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Jacob Hashimoto, The Other Sun (installation view). Courtesy Ronchini gallery.

Art Review: Jacob Hashimoto – The Other Sun @ Ronchini Gallery

A sky made of miniature kites that evokes optimism and child-like wonderment.

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Trafalgar Sun Rises in London

Brighten up your day with some extra sun light

Once a month it'll be hauled into the sky by a crane.

“Identified Flying Object” Spotted Over King’s Cross

Brobdingnagian birdcage set to illuminate the King’s Cross area.

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Art Work Crushed By Tower Bridge At The V&A

Ever spotted this flattened brass section at the V&A?

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Thems Please @ 76 Chatsworth Road : Two Free Events

Two free site specific events in the old newsagent’s shop

Mark Raidpere's video 'Ten Men' (2003)

Review: The Scapegoat Society @ Guest Projects

Mark Raidpere’s video ‘Ten Men’ (2003) Scapegoat Society is a thought-provoking exhibition. Curated by Norn, in collaboration with Mark McGowan, it explores the role of the scapegoat in contemporary society and invites us to question our preconceptions and prejudices and think about what ultimately drives …

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Jam With Jarvis

Jarvis Cocker and co are installing themselves in Village Underground this afternoon, translating their successful residency at Paris’ Galerie Chappe earlier this year to Shoreditch. Between 12-6pm today, tomorrow and Wednesday, Jarvis will be encouraging the public to come along and jam with him (byo …

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Review: Super K Sonic Booooum @ Shunt

Ladies and Gentlemen, please keep your hands and feet inside the ride and remain seated until the lecture has come to a complete standstill, for a little piece of Japan’s Super-Kamiokande has landed in the Shunt Vaults to tantalise your senses in their final week. …

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Ticket Alert: Chord In Kingsway Tram Subway

One of Subterranean London’s transport favourites, the Kingsway Tram Subway, whose gated entrance is so alluringly prominent above ground yet whose secrets have been firmly squirrelled away since 1952, is being transformed by a giant mechanical installation and opened to the public for one month …

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One And Other: Londonist On The Plinth, The Morning Shift

Two Londonistas were selected to take part in Antony Gormley’s installation for the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square. We share the experience, from behind the scenes, in the crane and up above the square then back down again. First shift: Hazel Tsoi-Wiles, 8.00am, Sunday 23 …

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In Pictures: The Tournament @ Trafalgar Square

The Tournament is an installation created by Spanish designer Jaime Hayón for the London Design Festival. The gigantic chess set is made of 2m-high ceramic pieces on a specially created mosaic glass chess board. Each of the 32 chess pieces, the designs of which were …