Answering Empires

Empires fall, but symbols endure. In cloth, structure, language and form, Samuel Ross channels centuries of defiance and reinvention. After stepping into the role of artistic director at the London Design Biennale, a new chapter begins

Rewriting Histories

Gus Casely-Hayford, director of the forthcoming V&A East in London, speaks to Tavares Strachan about his ambitious work, reflecting on the past, the politics of invisibility, and his recent exhibition at the Hayward Gallery