Last weekend Jeff and I swung by Dalston House, an interactive piece of art by Leandro Erlich, commissioned by the Barbican. The detailed facade of a Victorian terraced house is constructed flat on the ground, with mirrors positioned overhead to give the appearance that people are climbing or falling from the house. Continue reading
Category Archives: Art
David Bowie is at the V&A
Growing up, David Bowie is one artist I took for granted and never really explored. I’d hear his music on the radio and at home, I knew the songs and many of the lyrics. But much like Pink Floyd and The Beatles, his music was my parents’ music. I knew it, I enjoyed it, but … Continue reading
Art-filled Sunday: Rain Room at the Barbican and Light Show at the Hayward Gallery
Why hello again. It’s been a while since we’ve talked, and I must say: you’re looking mighty fine! Yesterday I spent the day checking out art in London – first the Rain Room at the Barbican, then the Light Show at the Southbank Centre’s Hayward Gallery. Continue reading
When art meets tech at Digital Sizzle 6
Part 2 of Digital Sizzle 6 was a brilliant marriage of art and tech. Last night, Whitechapel Gallery hosted the results of the Digital Sizzle hackathon earlier this month, where techies and artists came together to create. And the results were fascinating. With an impressive display of technological understanding and artistic flare, these collaborations are truly brilliant and … Continue reading
Fashion meets art: London College of Fashion Media Styling review 2012
Last week I attended the London College of Fashion Media Styling review. And while their Fashion Sting cocktail had me questioning body image (image to the right for reference, complete with a tape measure), I wasn’t fully impressed with a lot of the work I saw. I was either too distracted by the model’s poses … Continue reading
The Photocopy Club
Photocopies of photographs from all over the world, without artist names or titles immediately visible, decorated the walls at The Church of London last night. Continue reading
INVISIBLE: Art of the Unseen 1957-2012
“Invisible art flouts our expectations and might even make us wonder if we are being sold the emperor’s new clothes… At the end of the day it is a type of conversation between artist and audience that can only ever be fully realised in our imaginations” – Invisible at the Hayward Gallery Invisible at the Hayward … Continue reading
Christian Louboutin and fetishism
Stilettos and flats, boots and wedges, sandals and totally impractical footwear displayed on red velvet cushions with gold tassels, on mirrored shelves and pedestals; the Christian Louboutin exhibition at the Design Museum truly represents many a fashionista’s dream shoe collection and manages to transform them from practical to artistic. And while this exhibition as a whole is … Continue reading
30 November 2011: Portrait Salon 11 at Roxy
Tucked in the back of Roxy Bar and Screen, the first ever Portrait Salon projected images rejected from the Taylor Wessing Portrait Prize. Lounging on brown and wine coloured sofas and seated around wooden tables we watched the photographs flick by in a slideshow accompanied by a selected soundtrack; a totally modern way to enjoy an … Continue reading
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