My recent trip to Los Angeles, where I exhibited at The Other Art Fair, was all too brief. The only museum I managed to get to was The Broad, impressive for its architecture as well as contemporary art. Julie Mehretu‘s Invisible Sun (algorithm 8, fable form) was one of the paintings I was able to […]
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Theatre land in Downtown LA
There was little time for exploring on my first trip to LA but I did find myself Downtown and, after a quick manicure at Nails Envy (bluebell nail polish in case you were interested), came across these buildings in what seemed to be the Latino jewellery district. I later read that this was the Theatre […]
Cloud songs on the horizon by Ranjani Shettar at the Barbican Conservatory
The Barbican conservatory is one of those hidden London gems: a tropical garden inside a Brutalist complex. And it’s free to visit. This sculptural installation by Indian artist Ranjani Shettar, Cloud songs on the horizon, sits happily within the lush environment. As you can see from my photos it was a beautiful spring day when […]
Poor Things costume display at the Barbican
This small display shows a selection of costumes for Poor Things, the brilliantly bonkers film that everyone is talking about. It’s tucked at the back of the ground floor, just before the stairs up to the rest of the building. Costume designer Holly Waddington mixed modern and traditional materials, producing unusual textural combinations to deepen […]
Housewarming by Art Friend
Housewarming is the most recent project from Art Friend, founded by gallerist Shona Bland and is on till the 15th February. The team have taken over a derelict semi-detached house in Stoke Newington and filled it with contemporary art. Some artists have a whole room to do with as they please such as Adam Bartlett […]
Revisiting the Sainsbury Centre in Norwich
The Sainsbury Centre is on the University of East Anglia’s campus in Norwich, a place I make a point of visiting whenever I visit the city. Housed in a building designed by Richard Rogers in 1974 it contains a remarkable collection from the Sainsbury family donated to the university in 1973. Robert and Lisa Sainsbury […]