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Triennale di Milano is showcasing a new exhibition on legendary Italian architect and designer, Ettore Sottsass. Following two earlier shows, Structure and Color and Calculation, the third and final iteration in the series spotlights Sottsass' many uses of the written word. Entitled La Parola (The Word), visitors can get a glimpse into the mind of one of the brightest creative figures in design history through a selection of drawings, objects, writings and unpublished works — from to-do lists, diary confessions, magazine interviews to manifestos, speeches, stories and more. Despite being birthed in the Modernist movement, Sottsass rewrote the rules of design by imbuing a sense of color and life through his 'magical objects.' The exhibition aptly showcases a blueprint to Sottsass' thought p...

Sow & Tailor gallery in Los Angeles is playing host to a new solo exhibition by Canadian artist Kayla Witt. Born in Calgary and now based in LA, Witt moved with a number of existential questions in mind: "When will I find love? Will I be successful? Will I be well? Will I be happy? When will I know I am where I should be?" I Can and Will Make Life Better for You is a meditative reflection on what she has experienced since.From a distance, you would be forgiven to think Witt specialized in photography. While up close, her hyperrealistic scenes give way to meticulous oil on canvas paintings that were developed under the intense parameters ushered in by the COVID pandemic. Witt regularly drove across LA's sprawling streets to document the many psychic shops riddled across the city, which she ...