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Richard Hambleton, the original street artist, hits Milan

There is more to Milan this week than cocktails and hemlines. Opening March 1st is Richard Hambleton's exciting show with no less than 15 never-seen-before works; the coming together of a veteran artist and two highly successful young art entrepreneurs.

| Feb 25, 2010 | Faces > Artists

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Everyone loves a surprise

The eyebrow-raising combination of lingerie, stilettos, and semi-nude Austrian men set the stage for New York's latest interactive art exhibition, "Blind Sculpture". The exhibition doesn't feature any finished work, but rather invites visitors to partake in the creative process.

| Feb 22, 2010 | Faces > Artists

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Max Parsons' starry-eyed take on art

Newly graduated and already showing signs of a promising future, Max Parsons talks to Swide about his art beginnings and aspirations. We also get a chance to talk to Max about his most prominent work, 'Spoken Image'.

| Feb 18, 2010 | Faces > Artists

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Ron Arad, restless as ever

Being born with great creativity is a gift; though for some it means very little rest and much cerebral activity. Ron Arad is one such restless genius: architect, designer, artist and general maverick. A new retrospective at London's Barbican celebrates thirrty years of perpetual thinking.

| Feb 16, 2010 | Faces > Artists

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Tower Records takes center stage

Why let a good thing go to waste? The very question that cooperative, No Longer Empty (NLE) aims at answering. Rather than walking past dozens of empty storefronts, they’ve found a way to transform a once abandoned staple of the New York community (Tower Records) into a gallery and celebrate its rich beginnings.

| Feb 16, 2010 | Faces > Artists

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The closing act that opened the show

A season started while an era ended. In the timeline of fashion some news are for an hour, other stick for life; on the first day of this latest round of fashion weeks, the incomprehensible death of one of our most beautiful modern minds, British fashion designer Alexander McQueen, became the latest of those defining moments...

| Feb 11, 2010 | Faces > Artists

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Next to no time left to make a difference

An ultimatum issued by Kofi Annan that goes back to 2000 and two thirds of the way in it is looking somewhat desperate. Which is why eight directors, amongst which Gus Van Sant and Jane Campion, have come to the rescue.

| Feb 9, 2010 | Faces > Artists

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Damir Doma, the quiet that caused the storm

Amongst the artists that inspire Swide are more than painters and filmmakers and starting from this week we shall be looking at designers who think somewhat outside the fashion box. Of all places to start it seemed that Paris-based designer young Damir Doma was the most fitting.

| Feb 8, 2010 | Faces > Artists

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A restless tour of Ron Arad's Barbican design wonderland

Opening last week was a highly awaited retrospective by British designer and architect Ron Arad; for the next three months the Barbican will become Arad's very own design wonderland for the enjoyment of anyone who might be wanting more from inspiring design than an attractive chair. Swide's very own London contributor reports on a memorable visit.

| Feb 24, 2010 | Faces > Artists

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Silent fashion wonder Damir Doma talks to Swide

We revealed our crush on designer Damir Doma only weeks ago so imagine our schoolgirl giddiness when we finally got to ask him all about his very early debut, the Damir Doma take on fashion, his new line Silent... Fashion's eighth wonder breaks the silence in an exclusive Swide interview.

| Feb 22, 2010 | Faces > Artists

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Backstage at D&G with the Fashionist's Fosco Giulianelli

Blogger extraordinaire Fosco Giulianelli took a break from the snapping to chat to Swide backstage at D&G minutes before the F/W 2010-11 men's show; we got to find out what this very dashing and very international Italian had to say about his fellow countrymen's style and the Milan streetstyle scene.

| Feb 16, 2010 | Faces > Artists

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Swide talks to StilInBerlin's Dario Natale on the D&G couch

Swide got talking to one lovely half of the Stil In Berlin's photographer duo, Dario Natale, at the Fall 2010 D&G menswear show. After a whirlwind of hectic hair and makeup staff, romantic male models and ski equipment, a chat on the sofa with Dario felt like a breath of fresh air.

| Feb 16, 2010 | Faces > Artists

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Interview with Nick Gentry: Recycled art

While society continues to make technological advancements as to how we store information, we often disregard previous respected formats and deem them as rubbish. Nick Gentry has found a way to recycle the once-relevant mediums of data storage and apply them to his works of art. Swide was fortunate enough to interview Nick Gentry and explore his journey in creating one man’s junk into a piece of art.

| Feb 11, 2010 | Faces > Artists

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It's more than just a kiss...

Tino Sehgal’s conceptual art exhibition, “This is Progress” at the Guggenheim has created quite a stir in the art world. Like Seghal’s other conceptual artworks, he questions the traditional framework of gallery environments and focuses on the beauty of experiencing art rather than possessing it.

| Feb 10, 2010 | Faces > Artists

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An alternative take on Parisian chic

When conjuring up images of French people, Parisians especially, a certain cliché comes to mind: grumpy but utterly chic, rude but elegant. A new alternative documentary series is here to show there is more to Paris than snooty mademoiselles.

| Feb 8, 2010 | Faces > Artists

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Saga Sig: a fresh breath of Icelandic air

Hailing from a far away land, we bring you Saga Sig: London-based photographer. We talk to Saga about her inspirations, being a fashion student in London, personal style and her connection to the blogasphere.

| Feb 2, 2010 | Faces > Artists

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