by Nicola | Nov 29, 2011
When Paul Rosenblatt answers the phone, he says “Bananas!” IMAGE: All photos from our visit to the Banana Distributors of New York were taken by me, unless otherwise noted. Rosenblatt ships a million boxes of bananas every year from the Banana Distributors... by Nicola | Nov 22, 2011
My new favourite art prize is the Szpilman Award, which exists to promote “such works whose forms consist of ephemeral situations.” The idea of canonising art whose very nature is fleeting is compelling, in a quixotic kind of way. Meanwhile, the works... by Nicola | Nov 13, 2011
Provenance is a tricky issue. Over the past few years, the names of agricultural regions, villages, and even specific farms have proliferated on urban menus and shelf labels, providing the aspirational consumer with a shorthand guarantee of authenticity, taste, and,...