Art

Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster’s TH.2058, the latest in the gallery’s Unilever series, imagines London fifty years hence, where the “incessant rain” has refugees from the weather hiding in the Turbine Hall. The space has been filled with metal bunk-beds to accomodate the precipitation-shy, on which they can …

At the weekend, we gave you a heads up about furore over a controversial frieze commissioned by London and Continental Railways to adorn the base of the gargantuan “Meeting Place” statue, upstairs at St Pancras International. Designs unveiled at the station on Friday and much …

Anyone who’s read the liner notes of a Stone Roses album will know that their former guitarist is also a painter. While John Squire’s work during his tenure in the Roses had a heavy Pollock influence, the artist has moved away from paint splashes and …

Those of you who are blind to the delights of the modern art world will be relieved to hear that the Tate Modern is thinking of you. Next time you are reluctantly dragged down to a blockbuster exhibition, you can ditch your date and have …

Bow: home of the grime star, and self-styled E3 Ninja, Wiley, and not known as the demilitarised zone for nothing, yagetme, um, bruv. The Nunnery had changed dramatically on the outside since last time we’d visited, six or so years ago. There were pretty lights …

We told you about the “Wouldn’t It Be Nice…” exhibition at Embankment Galleries several weeks back but dropped in there again yesterday to check out what artist in residence, Chosil Kil, was up to. The PR was abuzz with the fantastic image of the artist …

Despite the fervent wishes of the world’s mothers, tattoos aren’t going away. They’re growing in popularity, mainstream acceptance, and even physical size, reported tattooist Lal Hardy, practising his art in front of an inquisitive audience at last night’s Dana Centre event. His barmy customer for …

Nobuyoshi Araki has a worldwide notoriety for photographing beautiful women in intricate and perilous bondage (Kinbaku) in the name of art. Unsurprisingly, some of his work has been branded pornographic. Known also as erstwhile photographer of Bjork, this is his first London show since a …

For contemporary craft fans who like hand-made jewellery, original textiles and surprising innovations in all things related to craft, get down to Origin: The London Craft Fair at Somerset House ASAP. Organised by the Craft Council this is a two-week festival with a changeover between …

Hoxton Square was taken over last week by an alien species. Not by crowds of patent-heeled, artfully styled students and designers – though they were there too, in record numbers – but by the weird and fantastic creations of the Kinetica Museum’s artists. Held in …