On April 15, 1874, a group of young artists put their paintings on display in Paris – and Impressionism was born. Their move was in protest against the strict admission rules of the country’s official salons, where their style was not wanted. The personal impressions, loose brushstrokes, strong colours and themes of everyday life were … Read more
LONDON — London’s nightlife may be a sleepy one, but the social calendar is well and alive. After the buzz of London Fashion Week, the city is enjoying another high — the Frieze London art fair. At the fair’s permanent exhibition space on 9 Cork Street, 16Arlington’s creative director Marco Capaldo has curated an exhibition … Read more
Calls for heightened accountability, improved transparency and greater sensitivity and responsiveness to economic sustainability are most welcome. There nevertheless exists a fine line between minimising deadweight loss and positioning the district as a commercial entity that finances itself with a “sound business model”, as some have suggested. As I visited the Louvre Abu Dhabi in … Read more
As an established voice in fashion, culture, art and style, Guy Trebay’s insightful articles often invoke further questions or conversations. But this summer he has upped the stakes, turning the focus onto his life with the release of “Do Something: Coming of Age Amid the Glitter and Doom of ‘70s New York.” In the Penguin … Read more
The Peninsula Hotels chain is a fan of the latter. A rendering of Kingsley Ng’s Esmerelda installation on the facade of The Peninsula Hong Kong. Photo: Handout Last week, the five-star brand announced the return of its “Art in Resonance” programme – originally introduced in 2019 – through which artwork is commissioned and sent travelling … Read more
More than a year after Hermès International won its trademark infringement case against the artist who is known as “Mason Rothschild” for his “MetaBirkins” NFTs, the legal wrangling continues. Hermès had sued the artist, whose given name is Sonny Estival, for creating and selling 100 MetaBirkins — colorful faux-fur Birkin bag-inspired non-fungible tokens — in … Read more
