TLmag 34 Extended: Precious A Geology of Being

TLmag sits down with artist Alicja Kwade to speak of her work, choices of material, and material illusions, including her show ‘Kausalkonsequenz’.

How can we feed, educate and care for ourselves? The Bordeaux Museum of Decorative Arts and Design attempts to unpack these fundamental questions.

Ellora, in close proximity to Aurangabad in India, holds thirty-four cave temples cut into the vertical rock face of the Charanandri Hills.

Brian Rochefort’s sculptural ceramics are fraught with unexpected surface tension, resulting in cups, vessels and wall pieces that reveal vibrant colours, fissures, density and textures that at times seem to ooze off the surface.

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.

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.

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.

Guest editor for TLmag 34 Precious: A Geology of Being, Amy Hilton, reflects on the importance of space for reflection and contemplation.

In this interview, Co-editor and visual artist Amy Hilton meets and is led through the organically curated home of one of Belgian design’s most influential figures and collectors; Axel Vervoordt. Here, the two speak of their mutually shared interest and affinity towards stones, and the importance of ‘earth-centred’ design approaches.

Officine saffi, ceramic arts in Milan asked their artists to make their very own small encyclopedia, TLmag cherry-picked three works.

In a time when so many of us have been forced apart, SoShiro Gallery attempts to craft a difference by coming together in these extraordinary times.