Just opened and on till 25th October, dreamthinkspeak have taken over Shoreditch Town Hall with Absent, an installation performance piece which starts from the front door of the building. I don’t want to say too much about it and have been asked by the director to remove the 2 photos I took – it needs to […]
Places
Sam Winston at Triangle Studios
Open studios are, I find, one of the best ways for discovering or even tracking down artists. In this case the recent Triangle Studios summer opening revealed new treasures including the work of Sam Winston. The first thing I saw walking into his space was this minimalist pencil face.The piece below is the life of a pencil comprising the total […]
Mapping Time – part 2 of 2
As there was too much to put into my last post, here are a few more images from the show. Victoria Burge explores terrestrial matrices and celestial constellations as some of these prints below show. Alan Franklin uses repetition and the ritual of labour in his drawings and sculpture. Joella Wheatley‘s drawings evoke a world of solitude and silence whilst Jayne Wilton‘s […]
Mapping Time – part 1 of 2
It isn’t often I see a mixed show where I llike most of the work but this exhibition, Mapping Time at Frameless Gallery, delivered the goods. It was the first collaboration between art curators and dealers Joanna Bryant and Julian Page. Each artist represented tackles the recording and passage of time. The images and names below are […]
Z Hotel Shoreditch
If you’re looking for a cheap and cheerful place to stay in London then Z Hotels is worth investigating. The recently opened Z Hotel Shoreditch is right by Old Street station so well located for the area.Walk in to the small friendly reception area for check-in. A lovely touch is the offering of wine and cheese served […]
A visit to Wilton’s Music Hall
Tucked away near Tower Bridge is a pedestrian passage where you will find this doorway, leading to the gem of Wilton’s Music Hall. Regularly used as a film location and open once more for performances, this is the only remaining original and active music hall venue in London. You can join a history tour as we […]