Going Dark: The Contemporary Figure at the Edge of Visibility presents works of art that feature partially obscured or hidden figures, thus positioning them at the “edge of visibility.” In this art context, the common phrase going dark is understood as a tactic whereby artists visually conceal the body to explore a key tension in contemporary society: the desire to be seen and the desire to be hidden from sight.

After almost a decade of culinary adventures with the successful pop-up concept “Naked Kitchen”, renowned professional restaurateur Nicolai Reimond returns with his new partner Igor Shadee Kölblinger, an expert in art and marketing, and star artist Coco Wasabi. Together, they are presenting a brand new concept that unites art, cuisine and entertainment in a unique way, starting in Vienna and moving on to Miami and New York via Munich in 2024…

Making things by hand is in no way “old school” at Creative Industries Styria. Styrian Products exhibit a blend of traditional craftsmanship with modern design and computer technology. This combination doesn’t just result in accurate and high-quality work, it also makes for extraordinary designs and products that have a positive impact on people’s everyday lives. Here are our top three…

Iwan Baan is considered one of the most important photographers of architecture and the built environment. In impressive images, he documents the growth of global megacities as well as traditional or informal buildings and the works of well-known contemporary architects, including Rem Koolhaas, Herzog & de Meuron, Kazuyo Sejima and Tatiana Bilbao. From October 2023 to March 2024, the Vitra Design Museum will dedicate the first comprehensive retrospective to the Dutch photographer. The exhibition “Iwan Baan. Moments of Architecture” presents a panorama of early 21st-century architecture in its urban and social contexts, and the people who live in it, with the photographer’s wide-ranging oeuvre…

For the fifth consecutive year, the digital and physical design platform Isola joins the Dutch Design Week 2023 taking place in Eindhoven (Netherlands) from October 21st to 29th, 2023, and presents two main exhibitions inspired by Isola’s theme of this year, Nothing Happens if Nothing Happens..

Isola, creator of the namesake digital and physical design platform, participates for the second year in a row in the Dubai Design Week which will take place in the Dubai Design District from 7 to 12 November 2023. The Dubai initiative is part of a wider project to introduce the Isola design community to the international audience by participating in the London Design Festival and the Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven…

Seit über 100 Jahren ziehen die Mythen rund um Pharao Tutanchamun die Menschen weltweit in ihren Bann. Ab dem 19.10.2023 zeigt TUTANCHAMUN – DAS IMMERSIVE AUSSTELLUNGSERLEBNIS ein neues, digitales Multimedia-Highlight in der Marx Halle und entführt die BesucherInnen in das sagenumwobene alte Ägypten und dessen Geheimnisse. Nahezu Hand in Hand mit dem Kindkönig Tutanchamun – der Ikone des alten Ägyptens – tauchen die BesucherInnen ein in eine Welt voller gottgleicher Herrscher, Weltwunder der Architektur, Grabkammern voller Gold und in einen geheimnisvollen Totenkult. 

From the roots of a majestic Amazonian tree to the cells inside our bodies and the galaxies above, everything is connected. London-based experimental art collective Marshmallow Laser Feast (MLF) will illuminate these hidden connections beyond our everyday perception, in a world premiere exhibition at ACMI this summer, from 23 November 2023 – 14 April 2024.

A surfer’s perfect wave is a culmination of a host of untameable factors – tide, swell, weather and timing. In Surf Porn, it is not only those ingredients that are crucial, but also the right light. Brought together by
Gaspard Konrad, who curates under the moniker Surf Porn, this collection of photography from some of the
craft’s most famous photographers invites the readers to embark on a fascinating journey through the world of surfing, and creates a deep longing for the next perfect and unridden wave.