Mystery of Appearance @ Haunch of Venison

Inscribed on the walls of the Haunch of Venison gallery in mayfair are the words: ‘To me, the mystery of painting today is how appearance can be made. I know it can be illustrated, I know it can be photographed. But how can this thing be made so that you catch the mystery of appearance […]

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Banksy @ Mayfair

Spotted. A woman falling down a building in Mayfair, her shopping trolley with her. On the other side of the city in Canary Warf a written message can be seen: ‘Sorry! The lifestyle you ordered is currently out of stock.’ The two marks of graffiti are thought to have been left by Banksy, possibly reminding […]

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Warhol: Bardot @ Gagosian Gallery, Davies Street

Having previously been to exhibitions at the Gagosian Gallery on Britannia Street, I had high expectations for the Mayfair gallery. I arrived at a small, formal, simplistic, slightly quaint building, vastly different to the large, somewhat industrial setting in the city that I was accustomed to. The Gagosian Gallery on Davies Street has an exterior […]

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