EDITOR’S LETTER
Welcome to The Wick
Hi All,
October is one full month of hyperstimulation. Just as Frieze comes to a triumphant close, the BFI London Film Festival kicks off with 12 days of films, shorts, talks, and live events bringing together acclaimed newcomers and legends alike.
Meanwhile, the art world will be decamping to Art Basel Paris in its new home: the newly restored Grand Palais. A new initiative Oh La La! invites exhibitors to present rarely seen work in their booth for 48 hours only. 195 galleries are taking part alongside institutions, auction houses and galleries across the city. Have your Navigo pass and Lime bike app at the ready.
And in Milan our grey matter will be getting a further workout as Fondazione Prada hosts its annual symposium about the human brain. This edition of Preserving the Brain focuses on the prevention and early treatment of widespread and still incurable diseases, such as Alzheimer’s, Huntington’s, Parkinson’s, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, and Multiple Sclerosis. It is organised in partnership with 15 renowned neuroscience institutes from world-class universities and five Italian patient organisations and associations. “Preserving the Brain shows how necessary it is to create an even stronger dialogue between the scientific world and the public of a cultural institution like the Fondazione. The themes of prevention and active role of culture in this field concern everyone and specifically younger generations,” says Miuccia Prada, president and director of the foundation. https://humanbrains.fondazioneprada.org/en/
Enjoy your time meandering across London this weekend…
With best wishes from me and KTW Family,
Katy
October is one full month of hyperstimulation. Just as Frieze comes to a triumphant close, the BFI London Film Festival kicks off with 12 days of films, shorts, talks, and live events bringing together acclaimed newcomers and legends alike.
Meanwhile, the art world will be decamping to Art Basel Paris in its new home: the newly restored Grand Palais. A new initiative Oh La La! invites exhibitors to present rarely seen work in their booth for 48 hours only. 195 galleries are taking part alongside institutions, auction houses and galleries across the city. Have your Navigo pass and Lime bike app at the ready.
And in Milan our grey matter will be getting a further workout as Fondazione Prada hosts its annual symposium about the human brain. This edition of Preserving the Brain focuses on the prevention and early treatment of widespread and still incurable diseases, such as Alzheimer’s, Huntington’s, Parkinson’s, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, and Multiple Sclerosis. It is organised in partnership with 15 renowned neuroscience institutes from world-class universities and five Italian patient organisations and associations. “Preserving the Brain shows how necessary it is to create an even stronger dialogue between the scientific world and the public of a cultural institution like the Fondazione. The themes of prevention and active role of culture in this field concern everyone and specifically younger generations,” says Miuccia Prada, president and director of the foundation. https://humanbrains.fondazioneprada.org/en/
Enjoy your time meandering across London this weekend…
With best wishes from me and KTW Family,
Katy
Objects of Desire
Rain Shell Jacket by The North Face x Yinka Ilori
Monday Muse
Interview Curator Jenn Ellis
Spotlight
Spotlight Artist Charlotte Edey
Video Interviews
Interview The Wick x 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair 2024
Visual Arts
Happenings ‘DOUBLE EXPOSURE: David Bailey & Mary McCartney’ at Claridge’s ArtSpace
Happenings
Viewing Enchanted Alchemies: Magic, Mysticism and the Occult in Art
Magic, mysticism and the occult have been something of hot topics in art again recently – in part due to revisiting the surrealists to mark the centenary year of the movement this year.
Viewing Rob and Nick Carter: Chroma Viscosity II
Rob and Nick Carter’s Chroma-Viscosity II defies the boundaries of materiality, time, and technology in five framed works.
Viewing 1-54 Contemporary Art Fair
Bringing together galleries from around the world in a range of mediums at Somerset House, 1-54 continues to lead the way forward in an international market that is still weighted towards the west.
