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Londonist Stalks…Jacob Epstein

All the works featured in this stalk are also mapped on Platial. US-born Jacob Epstein (1880-1959) is a colossal figure in 20th Century sculpture. Controversial could almost be his middle name. His various works around London caused outrage in their day, but are now in …

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London Art Fair

The eighteenth annual London Art Fair is on at the Business Design Centre in Islington today and this weekend, showcasing some of the best of Modern British and Contemporary Art. Ninety eight galleries are taking part this year’s fair – the place oozes art. When …

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Londonist Stalks: Ernő Goldfinger

In search of the London buildings of the famous architect.

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Londonist Stalks… Enzo Plazzotta

All the places featured in this Stalk are now mapped on Platial. You may remember we recently tracked down all the London-based work of Eduardo Paolozzi. This time, we took the logical step of pursuing his contemporary Enzo Plazotta. Eduardo Paolozzi… Enzo Plazzotta. You could …

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Two Exhibitions Not To Be Missed

Two major exhibitions close this weekend, each devoted to a major English artist but from different ages. The Dulwich Picture Gallery has been hosting a survey of the early career of the darling of Catholic middle class England: Graham Sutherland. The blurb reads “Like its …

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Londonist Loves…Hampstead Heath

A big park for posh people? A mountain-biker’s paradise? Inspiration to some of England’s greatest painters and poets? Or a sordid playground for fornicating couples and sodomists? Whatever your opinion of Hampstead Heath, you’re probably right. The 800 acres of grasslands, meadows, woodland, ponds and …