into a performance in contemporary art.

Black-and-white fashion photograph of a model in profile bending forward, wearing a sculptural striped pleated garment against a plain white background.
photography & visual media7 min

Beyond the Runway: How Fashion Photography Becomes Fine Art

Explore how fashion photography moved beyond the runway into galleries and museums, from Man Ray to Leibovitz, and why these images now count as fine art.

Gregory Peck as the gunfighter Jimmy Ringo sitting alone at a bar, seen from behind, in a dim saloon interior from the film The Gunfighter (1950).
film & media8 min

American Neorealism: Violence and the 1950s Western

An essay on American neorealism in 1950s Westerns, where violence, guilt, freedom and outsiders reveal the darker truths of U.S. identity.

Woman writing on a laptop at a desk, focused on the screen.
writing & publishing7 min

How to Start Writing: A Funny, Honest Guide for Beginners

A funny, honest guide to writing for beginners from creative spaces and productivity myths to rejection letters and writerly insecurities.

Close-up of an open photobook with a page curling over, revealing a landscape photograph printed across the spread on a light grey background.
writing & publishing8 min

5 Independent Art Publishers to Watch in Europe

Discover five independent art publishers reshaping art books from Rome to Copenhagen with bold design, political stories and accessible models for artists.

Newspaper laid on a wooden table with a large black-and-white advertisement showing a jacket and the bold headline DONT BUY THIS JACKET.
fashion & textile11 min

Sustainable Fashion in Focus: Storytelling Beyond the Runway in 2025

A practical guide to sustainable fashion in 2025: how brands balance ethics and profit, embrace circular design, and build a powerful story.

Aerial view of the Arsenale exhibition halls in Venice, surrounded by water and historic buildings, one of the main venues of the Venice Biennale.
performing arts & live events6 min

Venice Biennale 2026 Guide: In Minor Keys at the Worlds Biggest Art Event

Your 2026 Venice Biennale guide to "In Minor Keys" - dates, preview days, key off-site shows (Armitage, Kanwar), and must-see Venice galleries.

Visitor walking past a large blue inflatable tunnel installation at the Balloon Museum.
performing arts & live events7 min

Balloon Museum Chicago 2025: EmotionAir Inflatable Art Exhibition of Play, Healing & Wonder

Explore EmotionAir, art you can feel at Balloon Museum Chicago 2025: an immersive inflatable show of touch, play and sensory installations that spark joy.

Black-and-white Paris street photo of a model in a tweed coat and sheer skirt.
photography & visual media6 min

Photography Trends 2025: Why Authentic Images Beat AI Pictures

Discover the key photography trends of 2025, from film-inspired aesthetics and street photography to AI, drones, and emotion-driven storytelling.

Woman with a short blonde wig and bright red lipstick standing on a crowded pebble beach, wearing a light blue bikini top held in place by black-gloved hands, with rocky cliffs, sunbathers, and a stone bridge over turquoise water in the background.
photography & visual media8 min

Paris Photo 2025: What to Expect from the 28th Edition

Preview Paris Photo 2025 at the Grand Palais, the 28th edition of the worlds leading photography fair, with global galleries, digital works and emerging voices.

Abstract gradient image with a soft sweep of bright cyan blending into orange and red on a dark background, resembling a glowing light trail or sunset.
creative technology & innovation9 min

SEO for Creative Websites | Get Found on Google & ChatGPT

Learn simple SEO steps to help your creative website rank higher, earn backlinks, and be cited by Google and ChatGPT so clients can find you.