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Curator Thelma Golden roots contemporary art in Black culture at the Studio Museum in Harlem

For several decades, American curator Thelma Golden has redefined what a museum can be. As director and chief curator of the Studio Museum in...

A fusion of Japanese Noh with contemporary dance at Sado Island’s architectural landmarks

sml Dance’s Anamnesis features a stunning contrast of traditional Noh theatre and contemporary dance. It is filmed in key landmarks on Sado Island, Japan...

A young motocross rider in Sicily balances youth with the cultural pillars of family and religion

Shot in Noto, Sicily, short film Caruso follows an aspiring motocross rider through the pressures of youth and the weight of tradition, against the...

Parisian artist-designer Garance Vallée finds power in creative obsession with Nike Shox and Courir

Parisian artist, architect and designer Garance Vallée has built her multidisciplinary practice on a clear obsession with her craft – integrating spatial experimentation with...

Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang harnesses fireworks to explore transformation at his New Jersey studio

Working with gunpowder as his primary medium, Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang creates art that exists at the intersection of destruction and creation. Born in...

Get rare access to Eames House – a Los Angeles modernist design icon and a family home at its core

Designed by the legendary Charles and Ray Eames, the Eames House is one of the most celebrated mid-century buildings in the world. For the...

COMING SOON! 🎥 In Residence at the Eames House

A special episode enters the legendary Los Angeles home of American designers Charles and Ray Eames _______________________________________ Subscribe to NOWNESS here: http://bit.ly/youtube-nowness Like NOWNESS on Facebook: http://bit.ly/facebook-nowness...

The life cycle of a chair, and the craft process that brings emotion to everyday design in Mallorca

In a meditation on process, and the personality carried by everyday design, director Balthazar Klarwein captures the ritual of craft for the short film...

At Toma House in Nara, Japan, a historic Shinto priest house becomes an art space built on memory

In the Japanese city of Nara, Shingo Sakuma and Jin-Yi Liu have preserved an 18th century Shinto priest family’s residence on the edge of...