In recent years Shoreditch’s Autograph ABP has made a name for itself as one of London’s go-to galleries for exhibitions featuring work of cultural and historic significance. This current display of archive photographs from late nineteenth century Jamaica show how the post-emancipation nation for the first time sought to capitalise on its climate and unspoilt […]
This photographic exhibition at the National Theatre, South Bank covers the 1979-1982 period when the UK’s black theatre was seeking a distinct voice from the African-American productions that dominated in the decades preceding. The archive of 35mm black and white rehearsal photos are the work of Michael Mayhew whose account of the period and his […]
The official announcement for the winner of the Saatchi selfie competition was a red-carpeted affair with a champagne reception attended by leading lights from the art world. The judges, (Tracy Emin among them) voted Dawn Wooley from Cambridge the winner for her selfie The Substitute. Dawn told What’s Hot London? the inspiration behind this photo […]
The London Ethnic-sponsored Modelesque Mayfair Fashion Catwalk Show and Afterparty proved a celebrity magnet at DSTRKT nightclub last night, with former boxer Chris Eubank in attendance. No doubt he thought their Spring & Summer fashion show was a knockout!
DegreeArt.com are an online and offline gallery based at Vyners Street East London. Their focus is art graduates and emerging artists and this exhibition is their selection of the cream of undiscovered talent. The opening night was a celebration of the eight below who were short-listed from hundreds. SELECTED ARTISTS: Archie Proudfoot Berkin& Mika Gareth […]
An open invitation for portrait artists from all fields drew work that varied from life-like oil depictions to sculptures of bog-rolls wearing judge’s wigs. Celebrity culture was well represented with paintings of Prince, Jay Zee and Rita Ora – the R&B singer fast becoming the preferred celebrity muse for contemporary artists and poets in place […]
Essex-born photographer Ian Treherne has a degenerative eye condition which vignettes out most of his peripheral vision. This perspective on the world echoes some of the creative choices in his work. You’ll notice pretty quickly which of his works best capture this unique perspective. Indeed, ‘Simi’ one of the first photos you see as you […]
All aboard the Art Bus! Coming to a request stop near you every first Thursday of the month. Well…one outside the Whitechapel Gallery anyway. Not too far off the track if you’re a Londoner and if you’re an East Ender even more convenient. The bottom line is any true art lover from anywhere in the […]
BoxPark in Shoreditch is increasingly making a name as the place to be for buzz gigs, pop up art exhibitions and all manner of in-store creative cool. The Icons of Hip Hop exhibition by photographer Eddie Otchere is one such urban gem, documenting as it does, his experience snapping rap royalty throughout the decades. These […]
On October 26th 2016 the French authorities announced they had completed a clearance of thousands of migrants from the Calais ‘Jungle’ camp. The debris and remnants of this makeshift village for those desperate to get to Britain have been collected and photographed by Gideon Mendel acting as a documentary on their tragic circumstances. This modern-day […]
Hillary Clinton Graffiti/Painting Shoreditch By Street Artist Pegasus
