The poignant films of Suneil Sanzgiri reckon with the tumultuous legacies of colonialism in the Indian state of Goa. Despite tackling important topics, the Indian-American filmmaker has never shown his work in a solo exhibition. That will change later this year when he’ll bring his filmic works to life at the Brooklyn Museum as part of the fourth annual UOVO Prize. Recognizing the talents of emerging Brooklyn artists with a $25,000 cash grant, the accolade will also see Sanzgiri revamp the 50-by-50-foot facade of the art storage provider’s newly opened Bushwick building with a giant 3D-generated image that charts new creative territory.

“This is the first work that stands on its own as a still image. It doesn’t come from a film, it’s its own piece,” Sanzgiri says of the artwork, which will draw from the poetry of Kashmiri-American writer Agha Shahid Ali. A bright red banner will display one of the poet’s quotes—“Your history gets in the way of my memory”—affixed between two poles floating in an endless ocean.

At the Brooklyn Museum, Sanzgiri will turn his lens to the Portuguese mythology surrounding the colonization of India and Africa—an admittedly tough topic to distill for museum-goers. “Film is really hard to get people to sit and pay attention to, to want to spend time with,” he tells Surface. “It’s a line I am always drawn to in thinking about reckonings not just with the past, but the ways that history and memory are sometimes irreconcilable. The way lived experience and memory gets disappeared by the way history is narrated.”

We spoke with Sanzgiri about both shows and how he plans to return to his roots in sculpture in order to bring his new feature-length film to life.

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High up in Switzerland’s Vorarlberg and the Appenzell Alps, among undulating hills and the glimmering Lake Constance, a 1911 villa in the town of Freidorf has been transformed into the sleek inn and restaurant Mammertsberg. Swiss chef Andreas Caminada, who helms the three-Michelin-starred restaurant Schloss Schauenstein an hour away, teamed up with the Danish design studio Space Copenhagen to give the structure a new lease on life with an interior refurbishment that blends historic features with contemporary furnishings, among them a statement sculptural staircase by architect Tilla Theus and plush Scandinavian chairs upholstered in walnut and petrol blue hues.

For the culinary program, Caminada tapped chef Silvio Germann, who is known for his compositions rooted in traditional Swiss recipes. Meanwhile, Space Copenhagen also refreshed the adjacent hotel’s six guest rooms and communal spaces with a residential feel, notably custom furniture designed by the firm itself that mixes harmoniously with mobile chandeliers by Michael Anastassiades and vintage pieces from local furniture purveyor DeSede.

For his New York Fashion Week debut, rising star Andrew Kwon showed demi-couture evening wear inspired by the transformative power of light across time and place. Silhouettes took inspiration from Old Hollywood’s red-carpet moments, while crystal-embellished opera gloves and gowns recalled twinkling cityscapes seen from above and opulent hues nodded to the kaleidoscopic colors of the Northern Lights.

Runway Redux is a fashion column in which we ask a designer to reflect on a new collection; Surface reports from behind the scenes last week at New York Fashion Week.

Name: Andrew Kwon (@andrewkwon_official)

Describe this collection in three words: Modern fairytale, cinematic.

Which look is your favorite? The plum gown with that plunging neckline and that hand drape, with the long bow: that’s what I see in the Northern Lights—it’s such a prominent color. There’s also something about that long train that gives it a very dramatic “aha” moment.

What was the inspiration? It’s just so opulent. A lot of people including my studio have been like, “Are you sure you want to do all of that?” The bow, and the bottom, has a cut out of a crystal trim. When you look at it closer, it has all the elements of looking into the night sky, or looking out of an airplane.

Attend any parties or events? I started at MyTheresa. After that it was Acne, and then Saks. Before I was at Manolo, then Dion Lee. This was over a few days, all very different vibes.

Why did you choose to show in New York instead of another fashion week? This is where I felt like I was the most comfortable with myself. It’s where I was honest with myself and my parents about who I am and what I love to do. This is a place where I’ve met so many people that really saw what I wanted to do—design—without judging me in any way.

Last week, Fairchain hosted a happy hour to kick off Frieze and LA Art Week. Max Kendrick and Charlie Jarvis founded the art-market disruptor to better manage fine art authentication, rights, and transactions, and to allow artists and galleries to earn royalties on secondary sales. They teamed up with cultural entrepreneur Jae Joseph to host the cocktail, which brought notables from the city’s bustling creative sphere to the top of the West Hollywood Edition to enjoy sweeping views and sip on tropical-inspired cocktails with California flair.

When was it? Feb. 15

Where was it? The West Hollywood Edition

Who was there? Mickalene Thomas, Kulapat Yantrasat, Ferrari Sheppard, Alfre Woodard, Hannah Traore, Olivia Smith, Michael Kevin, Mashonda TiFrere, and more.

When: Until June 11

Where: Museum Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid

What: Wu Tsang never paid Moby-Dick much thought until a friend suggested the conceptual artist pore through Herman Melville’s epic novel for insight into its loaded treatment of social hierarchy and capitalism. Her findings inform Of Whales, a poetic reinterpretation of the whale’s story from below the ocean’s surface broadcast across a 52-foot-long LED screen. It also sparked a silent, feature-length film adaptation that recasts two of the novel’s main characters—Ishmael and Queequeg—as unlikely lovers within the sex-positive community of the Pequod, who sport costumes by Telfar Clemens. Both works illustrate the immensity of the ocean, which comes to symbolize the unknown—and the obliqueness of human perspective.

The oceanic interracial, same-sex commitment ceremonies and mutual sperm oil massages of Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick; the port town bloodlust of Jean Genet’s Querelle of Brest; the horny archeology of Alvin Baltrop’s cruisy pier photography; Arthur Russell proofing mixes of his ecstatic disco anthems while staring at waves from the Staten Island Ferry. The waterfront has been queer territory for centuries. On a warm Friday night on Manhattan’s South Street Seaport, drag royalty Linda Simpson made the case that queens and other drag performers have also made themselves at home on the shores.

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