FYI #105
Reading Olivia Laing’s new novel, The Silver Book, led me to the book they made with Chantal Joffe, Painting Writing Texting, which led me to Joffe’s exhibition in London.
Fitzcarraldo Editions’ The First Decade Collection
First Look: An Epic Exhibition Of Contemporary First Nations Art, via Design Files. Kukawarra kwatja, pmara nhanhanama marra inthurra, soft rain, strong Country, by Yarrenyty Arltere Artists and Grace Kemarre Robinya looks wonderful
Es Devlin erects monumental rotating library on Miami beach, via Dezeen
Frank Gehry, world-renowned architect who designed the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, dies aged 96, via ABC News
Design, Sushi & Sustainability: A Q&A with the Creators of the Light Soy Lamp, via Never Too Small. Created by Heliograph
Chana-kah Masala, Home Cooking podcast with Samin Nosrat and Hrishikesh Hirway
The line-up for the 2026 All About Women event at the Sydney Opera House, includes Zadie Smith and Laila Lalami
This Portland Home Is an Oasis for Solo Living, via Cup of Jo
David Byrne: Tiny Desk Concert, via NPR… so good for the soul
New Yorker editor David Remnick on Semafor’s Mixed Signals podcast. New documentary about the magazine out on Netflix, The New Yorker at 100
Pantone Color of the Year 2026, PANTONE 11-4201 Cloud Dancer
Does “Hamlet” Need a Backstory?, via Critics At Large
AI poses unprecedented threats. Congress must act now, opinion piece by Bernie Sanders, via the Guardian… ‘Based on our investigation and other information that we are gathering, my staff and I will soon be presenting a very specific set of recommendations to Congress as to how we can begin addressing some of the unprecedented threats that AI poses’.. I look forward to reading what they come up with.