London art exhibitions, fairs, galleries and artists
It’s the 30th year for the Laurence Olivier Awards, the biggest and arguably the most coveted item of recognition and achievement for London theatre. Presented this year by Richard “I don’t believe it!” Wilson, the gala night on 26th February will mean the gathering of …
A new play written for and about the Beaumont Estate in Leyton, East London will be performed in one of the estate’s blocks of flats just weeks before it is due to be torn down. As the 2012 Olympics creep closer, the skyline and architecture …
This week: Jarhead, Breakfast on Pluto, and Cry Wolf. So last week we had Brokeback Mountain, a film starring Jake Gyllenhaal that everyone loved. And this week we have Jarhead a film starring Jake Gyllenhaal that…most people quite like. The film gets its best rating …
Every now and again we ask old grandmother Londonist for a little extra pocket money* so we can take a cab and laugh at all the people struggling with ticket machines as we whiz across the city knocking pedestrians and cyclists asunder like they were …
Glory be! The Queen Mum – bless her, she was such a comfort to the East End during the Crimean War – is to get a memorial on the Mall. A competition has been launched to find a designer for it. Londonist expects that the …
So we read over the weekend (second bullet down) that the National Portrait Gallery is to adopt the ‘GAP Welcome’. This doesn’t mean the staff are going to run at you with generic leisure wear as you admire the artwork, rather a “front-of-house assistant will …
That’s right. This week we decided to track down the Leader of the Free World. He might sit in the oval office but, when in London, it seems that he prefers to hang out in squares… FDR, Grosvenor Square You can’t sit comfortably in Grosvenor …
Today we present the third and final part in our guide to the best holiday season art exhibitions (read Part 1 or Part 2). National Gallery: Rubens – A Master in the Making Charts the rise of Peter Paul Rubens from a pupil in Antwerp …
The second part in our guide to the best holiday season art exhibitions (read Part 1). Design Museum: Robert Brownjohn Retrospective of the American graphic designer at his peak in the 50’s and 60’s. His work includes the title sequences for the James Bond films …
Tired of the telly? All Playstationed out? Over the next three days we’ll bring you a guide to the best holiday season art exhibitions. So grab your coat, we’re goin’ down the galleries. National Portrait Gallery: Cornel Lucas – Shooting Stars Brings together fifty of …
So what do you think was the most ‘popular’ Londonist post of 2005? The July 7 bombings? The whole NME controversy? That 90% of cabbies think blogging is the same thing as dogging? Nope. The clear winner of ‘The Most Popular Londonist Post of 2005′ …
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