A little more than a century ago, Baku was home to the world’s first great oil rush, and the city turned into an art nouveau gem. Now its oil barons’...
If you are looking for a splash of colour, look no further than Ethiopia. From azure blue to piercing yellow, its colourful and maze-like alleys are full of life. Here,...
The Japanese art of wabi-sabi celebrates perfection within imperfection. But what happens when you mix it with industrial concrete? Mark C O’Flaherty finds out As Carrara marble is to Europe,...
Reflecting upon the launch issue of Baku magazine, we look back to our first ever fashion story. Imagine the scene: dawn breaks over the Caspian Sea. An artist embarks on...
On 1 April famed Italian artist Michelangelo Pistoletto's solo exhibition, Do It, will open at Yarat Contemporary Art Centre in Baku, Azerbaijan, the non-profit organization founded by artists and established in...
With her newest exhibition, Non Imagined Perspectives, launching today at YARAT Contemporary Art Space in Baku, Sophie Breitsameter talks to artist and founder of YARAT, Aida Mahmudova, about the inspiration...
With the advent of the Kindle, it seemed there was no turning back from e-book world domination. A decade on, however, and traditional book stores are seeing a surge in...
This month we explore Baku’s ‘Fire Temple’, a religious hub which has been revered by Zoroastrians, Hindus and tourists alike For time immemorial, Azerbaijan has been known as the ‘land...
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One of Formula 1’s best known and longest running rivalries was to shape the destinies of two of its most talented drivers Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna – but, asks Mark Hughes, just...