We are curious about
their work,
not the moment.
Leila Antakly has been talking to the artists, designers, musicians and thinkers shaping culture since 2003. This is the archive of those conversations, and where they led.
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Kim Mee Hye: Architectural Jewelry for the Modern Woman
Belgian-Korean jewellery designer Kim Mee Hye on wearable architecture, hidden mechanisms, the click of a clasp, Antwerp craftsmanship, and jewels for women who don't consider fine jewellery suited only to a particular occasion.
CHEN FEI
Chen Fei likes to paint bad taste. He believes the not-so-pretty things leave a longer lasting impression than beauty ever would. What impresses him most are the rogues, not the upstanding citizens. He was trained at the Beijing Film Academy, found the industry too limiting, and turned to acrylic on canvas instead — treating every painting like a film still, rendered with photographic precision that reads as digital or animated until you get close. He was at Centre Pompidou in 2024. Galerie Perrotin represents him. He is not yet a household name outside contemporary art circles. That is the point.
“Visibility has never been our measure of significance. We seek out artists and inspiring individuals whose work sparks curiosity, challenges assumptions, and leaves a lasting impression.”
Every project, image, and story is about framing a series of questions that are deeply important to me as a human being.- Shirin Neshat