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Timo Miettinen: Building Bridges through Contemporary Art

Array — September, 02 2020

In this interview first published in TLmag’s “Islands of Creation”, managing editor Blaire Dessent talks to Finnish businessman and art collector Timo Miettinen about his passion for contemporary art, the new developments with Salon Dahlmann,

Brussels Gallery Weekend 2020: An Eye on the Future

Array — September, 01 2020

With 38 galleries participating, an exhibition turned city trail, a blossoming off-programme and a brand new website – Brussels Gallery Weekend’s 13th edition is set to be full of innovations.

Sheila Hicks: Ravelling and Unravelling

Array — August, 26 2020

When Mildred Constantine and Jack Lenor Larsen wrote these words in their seminal book about textile based art in 1973, Sheila Hicks was a young artist establishing her career, but they could be easily applied to Sheila Hicks in 2019.

CHART 2020: De-centred Programme

Array — August, 20 2020

76 artists presented by 28 galleries across five Nordic capitals. CHART launches its de-centred programme of exhibitions, talks, and events taking place in each participating gallery from 28-30 August, marking the eighth edition of the annual Nordic event for contemporary art.

Alessandro Roma: Inner Landscapes

Array — August, 19 2020

Working in painting, sculpture, collage and everything in between, Italian artist Alessandro Roma talks to TLmag about how his methodology has continued to change form and takes us through the inspiration behind his practice.

Hilma Af Klint: Artist, Researcher, Medium

Array — August, 18 2020

Before Kandinsky, Malevich and Mondrian, there was Hilma af Klimt. After a breakout exhibition of her work in their Stockholm museum back in 2013, Malmö’s Moderna Musseet revisits the Swedish artist’s oeuvre to present new insights into af Klimt’s systematic research.

Fashion: An Industry in Need of a Conductor

Array — August, 16 2020

Founder of the fashion department of the Ecole nationale supérieure des Arts Visuels (ENSAV) in Brussels, in 1986, which she later baptised La Cambre Mode(s), Francine Pairon continued to pursue her vision,

Erez Nevi Pana: Layers

Array — August, 12 2020

Erez Nevi Pana’s research gives an answer to a specific question: is it possible to conceive design without using any kind of material derived from animals? Born in Bnei Brak (Israel) in 1983,

Neri Oxman’s “Material Ecology”

Array — August, 11 2020

Now available through MoMa’s ‘Virtual Views’ programme, Neri Oxman’s latest exhibition not only takes a critical look at the future of architecture and design, but also aims to re-define the role of the designer as the initiator of a process,

Pearl Lam Galleries: How the Spirit Becomes a Camel

Array — August, 08 2020

“How the spirit becomes a camel, the camel a lion, and the lion at last a child”, these well-known words from Nietzsche inspired the title of the Shanghai-based Pearl Lam Galleries exhibition ‘Metamorphoses’.

Brasília: Freeze Frame of a Future Past

Array — August, 04 2020

In this extensive conversation between Christian Larsen and photographer Vincent Fournier, we learn about the aesthetics and interests behind ‘Brasília, A Time Capsule’, a series which investigates the architecture, landscape, and people of Brasília (Brazil).

Belgian Couch: About Home, Nature and Hospitality

Array — July, 30 2020

Collaborator of our sister gallery Spazio Nobile, Matthias Kohn, developed a project about home, nature, and hospitality. In essence, the concept is based on the idea of placing furniture, most often used in private interior settings,

Sigalit Landau: Crossing Border

Array — July, 29 2020

If her concept for building an island bridge out of salt in the middle of the Dead Sea becomes a reality, artist Sigalit Landau will have created a symbol for connection and hope in the Middle East

Baldwin & Guggisberg’s ‘Walking in the Void’

Array — July, 28 2020

Glasmuseet Ebeltoft’s summer exhibition presents the glass works of Swiss-American power couple Philip Baldwin and Monica Guggisberg. Although the exhibition’s principal medium may be glass, its intentions extend far beyond material and technique.

Studio Pieter Stockmans: Quality, Craftsmanship and Love

Array — July, 23 2020

Piet Stockmans is a Belgian visual artist, as well as the founder and designer at Studio Pieter Stockmans, which specializes in hard porcelain. This autumn, Stockmans turns 80. To celebrate this special birthday,

Marie Hazard: Writing Without Words

Array — July, 22 2020

On her old wooden loom, Marie Hazard weaves stories with miles of thread. Through a long and complex process, she brings together traditional hand weaving techniques and digital printing technology to explore contemporary social and cultural conditions.

Double Trouble: Paul McCarthy

Array — July, 21 2020

This month brings not one, but two exhibitions highlighting Paul McCarthy’s visceral, often hauntingly humorous multi-faceted artistic practice.

Jos Devriendt: Sculpting Light

Array — July, 16 2020

Belgian artist Jos Devriendt is renowned for his ceramic mushroom lamps; minimalist and iconic contemporary sculptures that are conceptual and functional. Following in the footsteps of fellow Belgian René Magritte (Ceci n’est pas une pipe) Devriendt’s everyday objects push the boundaries of function with form,

Steven Haulenbeek: Cast of Characters

Array — July, 15 2020

What people get up to during a polar vortex might not be that newsworthy but in rare cases, these periods of extreme weather can inspire experimentation and spawn fresh output. For Chicago-based Steven Haulenbeek,

MANIERA’s Retrospective Summer Residency

Array — July, 14 2020

For the next two months, pieces from the MANIERA collection find a new home in De Beir House, an early example of architect’s Huib Hoste’s modernist designs.

Villa Noailles: An Island Connected to an Archipelago

Array — July, 13 2020

In celebration of Villa Nouailles’ re-opening and their announcement of a new summer programme, we’re looking back at our interview with the exhibition site’s director and founder of its Design Parade: Jean-Pierre Blanc.

Fondation d’entreprise Hermès: Skills Academy

Array — July, 09 2020

The Fondation d’entreprise Hermès launched its call for applications for the fifth edition of the Skills Academy, its major programme dedicated to exploring skills and innovation centred on a specific raw material.