Fantastic news from one of our 24 Week Portfolio Preparation students, who has been accepted to study her BSc Architecture at The Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL! Join London Art Portfolio for a bespoke programme to support you with your […]
19 March – 3 July 2016 £9 Exhibiting the work of American photographer and film maker, Paul Strand (1890-1976), the V&A being the first museum to exhibit his work in the UK since the his death. Paul Strand is known as being one […]
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Tuesday 24 September 2013 – Sunday 15 December 2013 The first retrospective of this major artist’s work to be presented in the UK. Focusing on her later pieces, the exhibition reveals the full breadth of her work and her unique […]
12 Sep 2013 to 27 Oct 2013 Private view Thursday 12th September 6 – 9pm Open Friday-Sunday 12-6pm Cell Project Space presents a solo presentation of work by the artist Rachel Reupke, bringing together newly commissioned work for the gallery comprising of […]
Cass Art is a renowned art shop within London and you’ll have no hesitation as to why when you visit. The quality and price of their stock is good, so the money you do spend is a guaranteed investment. They […]
No matter if you live in London, currently study here or are just here for vacation -we believe it is always lovely to enrich yourself with some great exhibition. Have a look at our selection of current exhibitions and feel […]
This is every creative person’s heaven; infact, it’s big enough to be heaven. Atlantis not only has remarkably good prices, real top quality stuff in such a range, but they also pretty much have everything (except glitter!) Nothing can be […]
Following our post about art and design book store Magma, we would like to introduce you to three more! These are all specialists bookshops which caught our eye! The Vintage Magazine Shop You will find collectable publications from The Picture Post […]
Literature, Art, Design What else can we do in this weather? For those aesthetically inclined, Magma is the place to go. This is the kind of art and design bookshop that has titles other bookshops won’t stock. Oasis of creativity! […]
Does art have its uses, other than to civilise, enlighten, stimulate, console? Purists would say certainly not. Art has no function whatsoever. But anyone visiting the Whitechapel Gallery, where the notoriously closeted Government Art Collection is being shown in public […]
Britain Creates 2012: Fashion + Art Collusion, led by British fashion designers and artists in partnership with the Mayor of London, brings together the UK’s most prestigious fashion designers to collaborate with Britain’s leading visual artists on specially commissioned works […]
Admitted to a psychiatric hospital at the age of 29, Bispo’s creations were made in complete isolation from the art establishment. However his ‘outsider’ art has long been celebrated for its skill and imaginative approach to working with everyday, found […]
We don’t usually put posts about skin care, but we couldn’t resist to share this innovative beauty product with you. Mother Nature gives us so many resources, expecially for art – what would we be painting if we do not […]
Twelve major artists including Tracey Emin, Martin Creed, Gary Hume, Bridget Riley and Fiona Banner will be flying the Brit-art flag with their designs for the official Olympic and Paralympic posters for the London 2012 games. This will be followed by free […]
The Queen: Art and Image exhibition is displaying the most remarkable and resonant images of Elizabeth II made during her reign. From formal painted portraits to commissioned photographs and from press images to works by celebrated contemporary artists. Featured photographers and artists […]
Art and government? Can these two words ever exist together? They can for this exhibition! It was the cost of decoration that prompted the use of art instead of wallpapers to cover the walls of government buildings in 1899. The Story […]
Louise Bourgeois (1911 – 2010) was one of the best known artists of the 20th century, whose work has inspired a rich commentary from academics and critics alike. Louise Bourgeois: The Return of the Repressed will show original documents from the artist’s […]
Making the most of London this summer, numerous exhibitions and installations will be filling the city and inspiring the minds of Londoners and tourists alike. This exhibition taking place at the Southbank Centre, named “aMAZEme”, is a union of art, […]
We stumbled across this amazing artwork created using rubix cubes! Definitely a great example of thinking outside the box in terms of mediums…..
A tagline that was established as WW2 propaganda and has been revived today in the UK and can now be seen plastered over every type of object imaginable!
The V&A have opened their newest exhibition – British Design, 1948 – 2012. To celebrate the Jubilee this June, as well as the London Olympic Games, the exhibition highlights the best of British post-war Design, and follows the history of […]
Ever find yourself wondering how to expand your artistic potential with different mediums? Do you feel that everything has been done before? Kseniya Simonova, from ‘The Ukraine’s Got Talent’ (2009) won the show by telling an artistic wartime story using […]
Damien Hirst, one of the most influential and controversial artists in the modern art world, is exhibiting here in London until 9th September. The exhibition, taking place at the Tate Modern, is a must-see and we highly recommend a visit […]
_______________________________________________________ Website: www.tate.org.uk Address: Tate Modern Bankside London SE1 9TG Telephone: +44 (0)20 7887 8888 (menu number 4) Opening times: Sunday – Thursday, 10.00–18.00 Last admission to special exhibitions at 17.15 Friday – Saturday, 10.00–22.00 Last admission to special exhibitions at 21.15 We are […]
______________________________________________ Website: http://www.vam.ac.uk/index.html Address: Victoria & Albert Museum Cromwell Road London SW7 2RL +44 (0)20 7942 2000 Opening Times: 10.00 to 17.45 daily 10.00 to 22.00 Fridays (selected galleries remain open after 18.00)
‘The 1778 victory of the Franch Frigate La Belle Poule inspired new hairstyles such as the La Bele Poule, inspired new hair styles such as the á La Bele Poule (below), the á l’Indépendante and the á La Junon, in which scaled down replicas of warships […]
David Askevold: The Disorientation Scientist 22 July – 25 September Ten States in the West (detail), 1978 ___________________________________ Mathilde Rosier: Necklace of Fake Teeth 22 July – 25 September Le Bonheur dans le Crime, 2008 ___________________________________ Katie Cuddon: Spanish Lobe […]
___________________________________________________ Website: http://www.npg.org.uk/ Address: St Martin’s Place London WC2H 0HE Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7306 0055 Opening times: Open daily 10:00-18:00 Open until 21:00 Thursday and Friday.
_____________________________________________________ Website: http://www.southlondongallery.org/ Address: 65 Peckham Road London SE5 8UH Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7703 6120 Opening hours during exhibitions: Tuesday – Sunday, 11am-6pm Except Wednesdays, 11am-9pm Café opening hours: Tuesday – Friday, 8am-6.30pm Except Wednesdays, 8am-11pm Saturday – Sunday, […]
___________________________________________ Website: www.danielblau.com Address: 51 hoxton square london n1 6pb Telephone: 020 7831 7998 Opening Hours: Open from Tuesday to Saturday 11 to 6pm
Throughout the whole of July, it’s London Street Photography Festival; go on the website to check out the calendar of Events, Exhibitions & Workshops, there’s an insane amount to do, go be snap happy! www.londonstreetphotographyfestival.org
This chair is made and designed by Scott Jarvie using 10,000 drinking straws, yes the ones you stick into your drinks and chew on for fun. Have a look on the website to see how the development and process of […]
Miss Pokeno a.k.a. Alannah Currie (yes part of the Thomson Twin 80’s synth duo band) has created these obscure chairs that hold real taxidermy within/on them. Have a look one her website for more grandeur chairs and stuffed animals. www.misspokeno.com […]
Yes, this is a 3 headed sheep chair. No one really knows where it’s from or who it is by, but either way there’s not much to say really. Just plain weird. But have a look at what UnNews make […]
This chair is kind of intense but intriguing. Simone Racheli is an Italian artists who recreates everyday household objects to look like raw flesh. Don’t worry it’s not real flesh, it’s a combination of paper maché, plastic, wax and metal. Have […]
Kerstin Schulz had the honour of designing this Pencil Chair for the well known Faber-Castell’s 100th Birthday. Using thousands of ‘castell 9000′ sharpened pencils, sculpted together to create a chair. She also created other objects of suitcase, lamp and table […]
Many designers have made ‘Cork Chairs’ before but Gabriel Wiese puts a little more finesse and style to them, as you can see. These are just 2 out of 9 she had made and designed; can’t imagine she’s not a […]
Tom Price’s chairs involve a ‘heating and pressing’ method onto various materials/objects from clothes, rope and plumbing tubes. Have a browse on his website for more of these quirky chairs, as well as other obscure sculptural objects he’s created. www.tom-price.com […]
There’s a handful of Chair Designs made out of cardboard; here are just a few cherry picked ones. David Graas These are David Graas FIY Cardboard Stool and Chair, but have a look on his website for more sustainable and […]
This are just two (small) examples of Boris Bally vast creations. This guy recycles street signs, found materials and even weapon parts into useful objects (as well as installations and experiments) by human hand! Listing them would be silly, when […]
Design company Reddish Studio have thought more to a bath tub than bathing in. Using a readymade to recreate a new meaning to an object is pretty damn cool, what the bathtub feels about this, we’ll never know, but it’s […]
Peter Bristols’ Cut Chair take a good while to figure out, once you do you realise how amazing this really is. Check out his website for more of his innovative projects and designs. www.peterbristol.net
Throne of Chairs by the Mozambican artist Cristovao Canhavato (Kester) Made of ‘decommissioned weapons collected since the end of the civil war in 1992 in Mozambique’ You can see it in the British Museum for yourself:
Important link to the events diary: WatchMeMove:TheAnimationShowEventsDiary __________________________________________ Website: http://www.barbican.org.uk/ Address: Barbican Centre Silk Street London EC2Y 8DS Telephone: 020 7638 4141 Opening hours: 9.00am – 11.00pm Monday – Saturday 12.00pm – 11.00pm Sundays and Public Holidays
Excerpt from Time Out about the new Saatchi Gallery Exhibition. www.timeout.com/london/art/event/27617/the-shape-of-things-to-come-new-sculpture Saatchi Website. http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/artists/sculpture/ David Batchelor John Baldessari Sterling Ruby ______________________________________ Website: www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk Address: 77 Eaton Square, London SW1W 9AW Telephone: 020 7730 8135 Opening times: 10am-6pm, 7 days a […]
_______________________________________________ Website: http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/ Adress: Tate Britain Millbank London SW1P 4RG Opening times: Open every day, 10.00–18.00 Last admission to special exhibitions at 17.15 We are open as normal on Bank Holidays Telephone: +44 (0)20 7887 8888 (menu number 4) Monday – Friday, […]
Waterstones This place is great for any kind of book you’re looking for; some Waterstones around London have a coffee shop within it, so a nice place to sit and read amongst other book lovers! www.waterstones.com _____________________________ Borders Just like […]
WHSmith www.whsmith.co.uk _________________________ Rymans www.ryman.co.uk _________________________ Muji www.muji.co.uk _________________________ Paperchase www.paperchase.co.uk _________________________ Maplin www.maplin.co.uk _________________________ Apple Store www.apple.com/uk/retail _________________________ Currys www.currys.co.uk _________________________ PC World www.pcworld.co.uk
This little shop lies in the back streets of Oxford Street and is a little gem as it’s floors and walls are filled with haberdasheries and the like. If you’re a textile/fashion/material/bits&bobs etc etc fiend, then this place is for […]
They’ve been going since 1970-something and specialise in ‘material to the art and design community’ and more! Aimed more for designers, this still provides a hefty amount in typical art supplies too. Now their prices aren’t cheap, but they are […]
______________________________________ Website: Address: Southbank Centre Belvedere Road London SE1 8XX Telephone: +44 (0)20 7960 4200 Opening times: Open daily 10am – 6pm
Free Range has already started and is back with alot to give! As they say, UK’s largest graduate show of art and design from a handful of universities across the country; a great chance to see what other students from […]
Here’s is just a little excerpt from The Book Club’s website of the current exhibition on, Keeler & Tornero – Ghostjumps & Wormholes. Check out their website for more of their work, www.keelertornero.com and of course actually go to The […]
_______________________________________________ Website: http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/ Adress: Tate Britain Millbank London SW1P 4RG Opening times: Open every day, 10.00–18.00 Last admission to special exhibitions at 17.15 We are open as normal on Bank Holidays Telephone: +44 (0)20 7887 8888 (menu number 4) Monday – Friday, […]
_________________________________________________ INFORMATION Website: http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/ Opening times: 10am-6pm Saturday-Thursday (last admission to galleries 5.30pm) 10am-10pm Friday (last admission to galleries 9.30pm) Address: Royal Academy of Arts Burlington House Piccadilly London W1J 0BD Telephone: 020 7300 8000