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Barbara Hepworth – Sculptor of the Avant-garde

This month TATE Britain shows the big retrospective of Barbara Hepworth, one of the leading sculptors of the 20th century. The exhibition showcases artist’s most significant and beautiful sculptures in wood, stone and bronze alongside rarely seen works. Moreover the show features fascinating photographs, that have never been seen before in public, rarely seen textiles, collages,…

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Unguarded Moments

A real treat for any fan of good photography at Leica Gallery Warsaw. Between 19 June and 30 August you can visit Steve McCurry’s Unguarded Moments exhibition. For the last 30 years McCurry has been one of the most recognizable and well known photographers. His photographs were on covers of countless magazines and books, filled…

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The Talented Madame Delaunay

This month in Tate Modern starts the the first UK retrospective of Sonia Delaunay.  It will feature the groundbreaking paintings, textiles and clothes she made across a sixty-year career, as well as the results of her innovative collaborations with poets, choreographers and manufacturers, from Diaghilev to Liberty. The show is open until 9 August 2015.

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Lanvin Heritage

The Palais Galliera, in close collaboration with Alber Elbaz, artistic director of Lanvin, is honouring the oldest French fashion house still in business. This first Paris exhibition devoted to Jeanne Lanvin features over a hundred models from the amazing collections of the Palais Galliera and the Lanvin Heritage. The show runs until 23 August. As a…

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Russell James and his Angels

In second half of April CAMERA WORK in Berlin will open solo exhibition of Russell James featuring an exclusive selection of more than 30 nude and portrait photographs. Most of the works have never been exhibited in Europe before. For those interested we recommend beautiful book by teNeues. Angels is over 300 pages and 170 large…

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Wróblewski. Recto/Verso

The exhibition of Andrzej Wróblewski’s works is currently under way at the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw. It presents the artist’s works from two periods – 1948-1949 and 1956-1957. Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia is the co-organiser, along with Andrzej Wróblewski’s Foundation and Adam Mickiewicz Institute. The show is open until 17…

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Testino on Men

From Rio to London, Cusco to Seville, Mario Testino is renowned for his free-spirited chronicles of dress and demeanor. In SIR, his largest book to-date, the influential photographer presents over 300 photographs in his search to define the allure of men. Limited edition of 1,000 numbered copies, each signed by Mario Testino, bound in Japanese…

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Unusual Exhibition

There was nothing like this before. Stockholm studio Form Us With Love has designed and curated an exhibition at the city’s Spritmuseum dedicated to the culture of making and drinking beer. Designed for both amateur enthusiasts and seasoned connoisseurs, the exhibition presents simple and in-depth facts about the history, culture and tradition of Swedish brewing….

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McQueen in London

All afficionados of fashion and exceptional design are reminded that this year V&A Museum in London will host a famous exhibition of Alexander McQueen’s “Savage Beauty” projects. The exhibition was created in 2011 for the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and came to be one of the key fashion…

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Big Opening

We present FOLIO. It is a place where we want to show what is the most interesting, what stirs our imagination and is a feast for the eyes. We want to introduce you with the best publications on art, design, cooking and photography. If you appreciate beautiful books, like to loose yourselves for a bit…

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