Snoopy, nosey or just plain curious Londoners will be relieved: the Metropolitan Archive Office is to reopen after a revamp. David Hockney has donated some very big trees to the Tate Modern. A senior BNP official plonker would seem to endorse rape. Hold us back, …
In the week that Doris’ crack gets filled in, Tate Modern has announced plans for a rethink of the building’s river-facing facade. Between May and August, a group of the world’s most acclaimed street artists will be allowed to daub their designs across designated 15×12 …
Following on from Doris Salcedo’s giant subterranean crack (which two art-lovers managed to fall into), Tate Modern has announced that the next Unilever Series commission to fill its Turbine Hall will be by French artist Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster. Well-known for art involving audience participation, Gonzalez-Foerster’s previous …
Swanning About Not one, but two Swan Lakes swim into town this week. Take your pick from The Russian State Ballet of Siberia’s version at the New Wimbledon Theatre, or the Moscow City Ballet at The Hackney Empire. Expect world-class dance interpretations this classic love …
We’re considering giving our notice at Londonist Towers and upping sticks for a new home. Specifically, we want to move into Jean Prouvé’s Maison Tropicale. The prefabricated bungalow, standing on the front lawn outside Tate Modern, is in London as part of the excellent Prouvé …
Out with the old, in with the new: Clapham Junction to get new residential towers, new train station entrance, new ticket hall, new escalators, and revamped shopping centre (not a new one? way to ruin the theme, developers). Recently rechristened Old Hoxditch to get its …
Every day this month the Londonist team will be pointing you in the direction of a Christmas present that (with a bit of luck) you won’t already have on your list. Climb up onto our collective lap and we’ll see what we can move from …
Londonist asks that most pressing of daily concerns: where to go on your lunch break. Members Room at Tate Modern Sixth Floor, Tate Modern, Bankside SE1 9TG Nearest Tube: Southwark and Blackfriars 0207 887 8888 10am-6pm (Sunday-Thursday) 10am-10pm (Friday-Saturday) Map Expect to Pay: £5-10 Rating: …
St Pancras International has reopened after years of restoration. The sumptious Euston Road frontage to the station was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott, one of London’s most important architects. But what else did the Great Scott design in London? The Scotts were a remarkable …
As it gets closer to Halloween for LAist, a contributer recollects her tale of staring down the serial killer, Richard Ramirez, otherwise known as the Night Stalker. Must think happy thoughts — okay, free organic chocolate chip cookies for Los Angeles — now that’s a …
You might think the act of visiting an art gallery specifically to gawp at a hole in the ground would obviate the need to remind people not to trip over said hole. Apparently not. Mere days after the unveiling of Doris Salcedo’s Shibboleth, a 548 …
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