A New British Invasion Led by Raye and Olivia Dean
By Wim Langedijk for HURS
A New British Invasion Led by Raye and Olivia Dean
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The Next British Invasion Is Here, and It’s Led by Women
Shaad D’Souza frames a new, women-led British pop surge: Raye, Olivia Dean, Lola Young and PinkPantheress, as a counterpoint to past male-dominated “British Invasions.” Rather than smoothing their edges for U.S. success, these artists foreground accent and locality. The result is a cohesive cultural moment, not isolated stardom, where British identity, long a novelty, becomes the main export.
THE NEW YORK TIMES
In conversation with Apartamento, filmmaker Dea Kulumbegashvili reflects on her uncompromising cinema, shaped by personal history in rural Georgia and political repression. Discussing April, she explores women navigating patriarchal systems, her immersive formal style and commitment to discomfort. Now in self-imposed exile, she speaks on censorship and artistic responsibility, framing cinema as a space for empathy rather than answers.
APARTAMENTO
A permanent gallery dedicated to Ruth Asawa will open this spring at San Francisco’s Minnesota Street Project, marking the artist’s centennial. Organized by her family foundation, the space debuts with “Ruth Asawa: Untitled,” featuring her signature wire sculptures alongside works on paper. The gallery will host rotating exhibitions, collaborations and student showcases, cementing Asawa’s enduring legacy in her longtime home city.
ARTSY
Sarah Hyde revisits Edna Clarke Hall, a gifted student at London’s Slade School of Fine Art whose early promise was curtailed by a restrictive marriage. Isolated in the countryside, Hall became consumed by Wuthering Heights, channeling her emotional life into obsessive drawings of its characters. A new illustrated edition revives this overlooked body of work, revealing art shaped by fixation and escape.
THE PARIS REVIEW
Meiko Kaji, the 79-year-old Japanese actress and singer, forged a singular path through 1970s exploitation cinema with haunting, vengeful heroines and her own theme songs. Scouted with no experience, she survived harsh studios, insisting on agency over her roles and style. Now celebrated in New York with a career retrospective, Kaji embraces a new era, exploring music and reflection, confronting the passage of time with the same relentless drive that defined her legendary six-decade career.