Every Thursday from 23 May - 27 June 2013, 10.30am-12.30pm
If you’ve ever been taught how to look at a painting, then you’ll know how much being able to ‘read’ a work of art increases the pleasure of going to any exhibition. (John Berger’s classic book, Ways of Seeing, is… Continue reading
Exhibition 14-22 Mar 2013, 11-6pm (9pm on Mar 21); sale 23 Mar, 8am-6pm
We really missed one of our highlights of the contemporary art calendar last year, but praise be – the RCA Secret exhibition is back. The annual postcard sale sees over 2,000 (this year it’s 2,700) miniature artworks displayed in a… Continue reading
Who’s your hero? Having just watched the documentary Never Sorry about the Chinese artist Ai WeiWei, he’s definitely got our vote. It’s a fascinating insight into this defiant, media-savvy, humorous and very human artist who increasingly comes into conflict with… Continue reading
We want one of each of these please: artist Polly Morgan’s clothes and homewares designs in collaboration with label Constant and True. Morgan, a British artist who uses taxidermy in her work, is better known for her sculptures… Continue reading
Listen online anytime. Chapter One was read on 16 Sept. Chapter 5 starts today, 20 Sept 2012. Each day another chapter is read. Catch up on chapters anytime.
This is utterly brilliant. Moby-Dick Big Read is a madly ambitious project that launched this week, and if you’ve missed it so far, get on board now – we urge you. Writer Philip Hoare (if you haven’t read his much… Continue reading
Opening Festival: 18 July - 28 Oct 2012
Not content with being the most visited modern art gallery in the world, cultural Mecca Tate Modern is upping the ante this summer by throwing open access to its huge former industrial oil chambers, which sit to the south of… Continue reading
Gallery open Tues - Fri, 10 - 1pm & 2 - 6pm; Sat, 10 - 1pm
One of the best things about living in London is having access to so many great works of art. But what if you want to live with paintings and start buying art yourself? Yes, you can put the time and… Continue reading
Hofesh Shechter: 9 Nov. Alasdair McLellan: 16 Nov. Jean-Luc Moulène: 28 Nov. All at 1pm
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What a great series of talks the ICA has organised over the next few Fridays. They cost a fiver each and you can grab one during your lunch hour, as they start at 1pm. Next Friday you can catch fashion… Continue reading
11-14 Oct, 2012
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Yes, it’s Frieze Art Fair this week (see here for our mini-guide to Frieze London and Frieze Masters) and with it comes a myriad of other brilliant fairs and events too – to follow are our highlights around-town…… Continue reading
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