exhibitions

See this: Blusher: Makeup, Art and Materiality



Blusher exhibition Leicester

Do I need a trip to Leicester? Yes, yes, I think I do!

Cathy Lomax has curated this beautiful exhibition, Blusher: Makeup, Art and Materiality at Leicester Gallery, De Montfort University (until 6 September).

Featuring work by artists including Cary Kwok, Lisa Milroy and Rose Wylie, alongside Mary Modha’s ‘Glossy Monsters’ lipstick sculptures and Stacey Greene’s familiar photographs of worn lipstick bullets (below), it aims to look at make-up through an art lens instead of the frivolous, consumerist one we’re used to. (more…)



Random recs: a Dior watch party, narrative vintage curators, early Hockney, and customer service ‘sludge’



TURN

A few snippets of digital ephemera and IRL recommendations I’ve enjoyed lately…

1/ HURS on how intuitive storytelling and themed curation make for a funner vintage shopping experience (top). (more…)



Random Recs: The V&A Storehouse, Fara Homidi UK, Nike



nike x norblack norwhite

A few snippets of digital ephemera and IRL recommendations I’ve enjoyed lately…

1/ The V&A STOREHOUSE experience is as magnificent as everyone has said. It’s free, you can touch stuff, and you can even book an appointment to see archive items of your choice up close. (more…)



Random Recs: Jony Ive, Centre Commercial Outdoor, Gauthier Borsarello



Richard Avedon In The American West

A few snippets of digital ephemera and IRL recommendations I’ve enjoyed lately…

1/ JONY IVE’S SEXY AI. If anyone can make A.I sexy, maybe it’s Jony Ive, whose company IO is being sold to OpenAI to create desirable devices (think pendants, eyewear…) for the age of AGI (artificial general intelligence). Read more in the NYT (gift link). (more…)