News
In Chinese, there's a contemporary slang term, shanzhai, which refers to imitated or pirated brands or goods like fake purses and DVDs (or even books) that are a little too cheap to be real. Shanzhai culture has gone one step farther with a copy version of architect Zaha Hadid's curvaceous new comme
News
In Chinese, there's a contemporary slang term, shanzhai, which refers to imitated or pirated brands or goods like fake purses and DVDs (or even books) that are a little too cheap to be real. Shanzhai culture has gone one step farther with a copy version of architect Zaha Hadid's curvaceous new comme
Opinion
Architectural criticism takes to the streets in this video walk through of starchitect Zaha Hadid's new opera house in Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province in China. Wandering through the structure's alien curves and strange spaces, Guardian architecture critic Jonathan Glancey explains how
Art
There's no point in giving you a "review" of the mothership of art fairs in Miami, Art Basel Miami Beach, so I thought a photo essay with some observations were more appropriate. I admit that I got a little bored after three hours of wandering around. I found myself seeing the same thing and getting
Art
This month we add another 20 to the growing list of the Powerless 20 we published last year to mark the painful rite of passage that is Art Review’s hilarious Power 100 list. Here’s to hoping you’re not on it!
Opinion
Writing for Fast Company, Alissa Walker sings the praise of the new architectural ”Facebook” called Architizer, but that’s not the extent of her post and she goes on to ask, “Why Can't the World's Best Architects Build Better Web Sites?” Good question.
Opinion
Jeff Koons and Zaha Hadid are A-listers that know that the real path to big bucks leads through the land of merchandizing! Koons has created a label for Kiehl’s Acai Damage-Protecting Toning Mist and Hadid is trying her hand at jewelry for Atelier Swarovski