TLmag39 Extended:The Culture of the Object

Friedman Benda presents Voice of Silence, a solo exhibition of new work by Byung Hoon Choi. This is the gallery’s fourth solo exhibition with the Korean artist and master craftsman and it will be on view through May 23, 2025.

Hong Kong-born, Helsinki based artist Didi NG Wing Yin presents a solo show of work titled “Not Just Something,” at Lokal, the Helsinki-based contemporary art gallery. The exhibition is on view through March 29th, 2025.

Artisans have always told stories with their hands, bringing traditions, knowledge and place into their craft. This storytelling becomes even more critical when it’s done to preserve a culture in a time of war.

Ceysson & Bénétière Gallery present If You Don’t Know Me By Now, an exclusive retrospective exhibition dedicated to mounir fatmi’s works in white coaxial cable. The exhibition is on view in Lyon through January 18th, 2025

R & Company presents Objects: USA 2024, an in-depth triennial survey that explores contemporary American object-making. The exhibition is on view through January 10, 2025.

Olivier van Herpt has developed a new 3D printer that allows the artist to create large-scale porcelain works that push past previous possibilities of this ancient medium.

Galerie Gastou presents an engaging exhibition of furniture and sculptural objects by French multidisciplinary designer Emmanuel Babled. Titled Territoire, the exhibition is on view through October 26th.

For our 2023 issue: TLmag39: The Culture of the Object, Danielle Demetriou wrote about the timeless history of Kyoto, its culture passed down for over 1,200 years, and contemporary brands and creatives who continue the traditions.

For our 2023 issue: TLmag39: The Culture of the Object, legendary auctioneer and art world figure, Simon de Pury, writes an engaging essay about the mysterious and intuitive appeal of objects, which doesn’t necessarily stem from their value but from something deeper.

For TLmag39: The Culture of the Object, we interviewed the multi-talented designer, painter and choreographer about his recent body of work, some of which was presented at Galerie BSL in the fall of 2023.

During a ceremony at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris last week, the LOEWE FOUNDATION announced the winner and special mentions of the 2024 LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize.

As the 2024 LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Winner is about to be announced, we look back to a conversation held in 2023 between Sheila Loewe and Ernst Gamperl, who reflected on the impact of this global platform for contemporary craft – and where it is going next. This conversation was moderated by Emma Crichton Miller and originally published in our 2023 issue: TLmag39: The Culture of the Object.