benandsebastian’s art works interplay between real (arte)facts and fiction, inspired by architecture and the romantic vision of ruins. In TLmag30, Lise Coirier interviews the duo about their practice and fictional installation “The Department of Voids”.
“Weaving is like making a painting before I start to paint, like a ghost that comes through from behind. The materiality, the optical illusion, the way structures develop to different optical vibrations. The border between a white canvas and the raw canvas.”
Later this month, in the heart of Molenbeek, Brussels, gallerists Harlan Levey and Winnie Kwok will open HLP 1080. Created as a constellation of artist studios, exhibition spaces, and offices, and with Noro Khachatryan’s atelier and showroom above, the new space will function as a hub for diverse artists and creatives to come together.
Vitra Design Museum presents ‘Home Stories: 100 Years, 20 Visionary Interiors’, an exhibition showcasing the evolution of interior design in the past century. Adrian Madlener speaks with chief curator Jochen Eisenbrand about the exhibition’s focus on substance over style, moments of intense discourse, and creation.
For over two decades, Luis Laplace has designed bespoke interiors and architectural spaces, embracing craftsmanship, atmosphere and the nuances of contemporary art.
TLmag speaks to Astrid Ullens and Galila Barzilai Hollander, collecting contemporary art and photography and eclecticism.
TLmag spoke to contemporary art collector, Frédéric de Goldschmidt, in his duplex in Brussels to speak on his practice and vision.
Designer Elsa Sier developed WIRED, which aims to bridge the gap in communication between humans and devices with colour and movement.
Koenraad Dedobbeleer’s 2019 show “Kunststoff, Gallery of Material Culture” at Wiels brought together 40 ‘living’ artworks to reflect upon Western culture, art history, and mythology. TLmag spoke with the Brussels-based artist about the exhibition and his practice.
Contemporary Czech glass art has created a major imprint in the world, and today is pulsating, full of life, and a vibrant component of the global scene. This new generation of glass artists is defined by a sense of artistic restlessness – a generation searching and experimenting.
Gallerist Cécile Fakhoury speaks with TLmag about her current exhibitions in the Ivory Coast, Senegal, and France, how artists work across multiple worlds, and the imperative of physical shows rather than their digital alternatives.
Floral artist Arturo Arita creates bouquets within Diatomée molten glass vases that become the vessel for his graphic and dreamlike landscapes, imbued with colours and shapes with architectural cut-outs.
