From Antony Gormley’s 1998 Angel of the North sculpture, perched on a Gateshead hill and commenting on North East social and post-industrial transition, to his current exhibition at The White Cube, Bermondsey doing much of the same about London, but in a totally different way (although The Angel of the North’s baby brother makes a […]
The Miss Black & Beautiful beauty pageant of the 1970s and 80s broke new ground as regards representations of black beauty, with women sporting full afros for the first time in this UK event. The work of photographer and event organiser Raphael Albert was exhibited at Autograph ABP, Shoreditch and discussed by guest speakers including […]
This exhibition of sculpture, paintings, photography and sound installation at the Koppel Project Hive, Holborn is inspired by artists Sol Bailey Barker and Gabriella Sonabends’ 2014 sojourn to Colombia where they lived amongst villagers, gathering first hand tales and myths even as civil war erupted around them. This research formed the foundation for much of […]
Exactly 512 years ago Michaelangelo’s statue of biblical hero David was unveiled in Florence, then the spiritual heart of the European Renaissance and this its undoubted signpost and centrepiece. And that was on this day September 8th, today auspiciously falling on a Thursday, a week day now synonymous with art appreciation and private views across […]
During the Cold War era of the 60s when President Brezhnev was locking horns with his liberal, free thinking arch enemies in the West, the first signs of a counter culture that dared to be even more free-spirited than democratic capitalism grew out of the music, art, fashion, poetry and world love philosophy sweeping Western […]
Punk was born on February 12th 1976 when the Sex Pistols had one of their typically anarchic, venom-fuelled gigs at The Marquee, Oxford Street. This exhibition at The British Library takes you back to those early days and the bands that launched a sub-culture that shocked the world. Punk svengali Malcolm McLaren’s input into the look […]
After celebrated Brit sculptor Andrew Gormley completed his Angel of the North he was inundated with questions about his creative process? His memorable take on this: “People are always asking, why an angel? The only response I can give is that no-one has ever seen one and we need to keep imagining them.” Well imagine […]
The Anthology 2016 Prize held at the Charlie Smith Gallery, Old Street celebrated the cream of emerging talent with top judges such as Philly Adams, senior director at Saatchi Gallery announcing Eva Masterman the winner. Her ceramic sculptures Off Your Rocker and a kiln-like piece called Used catching the discerning eye.
Britain’s theatre sector is seemingly one of the few areas of the economy unaffected by Brexit – and actually thriving on the influx of tourists capitalising on a falling pound so this exhibition at the V&A is pretty timely. London and New York are the undoubted emphasis. The West End’s Theatreland has always topped the […]
Pop along to the Strand Gallery to catch their State of the Art Cinema 2016 exhibition. Official movie photos from classics like Ben Hur, also behind the scenes photographs from box office hits such as Ghostbusters, not to mention costumes from the Carry-On comedy era! For free admission, you also enjoy film-related activities such as […]
Hillary Clinton Graffiti/Painting Shoreditch By Street Artist Pegasus
