The Sleep Event is Europe’s largest annual hotel design event with an exhibition, conference and the Sleep Sets. These room designs, always created in response to a brief, are for many the visual highlight and involve a huge amount of time and commitment from the participating companies. The theme this year was “The Science of […]
Sleep Sets at The Sleep Event , London
National Open Art Competition
National Open Art or NOA as it is commonly known, is a highly respected competition held annually for emerging and established artists. I went to this year’s show in London as it was held in the Mercer’s Hall and I was hoping to get a look around the place. That didn’t happen but here is a small selection […]
Wizardry in Wood at the Carpenters’ Hall
Any exhibition in a Guild Hall is always worth a go as I love seeing the interiors as well as the work. Wizardry in Wood, held recently at The Carpenters’ Hall was no exception. Both the historical and contemporary aspects of wood carving and turning were covered. Here are some of my curated highlights: a sycamore […]
Recent work by Alan Franklin
As already stated here, I try not to miss a show curated by either Joanna Bryant or Julian Page. In this case Joanna presented recent work by Alan Franklin, some of whose pieces I’ve featured in the past. A sculptor, even his drawings are considered as such in this playful show. Their next group exhibition, Creative Fury, […]
Inside: Artangel at Reading Prison
Reading prison itself is obviously a key element of Artangel’s project, now extended by popular demand to the 4th December and I couldn’t resist photographing details of the traces of its most recent inhabitants. The prison was only decommissioned in 2013 so even the washing corner in the prayer room looked as if it could still work. […]
Work by Hannah Ten Doornkaat and Tim Andrews at Sunny Art Centre exhibition space
If you are interested in learning the traditional technical skills of observational drawing and painting then the Sunny Art Centre, recently relocated to Grays Inn Road, offers classes at evenings and weekends as well as during the day. I was invited to an exhibition in their new gallery space where I saw work by Hannah Ten Doornkaat in […]