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Inside “A Composition” during Frieze London
While London’s art world gathered for Frieze Week, JW Anderson and The Platinum Card by American Express invited visitors and Cardmembers into a unique creative playground. “A Composition” brings together new works in ceramics, painting, and sculpture by distinctive artists connected to JW Anderson’s creative world. The exhibition ran from 15 October to 20 October at the JW Anderson flagship store in Pimlico, open to the public, 10 am - 6 pm. As part of Frieze London's aim
Ariane Marie Constans
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Cocana Resort: A Different Way to Experience Gili Trawangan
On the western shore of Gili Trawangan, where the Lombok Strait opens towards the distant silhouette of Bali’s Mount Agung, Cocana Resort is making a case for a more considered kind of island escape. With private-pool villas, adults-only lagoon suites, a new omakase restaurant, a destination beach club, and a growing commitment to marine conservation, the resort brings a broader vision of luxury hospitality to one of Indonesia’s most compelling island destinations. Some place
Timmy Bolarinwa
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Josh Tedeku on The Craft, The Calling and The Habit of Going Again
Tucked into a corner of the Lyric Hammersmith café, Josh Tedeku, currently playing Cory in Daniel Bailey's production of Fences, is scrolling through the Spotify playlist he put together to ease himself into his character. Having just posted a story on how neatly "Father Time" by Kendrick Lamar, featuring Sampha, distils the message of the play, he skips to the very end of the song, pausing to recite its closing lines, "They can't stop us if we see the mistakes, till then let
Angel Oseme
2 days ago


A taste of a Maison ST‑GERMAIN l’apéritif comes to Fitzrovia
A pre-dinner catch-up over ST‑GERMAIN Spritzes. The French have long known the value of the hour before dinner. L’apéritif is the ritual of gathering friends over a light drink and a few small bites, with nowhere else you need to be. For two days only this month, it arrives in Fitzrovia. Maison ST‑GERMAIN is taking over the loft at Mortimer House on Thursday 26 and Friday 27 November. The elderflower liqueur brand will have a table set and waiting for you, so the only job l
Vuk Winrow
2 days ago


Giving Black Honours UK Black History Month
Last Black History month saw a rise in youth-led initiatives amongst Black Britain, as interest and support of autoimmune disease awareness grew with more experiences and information become widespread. For the fourth year, on October 15th and October 17th, community and marketing agency Nourishment, in partnership with the Sickle Cell Society, held their annual event, “Giving Black’ to raise money for research and encourage blood donation. Headed mainly by nourishment founder
Leah Tézila
3 days ago


Beyond the Music: Inside Fireboy DML’s Immersive ZUKO! Gallery Experience
Music can create worlds that extend far beyond the recording studio. On Thursday 29 October, Fireboy DML brought that idea to life at Shoreditch Arts Club, transforming the London venue into an immersive creative space celebrating ZUKO!. Through visual art, exclusive film content and interactive installations, the evening offered an opportunity to experience the Nigerian artist’s creative world through a different lens. Upon arrival, guests were greeted by a large-scale displ
Ivié Imafidon-Marcus
Nov 6


Yinka Ilori Brings the Spirit of Tottenham to Spurs’ 2026/27 Away Shirt
Football shirts have always been about representation of what you support and the banter you are willing to allow and never been just about the game. As they carry the identities of the people who wear them, the places they represent and the communities that gather around them. For Tottenham Hotspur, that relationship takes on a new expression through its latest collaboration with British-Nigerian multidisciplinary artist and designer Yinka Ilori MBE. The club has partnered
Timmy Bolarinwa
Nov 4


Artist Victor Ehikhamenor Speaks on His Latest Exhibition 'Undoing The Cities'
Nigerian artist Victor Ehikhamenor has spent more than two decades exploring the intersections of art, memory, spirituality and the histories that shape how we understand ourselves and the places we call home. With Undoing the City, Making Home, his first solo exhibition in Australia, he turns to the changing histories of Sydney, bringing them into conversation with places such as Port Harcourt to examine displacement, belonging and who gets to define the future of a place. H
Timmy Bolarinwa
Nov 4


Threadking: Building an African Fashion Identity That Travels
Threadking is a perfect example of what consistent creative direction can build over time. The brand’s approach to indigenous textiles, accessories and African cultural heritage elevates a bigger picture about how designers can work with what already exists while developing an identity that people can recognise as their own. With Threadking making its exhibition debut in The Gambia and Jamaica this year, and more to come, there is also a conversation to be had about what it t
Timmy Bolarinwa
Nov 4


Photographer Pie Aerts on His New Book Coirón and the Solitary Gauchos of Chilean Patagonia
For six years, Haarlem-based photographer Pie Aerts returned to the Chilean region of Magallanes to spend time with the puesteros, aging gauchos who live and work alone for months at a time on vast ranches they do not own. The result is Coirón, his first monograph published by GOST Books, which follows these men through their daily labour and long stretches of stillness as the region around them undergoes rapid change. We spoke to Aerts about how he earned their trust, what i
Vuk Winrow
Nov 4


Johnnie Walker Blue Label And Rahul Mishra Return With A Blend Inspired By India’s Festive Spirit
Johnnie Walker Blue Label is extending its relationship with Indian fashion designer Rahul Mishra through the launch of its limited edition Indian Festive Blend, a new expression that brings together Scotch whisky craftsmanship and contemporary Indian design.


AXCS Opens the Door to JAY-Z’s London Moment
With JAY-Z set to take over Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on 4 and 5 September, London is about to become the next chapter in the artist’s 30-year cultural legacy.


The Top 10 Richest Streamers in the World
The Top 10 Richest Streamers in the World are no longer just gamers with webcams; they are media owners, brand partners, entrepreneurs, and global entertainers.
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Johnnie Walker Blue Label And Rahul Mishra Return With A Blend Inspired By India’s Festive Spirit
Johnnie Walker Blue Label is extending its relationship with Indian fashion designer Rahul Mishra through the launch of its limited edition Indian Festive Blend, a new expression that brings together Scotch whisky craftsmanship and contemporary Indian design.


The Top 10 Richest Streamers in the World
The Top 10 Richest Streamers in the World are no longer just gamers with webcams; they are media owners, brand partners, entrepreneurs, and global entertainers.


The Art of Finding Faces:Inside the World of Street Casting
Long before a camera rolls, a film begins with a face. The search for that face—the person who can embody a character and bring a story to life—has always been one of filmmaking's most important creative decisions.


Inside aprtment life: How aprtment life Became a Global Movement
In his first-ever interview, New Wave speaks with aprtment life co-founder Dean M.F. Johnson. Before aprtment life became a recognised name within DJ culture, it was simply an idea rooted in a desire to create a communal space that mirrored the warmth of a family gathering. Johnson had already spent years immersed in music, producing and managing artists. “Before aprtment life, I started DJing, but originally I was a producer in a group called Attacca Pesante. The most


Ye Brings His Monumental Live Show to Madrid For The First Time In Two Decades
Ye is set to return to Spain for the first time in nearly two decades with a major stadium performance scheduled for 30 July 2026 at Riyadh Air Metropolitano in Madrid.


The Music is Black: V&A East's Landmark Exhibition Redefines British Musical History
V&A East Museum will open its doors on 18 April 2026 with The Music is Black: A British Story, an inaugural exhibition that traces 125 years of black musical innovation in Britain. Running until 3 January 2027, this multisensory show explores the profound impact of Black artistry on British music and culture through over 200 objects spanning fashion, photography, musical instruments, and personal writings. The exhibition is divided into four acts. Act 1: Origins of Music, tra


Behind the Bookings: How Anti-Agency Rewrote the Rules of Casting
Whilst fashion prides itself on progress, the hierarchies it clings to feel all too familiar. Anti-Agency, however, has been re-shaping what casting looks like from the inside out.


Zara Larsson Brings Endless Euro Summer Energy to Wembley
Nostalgia met pure pop confidence at Zara Larsson’s sold-out OVO Arena Wembley show last night, a night that felt like the soundtrack to a sun-drenched Euro summer, even in the depths of November. And whilst the clouds turn grey and the wind gets even more chilling, that didn't stop waves of her fans dressed in their most vibrant mini skirts and crop tops adorned with sequins and glitter to match that ibiza-party-euro-summer vibe. Since the release of her fifth studio album M


Doja Cat and Teyana Taylor Lead Ray-Ban x Meta’s Visionary New Era
What happens when timeless design collides with the future of connection? Ray-Ban and Meta have joined forces once again to reimagine how we see and share the world.


True Religion's Eternal Thread Between Hip-Hop and Fashion In The Past 25 Years
From its audacious beginnings in the early 2000s to its powerful cultural revival today, True Religion has long stood as one of the most enduring symbols of hip-hop style.
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Soho And Carnaby Street Are Bringing Art Into The Shopping Experience, Here Is How And Why This Is Important
Soho and Carnaby Street have always offered more than a place to shop. Their history is tied to the people, ideas and creative movements that have shaped London’s cultural identity


The Reasons Why Gauchoworld Space Needs To Exist And The Value Of Building Locally
The case for Gauchoworld Space is also a case for the economic and cultural value of independent creative businesses. Through his wider work, George has cited collaborations with brands including Nike, Google, Adidas, Salomon and New Balance, bringing commercial relationships and industry connections into a platform developed independently in Hackney.


Kalai Gallery Curates Art, Cocktails And Contemporary Culture at The Ivy Asia For Frieze Week
Frieze Week has long provided London with an opportunity to experience art beyond the conventional gallery setting, bringing together collectors, artists and creative communities across the city.


Berlin Art Week Turns 15: A Conversation with Artistic Director Mona Stehle
Now drawing more than 140,000 visitors annually across over 120 partners, Berlin Art Week has blossomed into a decentralised, city-wide celebration of contemporary art. Ahead of its landmark 15th anniversary, New Wave caught up with artistic director Mona Stehle to gather her thoughts on the festival's evolution, its role in the city's cultural life, and where it might be headed next. From art installations tucked inside U-Bahn stations to open doors into private collections,


Rhythm & Roots: Foot Locker and Adidas Celebrate the Culture That Makes Carnival
Every August, London transforms - Foot Locker (now in its fourth year of showing up at Carnival) knows this better than most.
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The Closing Credits Club: One Frame At a Time
According to the University Press of Mississipi, Academy Award-winning filmmaker, Steven Spielberg, once said that "Every time I go to a movie, it's magic, no matter what the movie's about". The experience of watching a movie can be so brilliant and immersive, that the experience can be otherwordly. The Closing Credits Club brings people together to share that magic. Films are known to bring people together, inspire conversations, and create shared experiences. The Closing C


ALO Brings Its Wellness Lifestyle To Berlin With First German Flagship
ALO is expanding its European presence with the opening of its first German flagship in Berlin, marking a significant step in the growth of the California born fashion and lifestyle brand.


Formula 1 Brings The Paddock To Austin’s Music Scene
Formula 1 is taking a different route into Austin nightlife this October, turning legendary South Austin venue Sagebrush into The Paddock Bar for the United States Grand Prix weekend.


NW’s Shop List - Fashion at Frieze
The second list is back with a new theme - Frieze London!
I pestered all of the New Wave team about what they would wear to Frieze. This time it wasn’t about trying to fit in or stand out as a “gatecrasher”, it was about how to strike the right balance between put together and effortless. Finding the middle ground between “I planned this down to my socks” and “I just threw on the first thing I saw” is important because whilst fashion makes a great impression wherever you go,
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Steel and Light: Reflecting on Pieter Obels and Feng Xiao-Min at Opera Gallery London
This summer, Opera Gallery London offered visitors to London Gallery Weekend and beyond, a rare dialogue between a sculptor and a painter whose shared preoccupation with lightness made for one of the season's most compelling pairings. Pieter Obels and Feng Xiao-Min, which wrapped up in early July, brought together Obels' Corten steel sculptures and Feng Xiao-Min's abstract paintings in an exhibition that prided itself on invoking a genuine conversation between two artists who


The Things We Forget to See; Lucas Benarroch on attention, mistakes and the hidden language of ordinary things
Most artists begin with a blank page. Lucas Benarroch begins with what is already there. A faded road marking. The geometry of a tennis court. The markings on a measuring tape. An accidental line left on a wall. The kinds of things most of us stop seeing long before we stop walking past them. Hard Court. Image credit: Lucas Benarroch. His work begins with a simple conviction: the ordinary is not empty. It has simply become invisible through familiarity. “My girlfriend would s


Jonathan Anderson Takes His Place Beside Dior’s Past Creative Directors in New La Galerie Dior Exhibition
Jonathan Anderson has taken his rightful place beside Dior's past Creative Directors at the brand new reflective exhibition curated at La Galerie Dior, and it's the first to retell the story of a House in its birthplace. The transient displays are designed to trace the origins of the brand, straight to the heart of Haute Couture.


Invasive Species: The Things We Learn to Live Alongside
invasive species, curated by Danielle Mezh brings together fifteen women artists across sculpture, painting, installation, scent, sound, and moving image, to explore how invasion and intrusion continue to generate dissonance within our inner worlds long after they occur.


Isamaya Ffrench Expands Into Interdisciplinary Space With Studio Iron
Isamaya Ffrench introduces Studio Iron to Saatchi Yates, the inaugural exhibition of her newly launched design gallery and a decisive step in her transition from makeup artist to interdisciplinary force.


ThriftCon Is Growing into Something Bigger Than Vintage
What began as a small idea in the back of a vintage shop has grown into something much larger than anyone expected. Founded by Mario Conte and Ken Meade, ThriftCon started as a space for independent sellers to come together in one place. At the time, the vintage scene was active but scattered, with no real centre point bringing it all together. What they built instead was not just a market, but a meeting place. One that has since evolved into a travelling convention sitting a


This Is Your V&A: We Take A Private Look Inside V&A East and The Music Is Black
Inside V&A East, the scale lands first. Light cuts across wide concrete surfaces, softening the edges of a building designed to hold weight, not just structurally, but culturally.


What We Leave Behind: The Southbank Centre Unites Two Artists Across Memory and Time
The Hayward Gallery has given its current season entirely to two artists who have never before shared an institutional space: Chiharu Shiota, a Japanese artist based in Berlin, and Yin Xiuzhen, a pioneering figure in contemporary Chinese art. They come from different generations, different places and different artistic traditions, facts the gallery's own curator is careful to acknowledge. And yet with Shiota's Threads of Life occupying the top floor and Yin's Heart to Heart s


Tidal Memory: Cristina Babiloni’s Ecos de Vida at Opera Gallery Madrid
Cristina Babiloni’s first solo exhibition with Opera Gallery Madrid marked a defining moment in the evolution of her practice, situating the Castellón-born artist deeply within an expanding international framework. Her exhibition, titled Ecos de Vida, brought together paintings and sculptural works that distilled her longstanding engagement with the Mediterranean landscape into immersive environments. Drawing on burlap, sand, ceramics and pigment, Babiloni constructed surface


Art Madrid at 21: How a Contemporary Art Fair Became a Cultural Constant
In a city where art weeks now arrive thick and fast, it is easy to forget that there was a time when Art Madrid stood largely on its own. Founded more than two decades ago, the fair now defines the contemporary art calendar as much as being a key part of the calendar itself. As Art Madrid returns to the Galería de Cristal at the Palacio de Cibeles from March 4 to 8, 2026, its twenty-first edition is testament to its ability to evolve alongside a rapidly changing art-world. Ar
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