Very few in the art community imagined how over the course of the next two decades, contemporary art from the Asian and Islamic worlds would become such an important – and even essential – part of the art world.

Move over Maria Callas, there’s a new raven-­haired songstress ready to take the mantle as a symbol of Greece’s musical talent. 

It is only in recent years though, that the fashion set has called upon the talents of Hollywood for a favour in return. All hail the fashion film, the medium that marries short film and advertising for a dual creative vision that costs mega-bucks and invites hours of YouTube loitering.

Switching on the news in 2017 is like watching an absurd mockumentary – like a 21st century remake of Bob Roberts, the 1992 satire directed by and starring Tim Robbins, which follows a right-wing businessman running for United States Senate who promises to clean up America with his return to ‘wholesome’ family values.

Scott’s LA is a polluted, dark, dingy, weather-beaten China Town dominated by soaring sky scrapers and moving billboards featuring flashing neon dragons and Chinese symbols. The atmosphere is so dark and polluted, even the umbrellas are equipped with neon lights. The 1980s was arguably the first era to recognise environmental concerns on a global scale, but has all that much changed since Blade Runner’s initial release?