Bosch and another Renaissance
Bringing together a hundred works of art, including paintings, sculptures, tapestries and engravings, a new exhibition in Milan charts the legacy and influence of one of the most imaginative and enigmatic Dutch masters, Hieronymus Bosch,
Uncombed, Unforeseen, Unconstrained
A collateral event of the 59th Venice Biennale, Uncombed, Unforeseen, Unconstrained brings together eleven internationally renowned artists to reflect on topical issues that range from environmental pollution and global warming, to systemic racism and rampant
Robert Nava – Thunderbolt Disco
Robert Nava has made a name for himself with his canvases depicting otherworldly creatures hovering between the mythical and the supernatural. Shaped by a range of different inspirations, they are rendered in a deliberately naïve
Cj Hendry – Epilogue
1883 Arts Editor sits for a chat with Cj Hendry, the 34 year-old NY-based artist from Brisbane best-known for her eye-catching photorealistic drawings of luxury goods and flowers, to discuss her work and influences, and
Eve Marguerite
1883 sits down for a chat with London-based artist Eve Marguerite to discuss her practice encompassing video, drawing and installations, and to ask about her project for Lateral Geographies, What If We Gave Them Back.
Josh Sandhu – Quantus Gallery
Are non-fungible tokens a fad or the future of the creative industry? 1883 sits down for a chat with Josh Sandhu from Quantus Gallery – Europe’s first non-fungible token advisory – to talk all things
David Wightman – Ariel
1883 meets British landscape painter David Wightman, who is best known for his imaginary mountain vistas teetering on the line between figuration and geometric abstraction. His work is on display at Grove Square Galleries, London,
Androxx – The Game of Life
1883 Arts Editor meets NY-based visual artist and photographer extraordinaire Androxx to discuss his new series, The Game of Life, featuring Max Jablonsky and Ignacio Naudon.
Brian Ratigan – Non Films
1883 Arts Editor sits down with New York-based experimental filmmaker Brian Ratigan, the founder of the award-winning independent studio Non Films, to discuss his latest project, The Architecture of Time, and more.
Leigh Bowery – Tell Them I’ve Gone to Papua New Guinea
A retrospective at The Fitzrovia Chapel, London, pays tribute to larger-than-life 80s icon Leigh Bowery whose work straddled art, fashion and music.
Marcus Jansen – Victims and Victors
A modern urban expressionist combining abstraction with surreal figuration, Marcus Jansen draws on his military past to comment on socio-political issues and offer a poignant insight into the realities of war. His latest exhibition, Victims
Sarah Maple – The Opposite of a Feminist
In a world where women are kept down and struggle to make their voices heard, seminal British artist Sarah Maple never shies away from challenging the structural and everyday misogyny and sexism in our society.
Holly-Anne Buck – Collagism
London-based artist and Kundalini teacher Holly-Anne Buck aka Collagism is on a mission to boost our emotional wellbeing. 1883 caught up with Ms Buck to talk about art and meditation, discuss her residency with Lateral
Mr Brainwash in London
Larger-than-life street-pop artist Thierry Guetta aka Mr Brainwash sits for a chat with 1883 Arts Editor to talk about his new mural in Battersea, his influences and what makes London unique. Since rising to fame through
Joshua Press – Different Bodies
Joshua Press's debut solo exhibition – Different Bodies – is an intimate celebration of family and friends. 1883 meets the artist known for his intense, hazy portraits to discuss his work and ask why portraiture
Maurizio Cattelan – Breath Ghosts Blind
Best known for his dangling horses, 18-carat gold toilet and duct-taped bananas, art world's favourite prankster Maurizio Cattelan grapples with existential questions in a new exhibition in Milan. That of the court jester has never been
Miart 2021
Milan’s international art fair Miart makes a much-anticipated in-person return after COVID-19 hiatus. After enduring months of lockdowns and multiple waves of COVID-19, Milan – Italy's financial hub and economic driver – is now gradually reverting
Wells Projects
1883 Arts Editor meets artist collective Wells Projects to discuss their residency with Lateral Geographies, upcoming projects and how they see their work evolving in the wake of the digital revolution shaking up the art
Manjit Thapp
Ahead of the opening of her solo exhibition at NOW Gallery, Birmingham born artist and illustrator Manjit Thapp sits down for a chat with 1883 Arts Editor to discuss her work addressing themes of feminism
Charlotte Colbert
1883 meets artist and film director Charlotte Colbert to discuss her art practice and find out more about her new movie featuring Alice Krige, Malcolm McDowell and Rupert Everett. A Franco-British multimedia artist whose work straddles film,
In Conversation with Stuart Semple
1883 Arts Editor sits down for a chat with artist, curator, activist and all-round creative mastermind Stuart Semple to find out about his many projects and ask what he thinks the future hols for the
Simona Cozzupoli
An accomplished artist with a background in Art Criticism, Milan-based Simona Cozzupoli draws from the likes of Cornell, De Chirico and Magritte to create awe-inspiring shadow boxes where the mundane and the magical collide and
Lateral Geographies: an online residency programme for artists and curators
First conceived amidst the global Covid-19 epidemic to support creative professionals, Lateral Geographies is an online residency programme curated by 1883's Arts Editor aiming to link artists, curators and audiences in new, challenging ways. The past
Isolating Together: An outdoor photography exhibition marking one year of lockdown
Isolating Together is a photographic series and outdoor exhibition documenting stories of community, action and solidarity during Covid-19 by Kentish Town-based designer and documentary photographer Karishma Puri. A year ago, at the height at the first
Duggie Fields
1883 is deeply saddened to announce British painter and all-round creative mind Duggie Fields has passed aged 75. With a career spanning fifty years, Duggie Fields was a true British institution. In September 2019, 1883
ARTCRY
Led by a group of artists, creatives, agitators and producers, ARTCRY is a new fund for artists making work in response to social and political events in the public realm. At a time of great political
Dr Ziba Ardalan — Parasol unit
1883 Arts Editor sits down for a chat with Dr Ziba Ardalan, the founder and director of one of London's most distinguished art institutions — Parasol unit, to discuss the decision to close the gallery
Embryoroom Turns 25
Following our interview for the DECADENT issue, we caught up with Edward Quist aka Embryoroom, a veteran of the New York art scene, to get the lowdown on his new projects, including The First Vial
Christian Voigt
1883 caught up with German art photographer Christian Voigt to discuss Evolution, his latest series capturing some of the world's most iconic dinosaur skeletons from museums across Europe. What's more exciting than dinosaurs? A photographic series
Alexander James
1883 meets British-born multimedia artist Alexander James to talk art and identity in the Digital Age and find out more about his latest body of work, Sharper Than Razor Blades. In a time where digitisation plays
Edward Quist – Triode
1883 Arts Editor meets Edward Quist aka Embryoroom for a second interview to discuss his collaboration with Derek Gruen and his new film, Triode Kuvaputki, a fitting tribute to late Pan Sonic Mika Vainio and
The Return of Edward Quist
A multidisciplinary artist based in New York, Edward Paul Quist aka Embryoroom combines experimental music, sound design and motion graphics to create radical art that defies easy categorisation. 1883 meets the artist to discuss his
Coldplay Album Artwork
1883 caught up with the artist behind the mind-blowing album cover of 2011 Coldplay's smash hit, Mylo Xyloto. What is it that makes analbum a greatalbum? The music, of course, but let's be frank, even the cover needs to electrifythe audience's
David LaChapelle
Best known to the public for his cunningly provocative photos, David LaChapellehas left behind the glitz of fashion to focus onfine art. 1883 caught up with the man himself to know more about his new begin Ever
Calling a spade a spade: in conversation with Jerry Saltz
Long-time standing New York Magazine art critic and Pulitzer Prize-winner Jerry Saltz shares his personal views on art and criticism with 1883 Magazine arts editor. Finding one's voice can be hard, and in the uncertain journey
Art Capital: Art For The Elizabeth Line
With the Elizabeth line due to open in December, the Whitechapel Gallery teams up with Crossrail to present Art Capital. The exhibition – curated by gallery director Iwona Blazwick – brings together nine renowned artists' preparatory
Urban Solid
1883 arts editor sits down for a chat with Milanese duo Urbansolid to discuss their 3D installations taking over east London. In a world gripped by fear and paranoia, art can't but be political,