In the past five days i have been to six exhibitions and four art fairs. It is safe to say that the quiet Summer season is over and the London art scene has reached its peak this Frieze Week. This year was my first at Frieze and I must admit I found it a little […]
‘In my life I had many loves but none that seemed to last, but art was different, and in the end I just had to dive in’ – Mauro Perucchetti This is the quote inscribed on one of the walls of the Halcyon Gallery – a gallery which is hosting an exhibition to show the […]
Standing outside the Tate Modern is a larger than life anatomical model which looks like it was enlarged straight out of a science class. In fact, it is Damien Hirst’s way of welcoming you into his first major retrospective show. Whether good or bad, the YBA who first came to media attention after his notorious […]
Yesterday I had the opportunity to attend my first ever art fair. I was lucky enough to get an invite to the London Print Fair at the Royal Academy, the longest running specialist print fair. In it’s 27th year the fair houses over 50 exhibitors showcasing prints from the renaissance until the present day with […]
A common sight can be seen across eleven Gagosian galleries worldwide: dozens and dozens of brightly coloured spots by the highly praised Damien Hirst. I went along to the two London galleries to get my own look at this dotty display and the gallery has also set a challenge for viewers to visit all eleven […]