Entries from Londonist tagged with 'posters'
February 24, 2008
This weekend column is brought to you by the founders of Niceties Tokens, Liz and Pete of Team Nice. 36. In the nicest possible way… Commuting has got lots of anti-social elements to it – Tfl have just launched this lovely campaign about getting on together – it consists of posters around London stations, and then buried deep right at the back of the wardrobe of the corporate TfL website, so deep in fact......
Continue Reading "The Nice Movement"February 22, 2008
Decades ago, Notting Hill/Ladbroke Grove was the hippest part of London: a warren of squats, not quite legal after-hours drinking dens, hippies, proto-punks and political activists. This exhibition at London Print Studio is a commemoration of the posters and printed ephemera of this scene shown along side similar artwork from around the world and from more recent times. This is art born out of necessity; work that says it doesn't actually have to be......
Continue Reading "Review : AgitPop - Activist Graphics, Images, Pop Culture "February 1, 2008
While half of the fair is watercolours and drawings, the other half is thankfully modern works on paper. From 30s posters advertising such things as Ireland, or Shell Oil, to the more fine art end of the spectrum: abstracts, figures made out of collages of adverts, you get the picture.......
Continue Reading "Preview: Watercolours & Drawings Fair with Modern Works on Paper"November 23, 2007
To celebrate the rebranding of the Platform for Art initiative as Art on the Underground, TfL are giving away specially commissioned posters at 5 Zone 1 tube stations all next week (bound to be a bunfight on Monday though, be prepared). Among the artists is Turner Prize nominated Mark Titchner and poster designs include a fictitious A-Z map and some snow capped mountains. 25,000 of each design have been produced and will be stacked......
Continue Reading "Poster Giveaway: Art On The Underground"