This Spring, Tate Modern will celebrate the provocative and boundary-pushing career of Leigh Bowery – one of the most fearless and original artists of the 20th century. In his short but extraordinary life, Bowery (1961-1994) forged a truly unique path. Known variously as an artist, performer, club kid, model, TV personality, fashion designer and musician, […]
Beovision Harmony Berluti Edition – TV as Sculpture
May 28, 2021 by
Look at this remarkable combination of art and technology – when not in use, the 77-inch Beovision Harmony Berluti Edition TV folds down into a sculptural piece of art. The exceptionally fine Berluti leather panels partially cover the LG 4k screen, then fan out raising the screen to viewing height at the flick of a […]
The Atlantic World Art Fair
May 26, 2021 by
The Atlantic World Art Fair taking place online from June 1 – 21, 2021, presents nine exhibitors and the talents of over 60 contemporary visual artists in the Caribbean, the Atlantic Islands and the region’s wider diasporas. Founded and curated by Lisa Howie, a Bermudian cultural entrepreneur, and hosted in partnership with Artsy, the global online […]
Pressing Matters: Vinyl Art Exhibition & Fundraising Auction
May 21, 2021 by
Pressing Matters is a simple concept but with big impact. Ask musicians, managers and labels to donate vinyl and give them to contemporary artists to use as a blank canvas, auction the artwork and give all the money to Music Support – a grassroots charity to support those in the music industry affected by mental […]
Murakami, Matisse, Cattelan and more on display at Fondation Louis Vuitton’s New Exhibition
April 11, 2018 by Leave a Comment
We were lucky to have a sneak peek at this jaw dropping exhibition and it’s très impressive! Even if you don’t see inside the huge white box display space, the building is a piece of art in itself. Architect Frank Gehry drew the outline shape on a paper napkin in flight on his way to […]
Ursula Hitz’s London – Typographic map and print-maker
March 30, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Ursula Hitz’s city maps are inspired by her fascination with place prompted by relocation from her Swiss homeland to London over ten years ago. She uses typography to express and reflect on the landscape of each place, creating a visually rich personal response rather than a geographically accurate picture – and we adore them. ‘I love becoming […]
Traingone: Paintings by Frank Bowling 1979-96 organized by Spritmuseum & Absolut Art Collection in Stockholm, Sweden.
October 25, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Traingone: Paintings by Frank Bowling 1979-96 organized by Spritmuseum and the Absolut Art Collection in Stockholm, Sweden. Traingone: Paintings by Frank Bowling 1979-96 Spritmuseum & Absolut Art Collection 23 October 2014 – 6 April 2015 Djurgårdsvägen 38, Djurgården Stockholm, Sweden For the second year in a row, the Museum presents a solo exhibition of work by one […]
Richard Tuttle: I Don’t Know . The Weave of Textile Language
October 23, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Using vast sways of fabric in bold and brilliant colours, American sculptor Richard Tuttle has taken over Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall with his largest ever work. The commission is part of a wider survey of the artist taking place in London this autumn and comprising a major exhibition at the Whitechapel Gallery and a new […]
URBAN HUNTING | LONDON by artist David Josef Tamargo
May 2, 2014 by 1 Comment
Modern man, evolutionarily speaking, is still a hunter. Although he has traded spears for cash and credit cards, the hunter is still alive inside. Urban Hunting addresses the struggle of interpreting modern society. It asks the question; “How will the imagined world of our present day be interpreted by future humans?” Urban Hunting focuses on […]
A Homeless Man, A Woman Reluctant To Be Painted By Her Son And A ‘Fabulous Fashionista’… 25th Anniversary BP Portrait Award Shortlist
April 20, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Three artists have been short-listed for the twenty-fifth anniversary BP Portrait Award 2014 at the National Portrait Gallery, London. Their sitters are a homeless man in Germany who earns money by cleaning car windscreens, an American woman who was reluctant to sit for a portrait painted by her son, and the Bath-based grandmother and model […]
