From Dada to Surrealism, throughout the visual and literary arts, everyone from Picasso to James Joyce were photographed by Man Ray. For more than fifty years, the artist captured the faces of his age to immortalise them in photographs which continue to be greatly revered today. Now the National Portrait Gallery are showcasing more than […]
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Tucked away in a seemingly quiet, respectable corner of Mayfair lies one of the Hauser & Wirth galleries. One would expect to find to find discreet, demure paintings, something to hang above the coffee table or in the hallway. The Hauser & Wirth gallery has other ideas. They are presenting its public with the garish […]
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The artwork of Japanese artist Mariko Mori is unlike anything I am used to. Her exhibition at the Royal Academy’s Burlington Gardens is a display of light, nature and purity. The show is deeply concerned with the natural world, the seasons and the life cycle. It is sort of like a science, religion and art […]
Read MoreUntil Tuesday only, the date set for the upcoming Surrealist Art Sale at Sotheby’s, the London auction house is hosting a ‘surrealist afternoon tea’ which I was lucky enough to attend this afternoon. On the menu were earl grey cupcakes iced with dali’s clocks, scones with goats cheese and chilli jam and marshmallow clouds. The […]
Read MoreSo far, seven contemporary artists have presented work on the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square. The plinth which was originally designed to house an equestrian statue of William IV in 1841 stood empty after this became too expensive leaving a gap to be filled for nearly 150 years. The ICA is now presenting an exhibition […]
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