I hadn’t come across Block Universe, London’s leading international performance art festival, before but, after hearing about it through word of mouth, attended a couple of events – see photos below and links for more info. “You would almost expect to find it warm”, by Laura Wilson, took place at the British Museum in connection with […]
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Shape of Light at Tate Modern
I often enjoy going to exhibitions unprepared as that can give me a cleaner sensory experience than having read reviews; such was the case for The Shape of Light at Tate Modern. There is something about Minimalism that resonates deeply and here are some of the pieces that stood out for me: part of Alison Rossiter’s expired photography […]
Tacita Dean – Landscape at the Royal Academy
The inaugural exhibition in the new Gabrielle Jungels-Winkler Galleries at the Royal Academy is LANDSCAPE, one of the three concurrent London exhibitions by Tacita Dean. I wasn’t quite sure what to expect but was really impressed by the scale and sensitivity of the work shown. Zooming in and out is an essential part of the experience (I […]
The expanded Royal Academy
This is huge in the history of the Royal Academy and it’s such a positive development. The reconfiguration of space and intervention by David Chipperfield Architects to connect both buildings of Burlington Gardens and Burlington House now takes you through a myriad of environments. Here are a few photos of some of these spaces – […]
Raw Materials at the Nunnery Gallery, Bow Arts.
East London has a rich and varied textile history for manufacturing and innovation which this exhibition, at The Nunnery Gallery, Bow Arts, examines. The invention of the first synthetic dye, mauveine, by William Perkin took place at his family home in Shadwell and brought the colour purple to the masses and wood block printing by R.E. Littler […]
Art wherever you look in King’s Place
I sometimes feel envious of the workers at King’s Place as they are surrounded by a constantly changing display of art by artists represented by Pangolin Gallery, housed in the same building. I came across this selection of work when I popped in the other evening between two private views. William Tucker’s charcoal drawings from the human […]
Artists at the Affordable Art Fair in Hampstead
There’s always a lot to see at The Affordable Art Fair; as I’d missed the Battersea one earlier this year due to pressure of deadlines I made sure I got to the Hampstead show. Four Walls Gallery from Brighton is always worth visiting; Sam Lock’s paintings always make my heart sing. Iona House Gallery presented Claire Burke’s […]
Delectable bags at MADE London in Canary Wharf
I do love a good bag and these two designers seen at MADE London certainly know about making them. Although very different, each produces a “classic” style. I didn’t choose deliberately but both makers below are based in London. Frank Horn is the name of the brand, not the person, though Francis is his middle […]
Tableware at MADE London at Canary Wharf
Lighter evenings feel like a gift of time so I profited by visiting the latest fair by MADE London held at the Winter Garden East in Canary Wharf. We were really taken by the mid-century aesthetic of Elizabeth Renton’s domestic ceramics in a sophisticated colour palette. One piece that stood out for me for the subtlety of […]
The Linnean Society, London
Whenever visiting places not normally open to the public I’m struck by the range of hidden enclaves. Such is the Linnean Society, one of several societies housed in Burlington House in London. As the name suggests, this is a natural science society, the oldest one in the world, and still very active in all aspects […]