When art critic John Ruskin saw an exhibition of American artist Whistler’s abstract paintings at the Grosvenor Gallery in 1877 he so disliked the work he accused him of ‘flinging a pot of paint in the face of the public’. And if that paint was Dulux White and you accidentally stepped in it, the footprints […]
The YBAs (Young British Artists) first came to prominence in the Freeze exhibition (1988) organised by Damien Hirst. In the 1990s Tracy Emin emerged as one its stars. Here we look at the movement’s remarkable ascent and creative legacy. LONDON art movements are few and far between but when they have emerged it was with […]
Damien Hirst’s Newport Street Gallery will be opening late for Museums at Night May 16-19. Galleries and museums all over the UK will be extending their opening hours for talks, workshops and special events. Rachel Howard conducts a tour of her Repetition is Truth exhibition at the Newport Street Gallery and enlightens about how her large-scale […]
The National Portrait Gallery is celebrating the golden career of the first and only England captain to lift the World Cup. Former West Ham captain, Robert Frederick Chelsea Moore was born in Barking and signed professional for West Ham, his local club, in 1956 and went on to make 647 appearances for them in the […]
One of the first exhibitions at the Hayward Gallery’s new HENI Project Space, this group exhibition features multi-disciplinary approaches to futuristic living spaces, architecture and environments.What’s Hot London? magazine’s editor & arts reviewer Eddie Saint-Jean attends the private view. What’s Hot London? news, stories and features are available online, limited edition monthly print magazine and […]
The L.E.G artist collective has created a sound and light installation called Capsule 4, which is a sensory experience that heightens the emotions in an immersive environment. They invite you to step into one of their (seemingly) neon-lit cages, put on a pair of headphones and take on the Capsule 4 experience. Eddie Saint-Jean, arts […]
After a successful 10-month run at the Art Ludique Museum in Paris, the DC Exhibition: Dawn of Super Heroes opened in London in February at The O2 Arena. The exhibit is a culmination of DC’s colourful history and iconic superheroes. It will run until Sept. 7, 2018, which means there is plenty of time for comic […]
What’s Hot London?’s editor and writer/film director Eddie Saint-Jean’s selfie titled ‘Postcard to Nowhere’ is one of the photos being exhibited at the Candid Arts Selfie Exhibition in Angel, Islington which opened this week. The exhibition will run through March 4th and entry to the exhibition is free.
Those familiar with the term Duppy Conqueror will know that it is a title of one of Bob Marley’s songs but may be unaware that ‘Duppy’ is Jamaican for an evil ghost or demon. Artist Faisal Abdul’ Allah uses it as a metaphor for the past spectres within and without the black body. Curator Mark […]
The Studio series of What’s Hot London? visits artists in their working environments to catch a glimpse of their creative processes and atelier inspirations. An artist in action with paintings in different stages of working progress offers a new perspective on the art which we usually only catch hung and dry in a gallery space. […]
Hillary Clinton Graffiti/Painting Shoreditch By Street Artist Pegasus
