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On Creating Modern Art with Thousands of White Balloons
When Charles Pétillon and I sit down to talk over Skype – a gossamer-thin wifi signal connecting us from Shanghai, where he’s setting up his new exhibition, to London – he’s struggling to come up with...
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Rebecca Horn: A Stimulating Body of Works
Who? German artist Rebecca Horn was born a year before the end of the Second World War, and as such her first encounter with drawing, which came about through her Romanian nanny, introduced her to a...
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Considering the Nude in Feminist Art
Throughout the history of visual art, representations of women have been skewed for the viewing pleasure of men. "We can begin to make a break by examining patriarchy with the tools it provides," wrote...
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The Many Lives of Vivienne Westwood's Worlds End Shop
In October 1986, when asked about the plans for her S/S87 collection, Vivienne Westwood told The Face, "I’m using my shop as a crucible. The stuff that’s in there is what will sell elsewhere… It’s kind...
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A Brief History of Mid-Century Modern Furniture Design
Writer and art historian Cara Greenberg coined the phrase ‘Mid-Century Modern’ in 1984 – it was the title of her seminal book about what has since become a global and iconic design movement. The label...
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Celebrating Mary Ellen Mark's Soulful Portraiture
"In a portrait, you always leave part of yourself behind," feted photographer Mary Ellen Mark once said – a statement that perfectly embodies her emotionally invested approach to photojournalism. Mark,...
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The Unwavering Brilliance of Lindsay Kemp
For his first appearance in London in 15 years, Lindsay Kemp approaches the stage in the gallery bar of Ace Hotel wearing a Breton top underneath a cornflower blue suit, in solidarity with the sailors...
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Behind the Scenes of Cult Film Grey Gardens
There are few films that have achieved such cult renown as Grey Gardens: the 1975 cinema verite documentary that recorded the bizarre and captivating existence of mother and daughter Edith and Edie...
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Universal Fashion: Celebrating 45 Years of Issey Miyake
Issey Miyake does not consider himself to be a fashion designer. Instead, informed and influenced by a multitude of disciplines, including architecture, the cross-pollination of cultures, modern art...
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The Agony Plant Weighs in on How to Style Your Shrubs
Every month, AnOther's dedicated Agony Plant – otherwise known as Nik Southern from London floristry Grace & Thorn – draws upon her extensive expertise to answer your questions and queries about...
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What AnOther Loves This Week: Sports Luxe and Lynch
Alessandro Michele's first Gucci capsule collection for Net-A-Porter launched yesterday and, unsurprisingly, has been flying off the digital shelves. No garment is more desirable than this excellent...
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The Textile-Themed Feeds You Need To Follow
Contemporary society sees us inundated daily with digital imagery – from photography, films and 3D renders to pixellated faces and 8-bit games – and in this environment, artworks bearing the unmissable...
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Miniature Sculptures of Bathroom Misdemeanors
From soap scum and dirty tubs to stray hairs in the plughole, bathroom habits can start a wealth of wars – a fact mixed media artist Rebecca Reeves is only too aware of. "All my work stems from my...
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An Olfactive Fantasy with Bottega Veneta
About an hour’s drive from Venice, just between the cities of Vicenza and Verona, is Villa Schroeder-Da Porto: a giant 18th-century palazzo that sits within a remarkably verdant 55,000 square metre...
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Shifting the Earth's Landscape to Create Conceptual Art
Land Art as a concept is nothing new – one only has to think of the Neolithic monument of Stonehenge and the numerous chalk horses carved into hillsides across the British countryside, or the...
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Al Vandenberg's Vibrant Celebration of London
Who? Until recently, American photographer Al Vandenberg (1932-2012) was best remembered for his art direction of The Beatles’ iconic album cover for Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band – but he was,...
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The Impact of John Galliano's A/W94 Japonisme Collection
As far as fashion shows that double as cultural milestones go, John Galliano has had his fair share – but perhaps the most notable is the spirited, salon-style offering that took place twice on March...
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Inside Felicity Hammond's Photo-Sculptural Showroom
In a former American Express building on Edward Street, Brighton, artist Felicity Hammond has constructed a showroom for luxury living: melted orange resin, resembling outstretched slithers of...
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Top of the Shops: Analysing Fashion's Best Sellers
In 1987, when Barbara Kruger reinvented René Descartes’ meditation on cognitive existence as "I shop, therefore I am", she echoed the values and impulses of a product-hungry generation of consumers....
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Actress Alba Rohrwacher on her Dream Dinner Guests
“If I had to imagine the perfect dinner party, the five people I would invite are spirits I would love to meet. Firstly, Augusta, my grandmother, who I never met. I’m nostalgic for all the things I...
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