SHRINKING CHILDHOODS
"Shrinking Childhoods" opened in November 2004 on the grounds of Tate Modern. Initially it was a struggle to find it due to bad signposting, but as word got round and the exhibition began to generate interest from the...
"Shrinking Childhoods" opened in November 2004 on the grounds of Tate Modern. Initially it was a struggle to find it due to bad signposting, but as word got round and the exhibition began to generate interest from the...
This Summer, an eye-catching advert was shown on TV. A young celebrity called Sarah Rivers shows the viewers around her new house, telling us how she was 'discovered' while shopping with her aunt in a department...
Taking place in every beginning of New Year, London Art Fair is where edgy galleries are all gathered. In this year, 93 of selected galleries displayed their various artworks ranging from featured modern arts alongsid...
KunstHaus Wien presents "Cecil Beaton. Portraits", an exhibition from the National Portrait Gallery, London. Cecil Beaton, Marlene Dietrich, 1935, Collection National Portrait Gallery, Courtesy of Sotheby's, Lond...
Anyone who has visited Trafalgar Square will know the place, famous for the Nelson's Column, lion statues and pigeons. Trafalgar Square was pedestrianized after extensive work and reopened in July 2003. Since ...
New Designers, an annual exhibition showcasing student creative talents from all over the country, held its 19th show last month at Business Design Centre, in Islington, North London. Over 4,000 students from 200 univ...
What comes to mind when you think of photographs of the human face? The sullen expressionless passport photos, smiling pop stars in teen mags, people all dressed up, looking prim and proper in formal anniversary we...
On 7th May, a new fashion market opened in Angel, northwest London. It is open every Friday from noon to 8pm and showcase designs by independent designers and makers. Angel Fashion Market is the brainchild o...
Set inside the derelict structure of London's largest Royal Mail sorting building (an enormous 272,500 square feet and nine stories), Turkish artist Kutlag Ataman presents Kuba, an installation based on his study of t...
A retrospective of the work of Peter Saville (born 1955), one of the most influential graphic designers and art directors in UK is currently showing at the Design Museum. The exhibition covers twenty-five years of his...
The National Gallery in the heart of London's Trafalgar square has been running an 'associate artist' scheme since 1990, whereby a respected artist is invited to work in the gallery itself and produce work in response...
A major retrospective of Damien Hirst is currently showing at the new Saatchi Gallery, which opened its doors to the public on 17th April 2003. The gallery is situated on the first floor of County Hall, (renovated by ...
Pockets, where would we be without them? To mark the launch of the pocket sized Gameboy Advance SP console in the UK, Nintendo decided to hold an exhibition celebrating the history of the pocket. This you ma...
From 15th to 23rd of February this year, the Victoria & Albert Museum in Kensington, London ran a photographic workshop, exhibition and competition under the title 'Snap Happy Days'. The event was timed to c...
Skateboarding is Art. It is Craft. It is Culture. The creativity is continuous. The brush will roll. The canvas in this case has evolved beyond the concrete and into the temporary. The subject matter is co...
Someone emailed me recently to complain about my review of Game On. I was secretly delighted, I took it as ultimate proof that anyone actually reads these articles. My own personal SETI project. Anyway, his point was ...
I play video games, a lot. I guess it started when I was 10, I remember the hours spent pumping 10p coins into Defender, Asteroids and all the other early 80's twitch classics. This time went hand in hand with owning ...