ALLTHINGSMATA: Fear

A surreally sultry music video from the London-based avant-pop outfit

ALLTHINGSMATA, the avant-pop outfit headed by London-based musician and performer Luis Felber, unveil their latest video—starring French actor and singer Josephine De la Baume—in this new and exclusive premiere. The band, born in a crypt beneath St John's Churchyard in Tower Bridge, have gained a steady following for their unique sonic world; both dreamy and punchy in equal measure.

“I enjoy playing this song live because it’s sexy”

"Fear touches on the feeling of anxiety and lethargy and the desire to let it go," explains Felber. "I enjoy playing this song live because it’s sexy. I’m very happy to have had such a great team on this video and have wanted to work with Lucy for a long long time. 'Fear' follows on from the recently released 'No Fools', which received airplay on BBC Radio 1. Director Lucy Luscombe, who created the dream-like visuals for the video, has worked with the likes of Skepta, Blood Orange, and John Grant.

ALLTHINGSMATA will be playing at the Islington, London, on Monday 26 November. More information here.

November 6, 2018

Ivan Michael Blackstock’s TRAPLORD

Dance artist and cultural innovator Ivan Michael Blackstock questions stereotypes of Black masculinity through dance in the return of his Olivier Award-winning show TRAPLORD. Landing at Sadler’s Wells East, the performance meditates on life, death and rebirth, wandering between dreams and reality on a new heroic journey to self-actualisation. Using dance, theatre and spoken word to explore raw themes of mental health and masculinity, TRAPLORD confronts the misrepresentation of Black men in contemporary western society, attempting to escape from the mental state of being condemned before having lived. 28 – 31 May 2025.

SMAC San Marco Art Centre Opens

A pioneering new arts center in Venice, spanning visual arts, architecture, fashion, technology, and film, SMAC opens to the public on 9 May. Taking over the second floor of the Procuratie in Piazza San Marco, SMAC examines contemporary visual culture against history, science, philosophy, and society from a new exhibition space comprising 16 galleries. To coincide with the 19th International Architecture Exhibition, La Biennale di Venezia 2025, SMAC’s inaugural programme features two solo exhibitions dedicated to Australian modern architect Harry Seidler and pioneering Korean landscape designer Jung Youngsun – ahead of an upcoming programme realised in collaboration with world-class international institutions and curators. Opens 9 May.

David Hockney 25

David Hockney, one of the most influential artists of the 20th and 21st centuries, has taken over the entire building of the Fondation Louis Vuitton for an exhibition that is exceptional in its scale and originality. David Hockey 25 brings together more than 400 of his works (from 1955 to 2025), including paintings from international, institutional, and private collections, as well as works from the artist’s own studio and Foundation. The exhibition shows how the artist has continually renewed both his subjects and his mode of expression, reinventing his art with the use of new media to become a champion of new technologies. Until 31 August.

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