The Standard called it “a feast for the eyes and the mind,” while The Guardian described it as “a mucky joy to behold.” Despite its modest-sounding premise, 'Dirty Looks' curated by Karen Van Godtsenhoven, is one of the most beautiful exhibitions I have ever visited. Highly relevant too, considering I had just read Susan Strasser's Waste and Want in December (worth the read if you're interested in sustainability and design.)

Photo Courtesy of Hilary Woods Irish musician, analogue filmmaker and writer Hilary Woods  has always treated music as a lived, bodily practice rather than a fixed form. Born in Dublin, Woods first came to prominence as the bassist in JJ72 , before carving out a singular solo path that blurs the lines between song, sound art, text and image. Across her work, music becomes a sensorial space where memory, feeling and physical presence collide. Released on 31 October 2025 via Sa

Photo Courtesy of Imogen Thomas Formed in Melbourne in 2011, These New South Whales have spent the past decade carving out a space where punk urgency, sharp humour, and community-first thinking coexist. From recording their earliest material in a WWII bunker in Western Sydney to touring across Europe and earning an ARIA nomination for their 2022 self-titled album, the band has always followed instinct over expectation. Their latest record, GODSPEED , released at the end of No

The National Portrait Gallery brings together an unprecedented number of artworks from Lucien Freud, one of the 20th century's most prominent figurative painters. Tracing the creative process from sketches to completed paintings, this exhibition creates a tender portrayal of the life cycle and the art of portrait.

Haute Couture Week is a battle of craftsmanship and creativity. A space in which designers convey abstract motifs through their collections. In Jonathan Anderson’s debut at Dior, it became immediately clear that his design language was not contingent on his work at Loewe. While he retains a sense of playful elegance and trompe l’œil elements, this collection stood as a defining moment of Haute Couture Week in its own right.