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Checking out the new National Museum of Art in Cardiff

Fri 23rd September, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

As if 1927 wasn’t a great enough year for Cardiffians (it was the year the mighty Bluebirds won the FA Cup) it was also the year that saw the opening …

photos / Places

A visit to the New Brewery Arts, Cirencester – contemporary craft in the Cotswolds

Thu 22nd September, 2011Thu 22nd September, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

Located in the centre of the town, Cirencester’s New Brewery Arts centre houses a contemporary art gallery, craft shop, cafe and theatre, plus a host of on-site ‘maker studios’. Billed …

photos / Places / wales

‘Composition is eyerthin …g’, graffiti on Martin Tinney Gallery, Cardiff

Tue 20th September, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I’m not entirely sure why, but this piece of graffiti at the rear of the Martin Tinney gallery in Cardiff brought a smile to my face. The gallery was established in Cardiff …

Brixton / photos / Places

Will Self’s art piece on Brixton Electric Avenue lights up

Mon 1st August, 2011Sun 31st July, 2011 - by editor - 4 Comments.

Entitled ‘Brixton Speaks,’ this art installation by author Will Self is located on the side of the Iceland supermarket, at the western end of Brixton’s famous Electric Avenue. It’s also directly …

Brixton / photos / Places

Wordy Will Self art piece appears on Electric Avenue, Brixton

Thu 7th July, 2011Thu 7th July, 2011 - by editor - 6 Comments.

I’m not entirely sure what to make of this art piece that has just been slapped up on the side of the Iceland Supermarket on Electric Avenue, Brixton.

Brixton

Brixton illustrated in dip-pen and ink

Thu 23rd June, 2011Wed 22nd June, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Currently holding his thumb aloft, sketching scenes around Brixton in dip pen and ink and possibly wearing a beret and artists’ smock is the excellent illustrator James Oses.

London / Places

The ArcelorMittal Orbit rises in the Olympic Park [video]

Wed 1st June, 2011Wed 1st June, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

It’s a strange looking sculpture alright which has split opinion, but construction of the ArcelorMittal Orbit at the Olympic site in East London is now well underway.

London / Places / railways

The Lost Collection: unclaimed art from the Lost Property Dept

Sun 29th May, 2011Sun 29th May, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

Almost 200,000 items were left behind on London’s tubes, buses, overground trains and black cabs last year, with books and brollies being some of the most common lost property items. …

London / Places

London Life: Piccadilly Art Market, Green Park

Thu 14th April, 2011Thu 14th April, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Every Saturday and Sunday in central London, a huge and rather ramshackle art market rises up on the railings surrounding Green Park, on the south side of Piccadilly.

Brixton / London / Places

A trip to the South London Gallery and No 67 cafe, London SE5

Sat 19th March, 2011Sat 19th March, 2011 - by editor - 2 Comments.

One of London’s lesser known art galleries, the South London Gallery lurks in deepest Camberwell – right next to Camberwell School of Art – and is well worth a visit.

Brixton / Places

The bronze passengers on Brixton Station

Sat 12th March, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Following on from my original feature of the three bronze passenger statues on Brixton railway station, I’ve grabbed a few more photos and some contemporary views of the rather more …

Brixton / Places

Brixton Nuclear Dawn mural turns 30, a party follows

Mon 21st February, 2011Mon 21st February, 2011 - by editor - 2 Comments.

A large crowd of around 60 folks turned up to celebrate the 30th birthday of one of Brixton’s most iconic murals, “Nuclear dawn,” a slowly fading 50ft high mural featuring a …

London / photos / Places

Whitechapel Gallery – buzzing light bulbs and coffee

Wed 12th January, 2011Wed 12th January, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

Founded in 1901 as one of the first publicly-funded galleries for temporary exhibitions in the capital, Whitechapel Gallery is a free gallery, located right next to Aldgate East tube station, …

Brixton / cardiff / photos / Places / railways

Waiting passenger sculptures, Brixton railway station

Mon 10th January, 2011Thu 17th April, 2014 - by editor - 10 Comments.

Condemned to an eternity of waiting for trains that they can never board are these life-size bronze sculptures of three passengers on Brixton railway station, south London.

London / Places

Ai Weiwei Sunflower Seeds at the Tate Modern. Meh

Mon 15th November, 2010Mon 15th November, 2010 - by editor - 3 Comments.

Over the years, I’ve enjoyed many of the exhibitions in the Turbine Hall at the Tate Modern – particularly the fantastic Weather Project in 2003 – but Ai Weiwei’s work, called …

Brixton / Places

Brixton’s lost Banksy graffiti

Fri 5th November, 2010Mon 8th November, 2010 - by editor - 3 Comments.

Appearing opposite the Brixton Academy at the back of the Backstage Bar (on Astoria Walk, SW9) was this “Thug For Life” graffiti by Banksy.

photos / stuff

It’s Summer! Some of my old art school work…

Fri 23rd July, 2010Thu 31st July, 2014 - by editor - Leave a Comment

It’s summer! Back in the day when an 2MB RAM-packing Amiga A1200 and a copy of DPaint was as good as it got in the computer graphics department, a lot …

London / Places

Nelson’s Ship in a Bottle and Gay Pride, Trafalgar Square

Tue 6th July, 2010Sat 15th January, 2011 - by editor - 2 Comments.

Standing above the crowded square and immune to the thumping cheesy Eurodisco of the Gay Pride celebrations below is the latest artwork on the Fourth Plinth of Trafalgar Square.

London

My mate Marcus at the ICA

Thu 1st April, 2010Fri 2nd April, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

My mate Marcus Oakley is an ace artist so we popped along to the ICA by Trafalgar Square to watch him do a live drawing thing with two of his …

London

Tate Modern: Miroslaw Balka’s ‘How It Is’ sculpture

Wed 17th March, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Polish artist Miroslaw Balka’s sculpture – entitled ‘How It Is’ – dominates the Turbine Hall at the Tate Modern, standing 13 metres high by 30 metres long, and balanced on …

London

Revolution Paper, Mexican Prints at the British Museum

Tue 16th March, 2010Tue 16th March, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

This is only on until the 5th of April, so get down to the British Museum sharpish if you want to check out some superb political posters from the great …

stuff

The Ghost Forest in the rain, Trafalgar Square

Tue 24th November, 2009 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Standing in Trafalgar Square for one week only was an unusual art exhibition featuring the large tree stumps from nine different species sourced from Suhuma forest reserve, a commercially logged …

stuff

Incredible graffiti animation

Sun 5th April, 2009 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I’m still far too hungover after last night’s birthday bash to post up any pictures, so here’s a truly amazing short film by Blu: an incredibly clever animation sprayed on …

New York / stuff

P.S.1 MoMA Contemporary Art Center, NYC

Mon 26th January, 2009 - by editor - Leave a Comment

One of the largest and oldest institutions in the US dedicated to contemporary art, we checked out the non-profit P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center during our winter stay in New York. …