Yes Future!

Five eco-friendly innovations for food and travel at the forward-thinking exhibition

The thematic exhibition “Yes Future!” at this season’s Maison et Objet show in Paris unveiled visionary novelties, and while browsing the show, it was obvious that environmental concern is currently one of the major motors of design. These five examples from the eco-conscious exhibition highlight innovations for food and travel. Cookup Inox With a look that seems pulled straight from a space invasion flick, the …

Global Model Village

A conversation with Slinkachu on his international street installations

A de facto ambassador for “little people,” London-based Slinkachu delights passersby with diminutive scenes left in unexpected locales. From dunking basketball players and magic carpet riders to hanged men and lonely brides, Slinkachu’s tableaus show off the many faces of the human condition. The quick-witted artist has been doing some traveling recently, and is celebrating with a book and two solo exhibitions, collectively titled “Global …

Yishu 8

The 100-year-old university turned gallery bridges the gap between Chinese and Western contemporary art

Beyond the frenzied industrial development and Disneyfication of its historic alleyways, Beijing remains a city to discover. Fascinating hidden locations and scattered traces of the past are still preserved in the old capital— among them, the 100-year-old building behind the National Art Museum that once housed the former Sino-French University.The old building is now home to Yishu 8, a gallery that inherits the tradition of …