Open till the end of August, The Cornershop by Lucy Sparrow has taken 8 months to prepare. I’m not sure how long the faded celebrity has been hanging around outside but I’m hoping she’ll last the run, as long as she manages her alcohol intake. The bottles in her pockets should cushion any slips. Lucy […]
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Spectra by Ryoji Ikeda; a memorial to 1914-18
Spectra by Ryoji Ikeda was a temporary installation organised through that wonderful organisation Artangel and on from dusk till dawn between 4th & 11th August, which I visited on a warm dry night. I could see the beam from my house several miles away while it was on. Ii was inspired by the words of British Foreign […]
Andrea Francolino at Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery
Imagine my surprise and delight to come across Kristin’s gallery in Wandsworth Town, a part of London I’ve never been to before. She was recovering from the private view the night before of A-Biotic, a show by Andrea Francolino when I met her. His concrete floorplans of megamalls are imprinted then smashed and reassembled like archeological relics in […]
Hackney WickED 2014
Golly, Hackney WickED, an open studio and general celebration of art in Hackney Wick has been taking place every year since 2008. I’ve never been around to attend till now & was shocked to see the visual brutality of the contrast between the Olympic Park and Hackney Wick as the overground journey just doesn’t show it. The atmosphere […]
Artsy.net – international art website
I’ve only recently discovered Artsy, a US based website launched in 2012 whose mission, in their words ” is to make all the world’s art accessible to anyone with an Internet connection” so thanks Jack for getting in touch. Their combination of art and science powers the Art Genome Project mapping the over 500 characteristics connecting […]
Emerging Arts III at Leyden Gallery in London E1
Open less than a year, Leyden Gallery is an intimate space close to the City and on the edge of Spitalfields. Their current summer show, Emerging Arts III, presents a diverse range of work selected through an open call and includes prints by Dolores de Sade (who I’ve written about before), textile pieces by Jessica Scott, including Prayer Before […]
The Serpentine Gallery Summer Pavilion
After experiencing 512 Hours by Marina Abramović (which I highly recommend) I had a quick look at this year’s Serpentine Summer Pavilion by Chilean architect Smiljan Radić The apparent flimsiness of the cocoon surprised me, contrasting with the monumental boulders. I really liked the lighting too
Ham Yard, the new Firmdale hotel in London
I visited the newly opened Ham Yard Hotel in Soho on a warm evening and it was characteristically buzzy both inside and out. The latest and largest hotel by the Firmdale Group is very much a place to be seen so avoid now if you’re looking for discretion and absolute privacy. Always good to see a Tony Cragg sculpture, in the […]
Jean Paul Gaultier at the Barbican
Ah, the joy of active encouragement to photograph an exhibition (no flash, of course). The Jean Paul Gaultier exhibition at the Barbican , on till the 25th August, celebrates his world with animated faces on mannequins which sometimes speak to you. This post is much more about images than text so enjoy and go to see it […]
Kai Venus-Demetrio at One Year On – New Designers
Another Cornwall resident and Falmouth University graduate, Kai Venus-Demetrio didn’t show the planned “Hand Written” American oak desk as it was delayed in transit from the USA. Fortunately his mobile Cabinet of Curiosity hadn’t yet been delivered so it filled the gap. Many thanks to his client who rose to the challenge, providing the drawer contents to […]