Scottish artist Jim Lambie at Sadie Coles in London
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Storytelling in Paint in Multiverse at Gazelli Art House
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Celebrating diversity in ‘Beyond Borders’ at Unit London
Staring out into the wintery streets of Mayfair, Zachary Eastwood-Bloom’s statues act as sentinels for what is inside, with a very different work downstairs. Zachary is an Englishman who lives and works in Glasgow, Scotland and his work inspired by classical Greek statuary announces the theme of Unit London’s winter exhibition ‘Beyond Borders’. Not only […]
Is this a new model for the future: Cromwell Place in South Kensington?
The pandemic of the last six months, which looks likely to continue, has challenged many modern ways of doing things. Retailers, and restaurant-owners are having to think through their business models as never before, as competitors fall like skittles, while office occupiers are reappraising what the office of the future will be – probably not […]
American art and Scottish architecture in London: Oren Pinhassi at St Cyprian’s Church
One of the joys of visiting the Venice Biennale is the number of exhibitions of contemporary art on show in historic buildings that you might not otherwise see, often located down canals you would not normally visit. It is as much an architectural discovery as an exploration of new art. The Gallery Edel Assanti has given […]
The Electronic Pulse of the Night Club at the Design Museum
Outside in the green landscape of the August sunshine, the atmosphere in Holland Park in Kensington is peaceful and relaxing, with families walking through the gardens and runners jogging along the paths. Inside the Design Museum, you enter another world, a world that is current closed due to coronavirus, the world of pulsing throbbing nightclubs […]
Four German artists with an architectural edge at Sprüth Magers
Sprüth Magers in London is one of my favourite galleries with its quirky semi-industrial character (even though it is in Mayfair) from the days when the building was a clothing warehouse/showroom, hence the large windows allowing light to flood in (when they want it) – something galleries generally don’t approve of – and the views […]
Creativity inspiring sculptors in different ways at the Gagosian
It’s a long time since sculptors (usually wearing white smocks and black floppy caps in those old black and white photographs) took up their hammer and chisels to cut out their shapes from a block of white cararra marble. Stone sculptures can now be prepared by computerised cutting while artists adopt a wide variety of […]
Restoration of an outstanding 18th century landscape at Painshill
As you travel around the countryside deep in Surrey, you don’t expect to find a Turkish Tent perched up on a ridge with extensive views across the countryside, but here it is, a short distance from the Grecian Temple of Bacchus. The Turkish Tent, now reconstructed in robust long-lasting materials as one of the many […]
Always thinking ahead at the Brompton Cemetery
Cemeteries have recently suffered in terms of their meaning in the modern world. Once the height of social status, many have fallen into decline and have been seen as a financial burden whereas the most forward looking see them for what they are – a unique library of social history and a much-loved green space […]
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