Anyone who’s ever tried to get round Tate Modern in a day with their visiting family in tow will know how stressful modern art can be. All that walking, the mental fatigue, the fights over the bench space… it’s a jungle out there! Thank the …
So did anyone drag themselves out in the rain to wave at the pretty people? Did anyone actually go see The Constant Gardener? Well if you couldn’t get a ticket or decided to wait a few weeks for the thing to open nationally you didn’t …
The Turbine Hall in the Tate Modern is massive, possibly the biggest indoor display area in Britain. You forget quite how big the cavern is until you walk through the door. There’s something reverential about the space, the floor sloping away under your feet, the …
It remains unshakable, confident, sprawling, determined. There is a spirit and a soul here not found in other places, a remarkable spirit that makes London so special and civilized, even when things go terribly wrong like yesterday. Bertis Downs, occasionally known as the fourth member …
Great article in the Guardian today about a new exhibition at the Tate Modern of Germany’s pre-war era ‘Degenerate Art’. Degenerate to the Nazi Party that is: To many spectators today, this might seem a comparatively gentle modernist work. But try to see its disorder, …
There’s a lot of pressure ridign on Depp, Burton and their adaptation of Charlie & the Chocolate Factory. After all it’s a remake of a pretty good film based on a near-legendary book by the greatest (?) children’s writer of all time (none of that …
London and what makes it great has been the focus of the world lately. It’s the people, mainly, and the way different communities live side by side, just getting on with things and occasionally having a bit of a party. The inspirational Coin Street Community …
A few weeks ago we encouraged you to book tickets to see Frida Kahlo’s exhibition at the Tate Modern . Londonist hasn’t had an opportunity to wander down the South Bank yet, which this weekend we blame solely on the horrendously hot and suffocating weather, …
In another blow to London’s industrial heritage, yesterday’s Guardian reports the looming demolition of the Guinness brewery in Park Royal. Brent Council, in collusion with Diageo, the owners of Guinness, plan to clear the site for redevelopment. Whilst this is a valuable tactic to players …
In less than two weeks the much-anticipated Frida Kahlo exhibit will open at the Tate Modern. We are sure that this has not escaped our readers attention as we have been inundated with newspaper coverage of all aspects of the exhibit; from the decision of …
The four-year battle to stop the construction of a 22-storey tower outside Tate Modern has finally got personal. Residents of nearby flats on Bankside have now launched a legal action against the the developers and John Prescott who backed the plan. The history of the …
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