Eight sets of smokey mirrored glass panels sit beneath the square lighting grid of the gallery. Set on a grey carpet to give the impression that they are floating, the 6ft square sheets of glass are not joined but their free-standing arrangement gives the impression of cubes, with multiple reflections of visitors bouncing from cube […]
Born a century ago in Melbourne, Sidney Nolan is considered one of Australia’s leading modern artists, with diverse work including painting, photography and stage design. He is perhaps best known for his series of paintings on legends from Australian history, most famously Ned Kelly. From 1983 until his death, Nolan lived in The Rodd in Herfordshire […]
How can universities provide affordable student accommodation in cities with limited and expensive land availability? BIG architects have come up with an answer for Copenhagen, which could have applications in other countries – use underutilised waterways, in this case Copenhagen’s inner harbour, and cheap cheerful building modules from old containers – they are used for […]
Breathing new life into historic collections is a theme that brings new audiences into historic buildings and museums. Versailles does it on a larger scale than most, as sculptors such as Anish Kapoor in 2015 take over and transform the gardens. But, here in London, Marc Quinn has done the impossible – added more to […]
Sixty innocent childhood figures have become sinister and perverted, smoking cigarettes, fighting and tormenting each other and cavorting together, with a loud pervasive soundtrack beating out around them. What should be a moment of childhood innocence has become a battlefield and a nightmare, but who are we to judge as the figures have given into their selfish […]
Imagine you are standing on the surface of Mars, the Red Planet, with the contrast of your precision-made reflective metal space capsule against the rough rugged barren landscape ahead of you, perhaps appearing like a volcanic form in which twisting swirling flames and smoke might fly out, throwing glowing, bright red rocks far up into the sky. This contrast […]
Is Europe House in Westminster the last building to display both UK and EU flags, after Teresa May sent her letter last month seeking a new relationship with the EU? Scotland and Europe have been united through culture as selected third year students from the Glasgow School of Art display their work on the theme of […]
Emilo Isgrò is a man of many talents; an artist, writer, and creater of multi-media installations. In 1979, he presented his work “Chopin”, an installation for 15 pianos at Rotonda della Basana in Milan where the sheet music on the pianos was replaced by free-flowing notes on white pages along with an imaginary diary commentary. […]
Victoria station in London s changing and the area around it is being transformed by Land Securities in a 50:50 joint venture with the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board for the 5.5 acre new development NOVA, Victoria, providing nearly 900,000 sq ft of mixed-use space in five buildings designed by PLP Architects, Benson + Forsyth, […]
Leaders who think that they are all powerful and don’t need to connect with their citizens should remember the fate of King Charles I who was executed in front of the Banqueting House in Whitehall at around 2pm on Tuesday, 30 January 1649. The Banqueting House, the only building remaining from Whitehall Palace which was […]
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