December is still several days away, but the Christmas frenzy is already in full flow around central London, as the shop tills start to ring out their seasonal fanfare. The …
An early Christmas London walk – baubles, gas lamps, ice rink, South Bank and ICA art launch Read More
Late Saturday afternoon, I went for a hangover-clearing autumnal stroll through central London, taking in two parks and stopping off for some art. I started off at Green Park tube …
An autumnal London walk at dusk – Green Park, St James’s park, National Gallery and Oxford Street Read More
I really enjoyed last year’s art show in the Cavendish Square underground car park, so I made sure I got along to the new show in the same venue, this …
London car park artshow – We Could Not Agree at the Q Park, Cavendish Square Read More
Billed as the “UK’s biggest ever Gothic exhibition, “Terror and Wonder, the Gothic Imagination” opens today at the British Library in central London. Displaying two hundred rare objects, the exhibition traces 250 years of the …
Terror and Wonder, the Gothic Imagination at the British Library, London Read More
Located between the Strand and the River Thames, the current Somerset House dates back to 1775, with the neo-classical building being centred around a beautiful courtyard. Formerly the home of the …
A trip to Somerset House and the Return of the Rudeboy Exhibition, Strand, London Read More
This year’s Tate Britain Commission is a real feast for the eyes, with Phyllida Barlow’s massive ramshackle wooden constructions almost filling every inch of the gallery’s voluminous Duveen Sculpture Court.
Phyllida Barlow’s mad furniture factory explosion and British Folk Art at the Tate Britain, Millbank, London Read More
Created by Hackney artist Alex Chinneck, this striking installation of an inverted house can be seen turning heads on Blackfriars Road.
The amazing upside down house of Blackfriars Road, London Read More
Located betwixt Euston and King’s Cross stations, the Crypt of St Pancras Parish Church was built in 1822 and used for coffin burials until 1854, when the crypts of all London …
A look inside the Crypt Gallery in St Pancras: ShoShoShow sculpture exhibition Read More
Last month, I went for a long walk to Fishtown, Philadelphia, and I was astonished to come across the iconic artwork for Kurt Vile’s, “Wakin’ On A Pretty Daze” on a …
Kurt Vile artwork in Fishtown, Philadelphia gets painted over in bizarre circumstances Read More
Since 2000, the Serpentine Gallery in Hyde Park has commissioned a temporary summer pavilion by a leading architect, and this year’s offering is perhaps the oddest – and best – one yet.
The Serpentine Pavilion – a futuristic, doughnut-shaped ‘broken egg’ lands in London Read More
Waking up with a fierce hangover after a busy Offline club night, I felt the need to immerse myself in some art, so hot footed into the National Gallery in Trafalgar …
A visit to the National Gallery and a first look at George Bellows’ wonderful ‘Men Of The Docks’ Read More
This striking sculpture by the American sculptor Dale Chihuly was first unveiled in Mayfair’s Berkeley Square on the 3rd April 2014, and it’s still attracting attention a month later.
A symphony in glass: The Sun by Dale Chihuly in Mayfair’s Berkeley Square Read More
Created by the Chilean-German architecture practice GUN Architects, this ‘public pavilion’ called Rainforest stands in the south western corner of Bedford Square in central London.
Intriguing Rainforest pavilion goes up in Bedford Square, central London Read More
Yesterday, I was fortunate enough to stumble across these fantastic sculptures which were on display at the Royal Academy, off Piccadilly in central London.
Lynn Chadwick steel beasts sculptures at the Royal Academy courtyard, Piccadilly, London Read More
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