I currently work across the road from the White Cube on Bermondsey Street at another museum and am often interacting with visitors from the gallery. Most of these visitors come to us enthralled by the current Gilbert and George show at White Cube. However, when I explain to you now that the show is full […]
Sex has long been a popular subject in art throughout history. From renaissance nudes to Japanese Shunga prints. It should not be something that surprises us. Sarah Lucas is renowned for this type of work, however it comes off crude and seedy. Many of us may be used to works of art where sex is […]
The names David Bailey and William Morris are not usually associated with one another. As a world famous fashion photographer Bailey is world famous for working with technology while Morris did everything he could to go back to traditional medieval artisan practice. However, that said, both men began life in the east end, and Morris’s […]
After 12 years the White Cube gallery in Hoxton Square closes its doors tomorrow. The gallery which is close to my heart will remain open in Bermondsey and Mayfair. Now that the east London location closes hopefully the success of the newest Bermondsey gallery will be enough to satiate the needs of many contemporary art […]
A string of headlines can be found covering the walls of all three locations of the White Cube Gallery in London. These posters, entitled The London Pictures are the work of the infamous duo Gilbert and George and are comprised of 292 images. The London Pictures are the largest series of work by the artists’ […]