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Alberto Giacometti in his studio, 1960 Photo: Rene Burri/Magnum Photos

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Alberto Giacometti: A Line Through Time

Human Behaviour.

The major summer exhibition at the Vancouver Art Gallery captures the continued relevance of one of the 20th century’s most important artists.

Photo courtesy of Grant Hayter-Menzies.

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‘Woo, The Monkey Who Inspired Emily Carr: A Biography’

Animal Magic.

Grant Hayter-Menzies’ new book explores the close relationship between the legendary Canadian artist and her Javanese macaque.

Gathie Falk "Grapefruit" 1970

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Gathie Falk

Everyday beauty.

In the entrance to Gathie Falk’s East Vancouver house, a stack of red ceramic apples from her acclaimed fruit series sits on a table. The piece is a marker of her success—it’s among her best-known and most beloved works—but it’s also a symbol of the bright outlook that has defined her life.

Photo credit: Netflix

Design

Production Designer Lieselotte Soper

I put a spell on you.

The ‘Chilling Adventures of Sabrina’ designer loves her job so much, she even lives in Greendale.

Hacienda Los Nacimientos, El Salvador Indigo

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Hacienda Los Nacimientos, El Salvador

Blue gold.

There are only two places left in the world that create handmade organic indigo, and this is one of them.

Karim Rashid

Design

Karim Rashid

Design for the present.

In a current aesthetic climate that favours monochromatic palettes and modernist minimalism, he gives us Technicolor.

Hodgee Films

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Hodgee Films

That green light.

Brent Hodge has produced buzzy documentaries on the late Chris Farley, actor Aubrey Plaza’s recreational basketball team, “Freaks and Geeks,” and more.

Aloe Blacc interview

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Aloe Blacc

When the beat takes over.

“My goal isn’t to win an annual popularity contest. My goal is to be in the songwriters’ hall of fame.”

Ben Skinner

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Ben Skinner

Text interventions.

With thick-rimmed plastic glasses and a Coca-Cola branded t-shirt, Skinner blends right in with the resin-heavy, often text-based pieces that he has become known for.