The New Museum of Contemporary Art Scents the Bowery
Just in time for the holidays! Rafael de Cardenas / Architecture at Large has created limited edition air fresheners to go along …
Maria Candida Gentile Crafts the Smell of Sadness for Luca Vitone’s Per L’Éternità
What smell can convey great sadness? Rhubarb, according to Maria Candida Gentile. I was very excited to meet Gentile in person last …
Maria Loboda Recreates Smoking Room as Scented Garden
“Smoking Room in a Private Palais in Brussels as Seen From the Entrance, 1905” is the title of an installation …
That Smells Radical: Fluxus Art Engages the Nose
In 1965, Takako Saito produced Spice Chess, consisting of a chess board whose pieces are filled with spices. One can only recognize the …
Olfactory Resistance: Celebrating Mad Perfumista’s First Anniversary
It’s amazing to think that a year has gone by since I started this blog, and it has been an incredible journey. …
Deconstructing Chanel No. 5: Work by Maki Ueda
Considering a bottle is sold somewhere in the world every 6 seconds, Chanel No. 5 looms large in our cultural imagination. The …