I recall having breakfast at a hotel in Brussels in 2017 and sitting across from Douglas Coupland, the author of Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture, the 1991 book that gave my generation a sort of name that was really only a placeholder for a name. I wanted to tell him how much I resented him for this, but I couldn’t muster the courage to be disagreeable.
If there ever were to be a contest for the most creative and inspiring displays, Parisian displays would be the top winners every single time. The savoir-faire of these designers is exceptional and unique au monde and this fall it’s a great time to celebrate an amazing woman who excelled in this industry.
“Francis Picabia: Our Heads Are Round so Our Thoughts Can Change Direction” at the Museum of Modern Art brings together more than 200 works done between 1905 and 1952—mainly paintings and drawings but also a film and related set designs—that may cause whiplash as you follow the artist’s snaking turns.
Take a break from the sanitised world of Instagram to immerse yourself in the never-before-seen early work of pioneering photographer Diane Arbus. The curated work at the MET covers the period from 1956-1962 in and around the boroughs of NYC as she develops her style of photographing the fringes of society.
FOR THE FOURTH instalment of Five Things Love this Week, an impossible waterfall at Versailles, white ruffled shirts and Sophia Loren, shop news and the best job ever . . .
Heydar Aliyev Center, Baku, Azerbaijan (2007-2012). Photo by Hufton+Crow via D Pages Her work is distinctively NEOFUTURISTIC, characterized by the “powerful,...
EARLIER IN SEPTEMBER, a brave woman & much-loved starlet came forth and helped redefine the real “F” word of the season—the...
SAVING SOMETHING SPECIAL for the week of my birthday, a favourite exhibition of mine that is moving from the US to my...
AS PARIS FASHION WEEK unfolds, this week’s article looks back to the beginning of the busy fashion month with another...
[slideshow — if arriving from bloglovin, click here] SOMEONE ONCE SAID the only way is up, and they make a...
In the very opposite direction of Lana Del Rey‘s summertime sadness, summer here has been sunshine, smiles and most importantly, plenty of weddings...
THE LAST TIME a Delevingne sister appeared here at TIG, it was Poppy Delevingne’s wedding and we fell completely in love with her...
AS THE BREEZES ROLLS BY, summer calls for shorter hemlines, dainty jewellery and lounging poolside. Actress Emily Blunt is simply dazzling...
This week’s At the Gallery features New York artist Jacob Hashimoto, who draws on his Japanese roots to create three dimensional structures that captivate spectators and...
GOING BACK TO BASICS this week, with American artist & graphic designer, Dana Tanamachi, who accidentally stumbled upon a new career working in chalk...
