Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery is one of those hidden places in Ealing that you stumble upon accidentally, it has just reopened after an extensive restoration process bring it back to its former glory in the 1800s. Pitzhanger Manor was designed and built by Britains most influential architect Sir John Soane. It took 4 years for it…
A wonderful new Van Gogh exhibition opens in London on the 27th March till 11th August 2019 at Tate Britain. With 45 pieces of his work, the exhibition explores his life in London where he lived between 1873 to 1876 and how he influenced lots of British artists like Francis Bacon & David Bomberg. This…
The Affordable Art Fair is back it opened on Wednesday in Battersea with lots of artwork from around the world. The theme this year is colour and there is plenty of it. With James Burke as the artist in residence and lots of up and coming artists which were selected by Becca Pell-Fry, there is…
Kader Attia’s exhibition The Museum of Emotion opens in the Hayward gallery from the 13th February till the 6th May 2019. The exhibition traces the artists work over the last two decades. He defines himself as an activist as well as an artist and tries to engage our capacity for thinking as well as feeling….
Diane Arbus (1923 – 1971) exhibition, In the Beginning, opens in the Hayward Gallery from the 13th February till the 6th May 2019. She made most of her photographs in New York City, where she was born and died. Her photographs of children and eccentrics, couples and circus performers, female impersonators and midtown shoppers, are…
Prepared to have your senses warped as you visit the Space Shifters, the latest exhibition at the Hayward gallery. Its 50 years since the Hayward Gallery opened its doors, this year its latest exhibition features 20 artists spanning roughly 50 years of work to tie in with the 50th anniversary. The installations explore the perception…
Its that time of the year again when 100% Design opens its doors. Showcasing new and upcoming artists from around the world. This is the 24th year they have been running and its the UK’s longest annual design event. Held at the grand hall of Olympia in Kensington, London its easy to get to. The…
Simple and elegant is my first impression of the new Serpentine Pavilion. It will be open to the public on the 15th June 2018 until 7th October 2018. This years architect is Frida Escobedo, who is from Mexico and is one of the youngest commissioned to design the Pavilion. Frida Escobedo Frida Escobedo (b. 1979,…
Lee Bul exhibition Crashes, opens at the Hayward Gallery on the 1st June and I was surprised how much I liked it. This was the first time I am seeing her work. My favourite artist is Salvador Dali and this reminded me of his style, quirkiness and some what bizarre pieces. Lee Bull’s ambitious exhibition is…
Excellent evening at the Design on Britain exhibition in the London Jewish Museum. The theme of the exhibition is about the Jewish immigrants, who came to Britain during the war years escaping the Nazis. Their contribution to British design and all the wonderful posters and corporate identity that rebuilt Britain after the war. Most of…
