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Objects with Narratives presents collectible design that looks "found rather than fabricated"

Belgian gallery Objects with Narratives has curated a texture-heavy exhibition at PAD London called What Remains?, featuring pieces from Ben Storms and Paul Cocksedge. What Remains? marks the second show that Brussels platform Objects with Narratives has presented at design fair PAD London, which takes place annually in Mayfair's Berkley Square. The emerging Brussels gallery's The post Objects with Narratives presents collectible design that looks "found rather than fabricated" appeared first on Dezeen .

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Tesla launches flying Roadster concept car

Electric car company Tesla has unveiled its flying Roadster vehicle with a demonstration in which the car drove upside down, flipped off a ramp and briefly flew, using compressed-air thrusters that Tesla claims will make it the world’s quickest production car. The two-seat Roadster model drove up a half-pipe ramp and launched off the top, The post Tesla launches flying Roadster concept car appeared first on Dezeen .

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Hyperallergic

12 Must-Read Books on Textiles and Fiber Art

Titles on contemporary Diné weavers, Black American quilting in California, the Bayeux Tapestry, artists including Cecilia Vicuña and Olga de Amaral, and more.

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ArchDaily

Renovation of the Core Area of TAFA Art Block / Mix Architecture

To the west of the Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts lies a century-old urban fabric. With the completion of the Tianjin Eye, the Haihe River's cultural and tourism flows converge at the Sancha Estuary, yet this nearby old town had remained a value depression dormant for two or three decades in the heart of the city. In 2022, the Hebei District Government of Tianjin and the Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts signed an agreement to jointly advance the campus development and the comprehensive enhancement of the surrounding area, giving rise to the TAFA Art Block urban renewal project. The operator and the design team proposed the concept of an open art district integrating "the neighborhood, the campus, the scenic area, and the community"—a four-zone fusion. The core area is divided by Tianwei Road into Zone A to the south and Zone B to the north.

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Hyperallergic

Valerio Adami’s Hot and Cold Art

His syncretic style melds Pop Art’s cool, outlined forms with expressionism’s figural distortions, resulting in a perturbing ambiguity.

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Architecture – Dezeen

"Welcoming and inclusive" London housing wins RIBA Stirling Prize 2026

The Lion Green Road housing in south London, designed by local studios Mary Duggan Architects with Ruff Architects, has won this year's RIBA Stirling Prize for the UK's best new building. Located in Coulsdon, the high-density development commissioned by Croydon Council provides 157 homes across five blocks, which are stitched together by a series of The post "Welcoming and inclusive" London housing wins RIBA Stirling Prize 2026 appeared first on Dezeen .

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Artforum

Christie’s London Sales Total $289 Million

The London auction house Christie’s brought in $289.4 million over two evening sales on Wednesday, October 14—the 20/21st Century Evening Sale and the “Monsoon,” sale of the collection of Peter Simon. The amount achieved on Wednesday is more than double that of last year’s sales. The Peter Simon collection set a record for the highest […]

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Artforum

Unseen for Centuries, Newly Discovered Canaletto Drawing Heads to Auction

A pen-and-brown-ink drawing by eighteenth-century Italian master Canaletto that remained out of public view for hundreds of years is set to hit the auction block on October 21, Artnet News reports. The drawing, which depicts a crumbling stone arcade spanning a body of water, is being sold by Oxford, UK, auction house Mallams, where it […]

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Artforum

Rubaiya Qatar Announces Artists for Inaugural Edition

The first edition of Rubaiya Qatar, a new quadrennial in Doha, opens next month and will host more than 120 artists from around the world, including Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iran, Nepal, Palestine, the Philippines, Sudan, and Thailand. This inaugural quadrennial is focused on global ecology, water, and maritime heritage and comprises three exhibitions and […]

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