Paula Sweet Above, from top: Insula’s Redha Benabdallah and Maher Beauroy. Javanese drummer. A traditional door at the museum. Traffic ground to a halt yesterday on the approach roads at the start of the sixth annual Ubud Village Jazz Festival, held in the gardens of the Art Museum in Ubud, Bali. Set among the traditional […]
Rinaldy Yunardi wins top honours at World of Wearable Art Awards with Encapsulate
Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images for World of Wearable Art Above, from top: WOW Supreme Winner Encapsulate, by Rinaldy Yunardi. Runner-up Refuse Refuge by Grace DuVal. Cube, by British designer Adam McAlavey. Encapsulate, by Indonesian designer Rinaldy Yunardi, has taken the Supreme Award at the International World of Wearable Art Awards (WOW) in Wellington, New Zealand tonight. […]
Kate Upton on three covers for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue 2017, photographed by Yu Tsai
Yu Tsai/Sports Illustrated Above: Each of Yu Tsai’s covers for the 2017 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, on sale now in the US. As with 2016, Sports Illustrated has gone with three covers for its annual Swimsuit Issue—except this time, all three covers are of one model, Kate Upton. All three were shot in Fiji by […]
Hélèna Christensen on climate change: politicians’ ‘groundhog day’ is costing lives
Hélèna Christensen is one of the most active supermodels: today as an Oxfam Global Ambassador and photographer, she is raising awareness of climate change. Through her photography, Christensen has been documenting the plight of villages that are experiencing more extreme weather patterns. Christensen’s photographs will be exhibited in 2011–12 to continue raising awareness […]
Amandari to show heritage films on Bali
From July 1 to 3, 2010, Amandari, a tranquil resort overlooking the verdant Ayung River gorge on the fringes of Ubud, will host a viewing of heritage films of Bali in conjunction with the French Cinémathèque of Dance and the Swedish Dance Museum. The fims focus on the theme of dance, with rarely seen screenings […]
Amandari in Bali celebrates 20th anniversary with festivities
Amandari, based in Ubud in central Bali, has completed a series of refurbishments, including the addition of fibreoptic cabling and new gym equipment. To boot, it is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a series of special events from April to October 2009. From exhibitions on Balinese textiles, painting, wood carving and photography to traditional dance […]
