1883 meets visual artist and musician #HaobinWang aka #JorgeJobim to discuss his first solo exhibition, Fantastical Autonomy, at Tache gallery, London, until 10 April. Interview @jacopo982

1883 talks art, music and personal memories with Belgian artist #JanFabre. His new solo show, Songs of the Gypsies, runs until 25 January at @MucciacciaArt, London. Interview @jacopo982

Recommended viewing for the #FreeAssange community in London: My Brother is Back curated by @HamjaAhsan .WIP Space Studios, London, until 8th September. The exhibition also features a Free Assange component. I��m sorry I will miss it!.

In conversation with 1883 Magazine artist, facilitator and activist @HamjaAhsan - @ShyRadicals talks art, postcolonialism and solidarity. His exhibition, My Brother is Back, is on display at WIP Space Studios, London, until Sept 8. Interview @jacopo982

Ever feel like you need a break from the smartphone to keep your stress and anxiety levels in check? Multidisciplinary artist @stuartsemple has the solution to beat your device addiction. A dumb-phone: #BURNR. Interview @jacopo982.Photo Nadia Amura

1883 meets @ArtistBrennan, the Irish artist best known for his nudes who paints the soul that lies beneath the flesh. Two of his most iconi paintings will be auctioned at @bonhams1793 Brussels later this month. 🖋️ @jacopo982

1883 meets @komatsumiwa, a Japanese artist with an interest in all things spiritual who engages in live painting rituals. Her first live painting in London will be on 11 June, organised by @avant_arte. 🖋️ @jacopo982

1883 meets #MatildaLiu, the curator of #MeetingPointProjects, to discuss #UncarvedBlockUnbleachedSilk, a group exhibition that hinges on the Japanese concept of #Yūgen. The show runs from 20 May - 7 June at 30 Tottenham Street l, London. ✒️ @jacopo982.

Charlotte Mei is a British-Chinese artist and illustrator with a penchant for all things fantastical. 1883 sat down for a chat with @charlottemei_ to discuss her fanciful new exhibition, Like a Melody, at @NOWGallery until 2 June. ✒️ @jacopo982

1883 sits for a chat with award-winning author and journalist turned visual artist @mhayoun to discuss his work, inspirations and future professional pursuits, and to find out what drew him to figurative painting. ✍️ @jacopo982.#massoudhayoun

1883 meets artist Kay Abude to discuss her new collaborative project addressing themes of resilience and creative expression. A new iteration of @The_Showroom_'s annual Mural Commission, Abude's Be Creative Remain Resilient will be unveiled on 29 July.

Known for his paintings and sculptures that combine western influences with Japanese art and folklore, Brooklyn-based artist #TomokazuMatsuyama talks to 1883 about his new exhibition at @AlmineRech . ✏️ @jacopo982 .#1883Magazine #AlmineRech #London

After a spell in a Marxist youth movement, Ryuichi Sakamoto’s constantly inventive music came to soundtrack the consumerist mania of the 1980s Japanese boom. But in his most recent work, the late composer turned back to experimentation and activism.