Billed as the UK’s largest ever exhibition of mainstream and underground comics, Comics Unmasked tracks the British comics tradition back from modern works to 19th-century illustrated reports of Jack the Ripper and …
Comics Unmasked, Art and Anarchy in the UK exhibition at the British Library, London Read More
Located in a dark, curved corridor at the Barbican, Momentum’ is a fascinating installation that makes for a wonderfully disorientating experience.
Swirling mist and strange shifting lights at Momentum at The Curve, Barbican, London Read More
I was saddened to hear that the legendary downtown New York art-supplies store, Pearl Paint, has closed down.
New York’s famous Pearl Paint art and craft shop closes for good Read More
Last night, I went along to the private view for the Hysteria & Disaster art show in the splendid Maison Bertaux gallery/ patisserie in Greek Street, Soho.
Hysteria & Disaster art show at Maison Bertaux, Soho, London Read More
Looking fabulously daft is this giant sized cock which currently occupies the fourth plinth of Trafalgar Square in central London.
A giant blue cock on the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square, London Read More
I loved the amazing independent art show that was put on in a Cavendish Square car park in central London in October last year, so when I heard of a …
Photo report – 100 artists at the Q Park, Chinatown, London, 3-9 Feb, 2014 Read More
Currently showing at the Royal Academy is ‘Sensing Spaces: Architecture Reimagined,’ a large scale exhibition created by seven contemporary architectural firms tasked with transforming the RA’s galleries – and also challenging …
Photo report – Sensing Spaces, Architecture Reimagined at the Royal Academy, London Read More
Tasked with “bringing together the cosmically curious and culturally quirky space community for a social mix of art–space programmes,” the KOSMICA session at the South Bank last week proved to be …
Smelling the Moon: Kosmica Full Moon Party, London Read More
Spotted in Soho over the weekend was this lovely old 1970s wooden shop sign for the Hobbit newsagent at 72, Wardour Street, central London.
The Hobbit newsagent on Wardour Street reveals its 1970s frontage Read More
This striking sight of a stark, 8 metre high concrete wall could be seen in front of St James’s Church in Piccadilly over the Christmas period.
Bethlehem Unwrapped sees an 8 metre concrete wall built in front of St James’s Church, Piccadilly, London Read More
On Sunday, I came across this rather curious leaf-covered balloon in Regent’s Park. At first I thought it might have been a piece of ‘official’ art, but it seems more …
Found art: the fabulous leaf balloon of Regents Park, London Read More
Billed as showcasing “a beautiful planetary image at an unprecedented scale,” I was keen to pop along to see the ’10 Miles of Mars exhibition’ at the UCL in central …
The somewhat disappointing large scale map of Planet Mars at UCL, London Read More
Located three floors underground in a central London car park, the Big Deal Number 5 art show is a free, “annual non-profit, non-gallery Art in Recession event.” Hugely diversive work …
Big Deal Number 5 art show at the Cavendish Square underground car park, London Read More
Held in a rather stunning squatted building in East London, the excellent Made Possible by Squatting exhibition sets out to challenge the common media myths and misconceptions of squatters.
Made Possible by Squatting exhibition, 15 Dock Street, London E1 Read More
Founded in 1937 as a radical experiment in social science, art and documentary, the Mass Observation (MO) project was spearheaded by anthropologist Tom Harrisson, journalist and poet Charles Madge and …
The Mass Observation project at the Photographers’ Gallery, London Read More
Situated on Plymouth Road around the corner from Penarth train station, Ffotogallery at Turner House hosts photographic works featuring artists from Wales and the rest of the world.
A trip to Ffotogallery at Turner House, Penarth, south Wales Read More
There’s a wonderful free photo exhibition currently on at the Getty Gallery, Eastcastle Street, central London, showing the work of photographic legend Bert Hardy, who made his name working for …
Picture Post legend Bert Hardy at the Getty Gallery, London Read More
Seen on Hanway Street, central London (just off Oxford Street) is this interesting collection of mixed medium portraits, created by street artist Paul Don Smith.
The street art of Hanway Street, London, featuring Ewan McGregor and a Bee Gee Read More
Situated close to Loughborough Junction station is the S.I.A. Community Arts Cafe, billed as “an imaginative and creative space that is sure to become a meeting point for south London’s …
Knitting and coffee at the SIA Community Arts cafe, Loughborough Junction, London SW9 Read More
Seen moving along Atlantic Road at a surprisingly sprightly rate was this large poster of Times Square, New York.
A bit of New York on the move around Brixton, London Read More
Located in a temporary space at 107 Gloucester Place (close to Baker Street tube) is an interesting exhibition put together by four contemporary artists from the Push107 collective. Billed as, “a diverse collection …
Last chance to see the Push107 contemporary art gallery, Gloucester Place, central London Read More
If you take the 7 train down to Long Island City, Queens, NY you’ll come across this amazing showcase of graffiti art – but you’d better get there quick because …
New York’s iconic 5 Pointz graffiti building scheduled for demolition Read More
I know I keep beefing on about this, but I remain less than convinced that the Photographers’ Gallery’s quest to be bigger and better has been a successful one – …
Photographers’ Gallery London: nine photos and a lot of stairs Read More
Running at the South London Gallery in south London until the 12th May 2103 is this mesmerising installation by Los Angeles-based artist Pae White, called ‘Too Much Night, Again.’
Pae White spins out mesmerising yarn patterns at the South London Gallery, Camberwell, London Read More
I enjoyed this free Bruce Nauman exhibition at the Hauser & Wirth gallery in upmarket Savile Row, Mayfair London on the weekend.
Neon and green fluorescent lights: Bruce Nauman exhibition at Hauser & Wirth, London Read More
On the weekend, I caught the last day of the Shoot! Existential Photography exhibition at the Photographers Gallery in central London.
Shoot! Existential Photography at the Photographers Gallery, London Read More
I can definitely recommend paying a visit to the Landscape Photographer of the Year 2012 exhibition at the National Theatre, London – and the good news is that the exhibition’s run has now been extended …
Landscape Photographer of the Year 2012 at the National Theatre, London Read More
Wordily billed as, “London’s leading artist-led fair that connects art lovers of all tastes and experience directly with the most talented emerging artists before they are signed,” this year’s Other Art …
The Other Art Fair at Ambrika P3, London NW1 – a soulless art-selling factory Read More
Located just off Fleet Street, the St Bride Printing School is tasked with keeping the tradition and heritage of printing alive, and offers a wide selection of workshops, lectures and conferences.
A visit to the St Bride Foundation print workshop, Fleet Street, London Read More
On Sunday, I visited the 2012 Handmade And Bound independent fair, a showcase for limited edition, affordable, handmade artists’ books, comics and zines.
Handmade And Bound, affordable book-art and zine fair, London 18th Nov 2012 Read More