From my daily browsing and reading time, I selected ten links that I found interesting both in the cultural and digital realms (and at their intersection). As you will see, the subjects vary from Madrid bars, to Centre Pompidou, to Vermeer.
- Madrid bars: a local’s guide to sipping in style
Discover the best design-led Madrid bars, as sampled by local travel and culture writer Agnish Ray - Art Bites: Why Louise Bourgeois Loved Spiders
The artist is known for her towering arachnids, but where did the inspiration come from? - ‘Now I Know How Michelangelo Felt’: Archie Moore On Drawing 65,000 Years of Indigenous History
For his Golden Lion-winning exhibition “kith and kin” at the Australian Pavilion in Venice, the artist covered the walls and ceiling with an intricate family tree. - The Secrets of Vermeer’s Iconic ‘Girl With a Pearl Earring’
There’s more than meets the eye in this famed painting - Recycled materials will give Nike “biggest impact” on sustainability says chief design officer
Using recycled materials is a better route to reducing the environmental impact of Nike’s products than designing for disassembly, the sportswear brand’s chief design officer Martin Lotti says in this interview. - Ten independent studios demonstrating the diversity of design in Mexico City
We’re highlighting 10 designers working with different materials and styles in Mexico City as the latest part of our North American Design 2024 series, which highlights independent designers across the continent. - The New York Housing Law That Helped Sustain Artists
Any New Yorker who steps into Loft Law: Photographs by Joshua Charow will likely look with a lascivious gaze upon the few remaining protected artist lofts. - See Frida Kahlo in Her Element in a New York Show of Rare Photographs
Fifty photographs of the Mexican artist are now on view in “Frida Kahlo: Forever Yours” at Throckmorton Fine Arts. - ‘I want a little bit of drama’: Sigur Rós’s Jónsi on his debut solo exhibition in Europe
The musician, who has spent recent years carving out a side career as an artist, is showing four multi-sensory installations in his home country of Iceland - Moreau Kusunoki and Frida Escobedo set to renovate Centre Pompidou
French studio Moreau Kusunoki Architectes and Mexican practice Frida Escobedo Studio have revealed their plans for a major overhaul of the high-tech Centre Pompidou in Paris
Image: Left, Gilda Haus oozes fantasy and indulgence. Right, Yves Klein blue and utilitarian chic at Yeite
(Image credit: Left: Photography by German Saiz. Courtesy of Gilda Haus. Right: Photography by Salva López. Courtesy of Yeite)
If, during your travels through the Wild Wild Web you find a link that catches your attention, let me know. I’ll have a look and, if I also find it interesting, it will make it into the next list.
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