The first Lumiere London fesitval was this weekend, from 14 – 17 January. (So if you haven’t gone yet, be quick! Tonight’s the last night.) For four days, from 6:30 – 10:30pm each night, a number of art installations in Piccadilly, Regent Street and St James’s, Trafalgar Square and Westminster, Mayfair, and King’s Cross were … Continue reading
Ever since The Cornershop popped up on 1st August, my Instagram and Twitter feeds have been inundated with snaps of traditional corner shop goods made of nothing but felt and wool. And being the nosey type who also really enjoys art (with a personal preference for installations at that) I made plans to check it … Continue reading
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
Holy Moly Chris Bracey’s solo show at Scream Gallery in Soho is cool! Continue reading
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
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 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
Grayson Perry’s “The Tomb of the Unknown Craftsman” is an absolute treat and I highly suggest you get to the British Museum to see the exhibition before it closes on Sunday, 26 February. This show is very inspiring and sentimental; just like flipping through a diary and learning all the secrets. Here the pages are … Continue reading
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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