Category: Art
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Meanwhile…History: The 8th edition of Art Dubai announces one of the most innovative of arts conferences
8th edition of Art Dubai (taking place March 19-22,) the leading international art fair in the Middle East and South Asia, revealed the full programme and the leading regional platform for cultural debate, and one of the most innovative of arts conferences, worldwide. Taking place March 19-22, the 2014 edition of Art Dubai features…
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Mick Jagger and Rufus Wainwright share their playlist with British Airways
British Airways, one of the world’s leading global premium airlines and the largest international carrier in the UK, announced a new program featuring the playlists ofmusic legends every month. The airline has tapped Mick Jagger and Rufus Wainwright to share their music recommendations. Sir Mick Jagger is leading a pack of celebrity musicians to…
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The 53rd edition of the Salone del Mobile is ready to go
Milan is, certainly, a city where creativity in design, fashion and culture flourishes unhindered. This year’s Salone del Mobile in Milano promises to be an edition with plenty of new ideas and initiatives and a dress rehearsal for Expo 2015. which will take place in Milan. Milan is once again the international furniture and design…
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“Amber and Gold” Chandelier by Dale Chihuly – the first ever commissioned piece of art by Harrods
Shopping with one of the most beautiful artworks above the heads. An elaborate Chandelier by American glass sculptor and entrepreneur Dale Chihuly, known for redefining glass as an artform, is now gracing the ceiling of the Basil Street entrance in London Harrods’ new Grand Hall. “Amber and Gold” is the first ever commissioned piece…
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Venice – the city that created opera
In the early 18th century, Venice, a city of some 160,000 inhabitants, boasted seven full-time opera houses. John Julius Norwich looks at the Italian city’s great cultural history
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Wolf of Wall Street becomes Scorsese’s biggest banker
Financial comedy becomes director’s top-grossing film ever, as director reveals early experiment with quaaludes• Full coverage: The Wolf of Wall Street