Next time you’re heading through Gatwick Airport, look out for a new installation called The London Collection, created by the godfather of British pop art, Sir Peter Blake.
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1 Nov
2012
2012
Coming Soon to the Royal Academy of Arts
This morning, the Royal Academy of Arts announced its exhibition programme for 2013. With such a remarkable year behind it, including the blockbuster David Hockney exhibition, expectations for this year’s exhibitions are high. So what can art lovers look forward to?
Read more...4 Oct
2012
2012
What’s On in London This Weekend: 5-7 October 2012
London throws up some dilemmas for the eager event-goer this weekend. Should you check out the contenders for the biggest prize in modern art, or delve through the Transport Museum’s rarely-seen depot collection? There’s also cut-price gastronomy and the chance to see …
Read more...27 Sep
2012
2012
What’s On in London This Weekend: 28-30 September 2012
Among the events going on this weekend, London’s arts scene offers up two gems – a musical piece in a cemetery and a collection of classic Marilyn Monroe portraits.
Read more...13 Sep
2012
2012
What’s On in London This Weekend: 14-16 September 2012
If you’re out and about this weekend, there’s a rugby showdown, a floating market with a Swedish twist, a design extravaganza and even jousting to choose from – all without straying beyond the M25. Saracens v Tigers at Wembley Two …
Read more...7 Sep
2012
2012
London Exhibitions: Last Chance to See
If you’ve been planning to visit this summer’s must-see exhibitions such as Damien Hirst at Tate Modern or Yoko Ono at the Serpentine Gallery, be quick! It’s changeover time at London museums and galleries and the following shows are all …
Read more...5 Sep
2012
2012
Art of Change: New Directions from China at Hayward Gallery
This morning I attended the preview for the Hayward Gallery’s new exhibition Art of Change: New Directions from China, which opens on Friday. The exhibition shows performance art or installations by eight contemporary Chinese artists on the theme of change. …
Read more...31 Aug
2012
2012
Sally Booth: Live Drawing on the South Bank for Liberty Festival
As part of this weekend’s Liberty festival, visual artist Sally Booth will create a live drawing installation on the South Bank tomorrow. The large, 3D structure has been designed in collaboration with sculptor Tim Norris. “It’s a wood and voile structure and it’s a panoramic format,” Booth …
Read more...31 Aug
2012
2012
Explore the South London Culture Trail This Weekend
Make the most of the many exciting cultural events taking place this weekend by exploring one of the Mayor of London’s cultural trails.
Read more...8 Aug
2012
2012
The Other Flower Show: The Chelsea Physic Garden
It’s been on the London map for 340 years, but the Chelsea Physic Garden still remains a sanctuary from the city that surrounds it.
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