When Victorian Londoners craved some cultural stimulation and a little mischief, they could head to the city’s opulent pleasure gardens to find it. Those long-faded entertainment destinations are about to be resurrected, with the launch of London Pleasure Gardens on …
Read more...There’s just one week to go until the newly restored Dutch Galleries at the beautiful Wallace Collection are opened to the public. This fantastic video give a taster of the amount of work involved in getting the galleries ready for 20 March. …
Read more...The Fourth Plinth on Trafalgar Square is welcoming a new piece of art on Thursday this week. Yinka Shonibare’s Nelson’s Ship in a Bottle is moving, and a new sculpture is taking its place. Powerless Structures Fig 101 is the …
Read more...Have you walked past this window display at Rivington Place in East London? It was designed by Malian artist Abdoulaye Konaté. The 7 metre-wide (23 ft) textile was created especially for the window at Rivington Place. It was inspired by the …
Read more...This is a great video from the UK Foreign Office’s YouTube channel, all about The Orbit – one of the new attractions being built in London this year. The ArcelorMittal Orbit, to give it its full name, will be a …
Read more...For anyone who grew up wanting to be a ballet dancer, there is a stunning exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts that will bring those childhood dreams alive: Degas and the Ballet: Picturing Movement. The extensive collection features more than …
Read more...Artist Sarah Bridgland sent us this report from The Apple Cart Festival. A couple of Sundays ago, I led a workshop at The Apple Cart, a new festival in leafy Victoria Park. Blending music and comedy with interactive art, cabaret and …
Read more...Here’s a fantastic film from Tate, showing one family’s adventure as they start the day at Tate Britain, then take a trip down the Thames to enjoy all there is to see and do at Tate Modern. Tate even have a …
Read more...Laura Mannering, freelance journalist and editor of travel blog worldoutthere.net, visits a photography exhibition at The Little Black Gallery: In a rarefied corner of Chelsea, amid immaculate mews houses, purring sports cars and ladies who lunch, stands The Little Black …
Read more...A few days ago, friends, family and art enthusiasts gathered at England & Co Gallery on Westbourne Grove for the private view of my father Chris Kenny’s most recent work. It is always intriguing to watch an artist’s work evolve, and …
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