In an unprecedented collaboration at Art Basel Miami 2024, contemporary rope artist Julian Ties, fashion designer Niccola Folk, creative director Kevin Raich, and performance artist Rhyme ...

The concept is this art form of Japanese bondage called shibari. It’s something I saw years ago that really just caught my eye because I felt like it just looked like art.

Subay, a 20-something Hongkonger, has been visiting Japan for several years to learn shibari – the art of using ropes to restrain and bind – from masters of the craft. She says the practice ...