A couple of years ago, the Museum of London made a brave, brave decision. They closed off the whole of their lower floor, roughly half the display space, for a £20 million redevelopment. With just over a week to go until opening, we took a …
Photo / Fernando Pascullo An unverified report in Event magazine suggests that Earls Court Exhibition Centre will close after the 2012 Olympics. Capco, who have finalised a deal to buy the 70-acre site, plans to redevelop it into a “mixed-use but residential-led” project. A website, …
Starting tonight, and running until 9 December, some incredible prints of Johnny Cash will be on display, and for sale, at the Snap Galleries in Mayfair. Taken by photographer Andy Earl, and the subject of his lavish new coffee table book, these limited edition prints, …
Following the success of their show “Behind the Shutters” in the East End last year, Mutate Britain return to the iconic walls of the Westway, Portobello Road. Nearly 30 years ago the crew were spraying up the place and giving birth to British graffiti/street art …
Image by Simon Rigglesworth (or is it a fake?) The National Gallery held its annual press conference yesterday, as you might be able to intuit from the number of stories floating around this morning. Most reports give top billing to an upcoming show on fakes …
If you’re in Brixton in the coming weeks, or looking for a pensive antidote to Christmas TV, then drop by a new exhibition People, Signs and Resistance: on The Frontline at 198 Gallery in Brixton. Situated on Railton Road, itself once infamous as “The Frontline” …
One of London’s most determined fine artists has teamed up with one of its most notorious. Expect masked gunmen slogging it out over criminal bounties (a la Martin Lea Brown) and big wet sloppy licks ‘n’ kisses from mouthy graffiti artist Sweet Toof at this …
We gave you a heads up last week but here’s a big reminder – the Museum in Docklands is having a 5th birthday party this weekend, flinging open its waterside doors and welcoming all, waiving its entrance fee. The Museum is lesser known than its …
Rain, rain, go away…flirtatious spring-like temperatures and halcyon moments of direct sunlight belie this week’s forecast for April showers. At least that leaves plenty of time to soak up indoor activities on the cheap before we jet our wellies and get on with the picnic …
Is it just us or was January rubbish? Nice then that February, with its special extra day this year, commences with Brazilian Carnival, yummy pancakes and Chinese New Year… it’s like a whole new start for 2008 and lots of it totally FREE! Monday: Get …
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