Alec Chizhik
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Alec Chizhik

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Digital strategist and music connoisseur. Writes about music and culture.

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By Alec Chizhik

Vienna ball season: In tails until five in the morning
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Vienna ball season: In tails until five in the morning

3. November 2026
The Neapolitan nativity: How figures are made by hand
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The Neapolitan nativity: How figures are made by hand

30. October 2026
Art auctions: what comes on top of the hammer price
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Art auctions: what comes on top of the hammer price

29. October 2026
Swiss watches: Half as many, five times the price
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Swiss watches: Half as many, five times the price

25. October 2026
First edition or first impression: What collectors need to know
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First edition or first impression: What collectors need to know

24. October 2026
Tapestries: How conservators save pictures woven from wool
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Tapestries: How conservators save pictures woven from wool

18. October 2026
Lauscha glass: How Christmas baubles are made by hand
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Lauscha glass: How Christmas baubles are made by hand

12. October 2026
Every pipe matters: How an organ finds its voice
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Every pipe matters: How an organ finds its voice

7. October 2026
When the chair becomes an archive
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When the chair becomes an archive

19. July 2026
A picture becomes an object in the tray
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A picture becomes an object in the tray

17. July 2026
Wood that waits decades before it sounds
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Wood that waits decades before it sounds

17. July 2026
Venice 2026: The Biennale That Matters Without a Jury
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Venice 2026: The Biennale That Matters Without a Jury

9. July 2026
Bauhaus Clarity Still Shapes the Modern Everyday
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Bauhaus Clarity Still Shapes the Modern Everyday

9. July 2026
Vitra, the Eames, and a Campus of Living Icons
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Vitra, the Eames, and a Campus of Living Icons

9. July 2026
Murano: The Island That Made Glass an Obsession
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Murano: The Island That Made Glass an Obsession

9. July 2026
The Wall-Free Art of Art Basel Unlimited
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The Wall-Free Art of Art Basel Unlimited

9. July 2026
A Robot Prints Clay Houses for Twelve Weeks
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A Robot Prints Clay Houses for Twelve Weeks

9. July 2026
Three Open Calls Worth Applying For in 2026
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Three Open Calls Worth Applying For in 2026

9. July 2026
Why the Bound Book Is Becoming a Collector’s Item
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Why the Bound Book Is Becoming a Collector’s Item

9. July 2026
What the Number on a Print Reveals About Value
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What the Number on a Print Reveals About Value

9. July 2026
Book design decides how it feels to hold it
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Book design decides how it feels to hold it

7. July 2026
Cinema Endures Because It Pulls Your Whole Body Into the Story
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Cinema Endures Because It Pulls Your Whole Body Into the Story

6. July 2026
Your library is the portrait you shape from paper and linen
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Your library is the portrait you shape from paper and linen

5. July 2026
The quiet work that returns light to old films
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The quiet work that returns light to old films

4. July 2026